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Office Ideas 3 min

15 Quiet Office Ideas for Better Focus in an Open Space

Open offices are loud because of words, not volume: the brain keeps listening to nearby speech. Fifteen layout ideas that give people back their focus.

Interior visualisations. The booths shown are Silentbox models.

1. Create a dedicated call zone

Create a dedicated call zone — Silentbox Solo Premium booth
Calls move into booths along one wall, and the desk area finally gets quiet.
Silentbox Solo Premium1 person

2. Add focus pods for deep work

Add focus pods for deep work — Silentbox WorkPod booth
A closed pod is the fastest way to give someone two hours of uninterrupted work.
Silentbox WorkPod1 person

3. Put a buffer between chatter and desks

Put a buffer between chatter and desks — Silentbox Solo Premium booth
Booths between the kitchen and the desks keep coffee-break conversations away from people who are working.
Silentbox Solo Premium1 person

4. Move quick meetings off the desks

Move quick meetings off the desks — Silentbox Quartet Premium booth
Short meetings in a pod mean nobody else has to listen to them.
Silentbox Quartet Premium4 people

5. Make a library zone with a call booth

Make a library zone with a call booth — Silentbox Solo Premium booth
A silent zone works only if calls have somewhere else to go.
Silentbox Solo Premium1 person

6. Combine booths with soft materials

Combine booths with soft materials — Silentbox Solo Premium booth
Rugs, felt and plants soften the room, and booths take the loudest part: phone calls.
Silentbox Solo Premium1 person

7. Give pairs a place to talk

Give pairs a place to talk — Silentbox Duet Premium booth
Two people working together talk all day. A two-person pod keeps that conversation contained.
Silentbox Duet Premium2 people

8. Calls out of the sales floor

Calls out of the sales floor — Silentbox Solo Premium booth
Important calls go into booths, and the rest of the floor stops hearing every pitch.
Silentbox Solo Premium1 person

9. A pod for the people who code

A pod for the people who code — Silentbox WorkPod booth
Developers lose most of their time to interruptions. A pod gives them a door.
Silentbox WorkPod1 person

10. Take video calls out of the open space

Take video calls out of the open space — Silentbox Quartet Premium booth
Video calls are the loudest thing in the office. A pod with a screen moves them out.
Silentbox Quartet Premium4 people

11. Keep visitors' calls at reception

Keep visitors' calls at reception — Silentbox Solo Premium booth
Visitors' calls stay at reception instead of drifting into the workspace.
Silentbox Solo Premium1 person

12. One booth near every desk cluster

One booth near every desk cluster — Silentbox Solo Premium booth
If a booth is more than a few steps away, people take the call at the desk anyway.
Silentbox Solo Premium1 person

13. Agree on quiet hours

Agree on quiet hours — Silentbox Solo Premium booth
Quiet hours work when there is always a booth for the call that cannot wait.
Silentbox Solo Premium1 person

14. A room for thinking, not talking

A room for thinking, not talking — Silentbox Quartet Premium booth
Not every pod has to host meetings. One can be a quiet room for thinking.
Silentbox Quartet Premium4 people

15. Measure what changes

Measure what changes — Silentbox Solo Premium booth
Count how many calls move into booths in the first month. Most teams are surprised.
Silentbox Solo Premium1 person

More ideas: 16 meeting pod ideas and 20 office phone booth ideas.

Questions about a quieter office

Why is it so hard to focus in an open office?

Mostly because of speech. The brain processes nearby speech automatically, so half-heard calls and conversations pull attention away even when people try to ignore them.

Do booths make an open office quieter?

They take away the main source of distraction: calls, video meetings and conversations move from the desks into enclosed booths. Rugs, acoustic panels and plants soften the rest of the room.

Where should the booths go?

Close to the desks. If a booth is far away, people take the call at their desk anyway. See our placement ideas for fifteen spots that work.