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Acoustic Pod for an Open Office Environment

  • Writer: Barry Kelehan
    Barry Kelehan
  • May 1, 2018
  • 1 min read

For my Major Project I designed an acoustic pod for an open office environment. The Pod is connected to the wall via a t-slot rail and t-rail. The pod is easily slid on and locked in place via end caps on each side of the pod. The height of the legs are 150mm for easy access when sweeping, vacuuming and mopping the floor. There is a deep shelf inside the pod for the user to use their laptop on and use their mouse beside the laptop. There is a rail on each side of the pod for an acoustic curtain to be hung if the user wants to make any private phone calls, Skype call etc… Inside the pod there will be a battery operated sensor LED light up above the user. The width of the pod is 820 mm just enough room for the pod to fit out through a standard door. The reason being for this width is that the pod can be assembled in the workshop brought to potential customers office and fitted in 5 min flat. This would create no disturbance of the offices workflow. The inside wall of the pod will be perforated with sheep’s wool insulation installed in the inside of the pod. I have researched extensively on finding the most viable sustainable acoustic material out there and found that sheep’s wool was by far the best sustainable acoustical material. Wool has many attributes not only has it a highly sound absorbing quality it is flame retardant, It absorbs VOCs in the environment and is highly sustainable.


 
 
 

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