Guides on office
acoustics
Practical guides on acoustic booths: how to choose one, what 35 dB really means, Premium vs Lite, and the ROI of office quiet.
Genesis Kyiv: a WorkPod for the engineering team
A tech company built focus zones into its open space. The WorkPod gave developers a quiet place for deep work and video calls.
Read the full guideEl Corte Inglés: a booth that pays for itself
A Cloud booth with app-based hourly rental went live in the flagship Lisbon department store. 78% occupancy, 500+ bookings a month.
ReadPwC Ukraine: six Solo booths for confidential calls
The audit firm needed privacy for client calls in an open space. Six Solo Premium booths made those conversations confidential.
ReadBolt HQ: 8 Solo and 2 Quartet booths at headquarters
The tech unicorn scaled the acoustic infrastructure of its Tallinn headquarters with a mix of phone booths and meeting pods.
ReadLexidy at Casa Gaudí: booths in a listed building
An international law firm needed private space for confidential consultations — without touching the protected architecture of a Gaudí building.
ReadSilentbox acoustic booths for NATO military personnel
A few years ago, the idea of a Ukrainian company supplying its products to NATO military institutions seemed impossible. Today it is a reality.
Read the full guideSilentbox enters the global market with a NATO contract
Silentbox has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to supply Solo Lite booths for NATO military personnel — a powerful endorsement of the quality of our solutions worldwide.
ReadA custom Silentbox Duet booth
Take a look at this individually finished Silentbox Duet meeting booth — a showcase of customization tailored to the client's style.
ReadHow to choose an acoustic booth for your office
A complete guide to choosing acoustic booths: sound insulation levels, ventilation, capacity, and the right specification for every use case.
ReadSilentbox at Web Summit in Lisbon
We showcased our booths at the world's leading tech conference. Web Summit startups are largely distributed teams — and when they come together, quiet spaces for calls and focused work become mission-critical.
ReadSilentbox®: an installation in Vilnius
Take a closer look at a soundproof Silentbox® acoustic booth in a real working office in Vilnius.
ReadSilentbox® in the Forbes 250 ranking
Silentbox® has been included in the Forbes 250 Companies ranking — and now has its own dedicated profile page on Forbes.
ReadSilentbox® certificates
Silentbox® is a truly distinctive office booth manufacturer. For years, our engineers have refined the design, creating patented acoustic booths for the modern office.
ReadSoundproofing certificates for office booths: ISO 11957 and ISO 23351-1
What the advertised decibels actually prove: a close look at ISO 11957 and ISO 23351-1:2020, classes A–D, and how a laboratory test report differs from a marketing figure.
Read the full guideFive ways office noise eats into your profit
Noise rarely appears on a balance sheet, yet it quietly bills you every day. Five mechanisms through which an open space loses money — and what actually fixes them.
ReadSilentbox vs Framery: Office Pods Compared
Framery is the Finnish pioneer of the office pod category. Silentbox is a manufacturer with certified insulation of up to 35 dB and an EU warehouse hub in Poland.
ReadSilentbox vs Hushoffice: Office Pods Compared
Hushoffice is the acoustic brand of Poland’s Mikomax with 30+ years in contract furniture.
ReadSilentbox vs SilentLab: Office Pods Compared
SilentLab is the Czech maker of MICROOFFICE pods with iF and Red Dot design awards. Silentbox is a manufacturer with certified insulation of up to 35 dB and an EU warehouse hub in Poland.
ReadSilentbox vs Meavo: Office Pods Compared
Meavo is a London-based booth brand with EU production and an eco focus. Silentbox is a manufacturer with certified insulation of up to 35 dB.
ReadSilentbox vs Mute Labs: Office Pods Compared
Mute Labs is a Berlin maker of Made-in-Germany booths sold direct online. Silentbox is a manufacturer with certified insulation of up to 35 dB, a warranty of up to 10 years and brandbook customisation.
ReadWhat really damages employee productivity in an open space
It is rarely motivation. Five everyday conditions in an open-plan office that quietly drain performance — and the acoustic fixes that remove them.
ReadHow to create private areas in the office without renovation
Privacy in an open space does not require a building project. Five practical ways to carve out quiet, private zones — ranked by how well they actually work.
ReadA step-by-step plan for an office with quiet zones
From surveying the team to reviewing the results: eight steps to designing quiet zones into an existing office, without closing it for renovation.
ReadImproving focus without layoffs or motivational training
Before restructuring the team or booking another workshop, it is worth checking whether the problem is the people at all — or the room they are sitting in.
ReadWhat a modern office needs to attract the best people
Salary gets candidates to the interview; the working environment is what makes them stay. Why acoustic comfort has become a recruitment argument in its own right.
ReadWhy an acoustic booth is an investment, not an expense
A booth sits on the purchase ledger like furniture and behaves like a productivity tool. Four ways it returns the money, in an open space and in hybrid work.
ReadHow to choose an office booth: the criteria that matter
To choose an office booth, compare seven things model by model: sound insulation, size, comfort and ventilation, privacy, design, installation and maintenance, and value for money. Each criterion is explained below, with one table of the catalogue figures for every Silentbox model.
ReadOffice noise: what it costs and how to bring back quiet
A conversation nearby is around 60 dB, the office hum climbs to 70. We look at why open-plan offices are so loud and which fixes actually work.
ReadOffice design with acoustic booths: 7 layout patterns
A booth is not a cupboard in the corner — it is a proper interior element. Seven patterns for fitting Solo, Duet and Quartet into your office layout.
ReadWhat 35 dB of insulation means in practice
Premium booths cut speech noise by up to 35 dB, so a 65 dB conversation outside arrives inside at about 30 dB or more. We explain how to read the figures.
ReadPremium or Lite: which series suits your office
Premium up to 35 dB — certified confidentiality. Lite 25 dB — noise softening for calls. We compare them by price and by scenario.
ReadVentilation in an acoustic booth: why it is critical
Fresh air at 250–600 m³/h: supply and exhaust in the ceiling, kept quiet by acoustic silencers.
ReadAcoustic booths as an investment: calculating the ROI
After an interruption it takes about 23 minutes to get back to the task (Gloria Mark, UC Irvine). We work out how much office noise actually costs.
Read20 Office Phone Booth Ideas for Every Office Style
From a Scandinavian open space to an industrial loft: twenty ways to give calls their own quiet place without building a single wall.
Read the full guide16 Meeting Pod Ideas: Meeting Rooms Without Construction
A meeting pod for two or four stands in a day, with no walls, dust or permits. Sixteen ideas from bright open spaces to industrial lofts.
Read16 Office Booth Colour Ideas: RAL Colours, Prints and Wood
An office booth does not have to be white. Sixteen colour ideas, from all-black and wood finishes to bold prints that become the landmark of the office.
Read15 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.
ReadWhere to Put an Office Phone Booth: 15 Placement Ideas
A booth works only if people pass it on the way to their call. Fifteen places in the office where a booth gets used every day.
ReadSeven booths.
One silence.
From the Solo phone booth to the Quartet meeting booth — plus Cloud booths to rent. Pick the insulation class for your open-plan space.
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