Acoustically Sound Rooms — Schiavello

The changing nature of the workplace in a new age of spatial awareness is a challenge faced by designers and commercial furniture suppliers alike. As society emerges from relative hibernation, returning to office environments with a renewed sense of optimism, we look towards innovative design solutions to foster a flourishing culture of collaboration.

The new purpose of the workplace is to bring individuals and teams together in an environment that cultivates collaboration and innovation through the creation of strong culture and relationships. This cultural shift has increased the necessity for accessible quiet places to find temporary refuge from the atmospheric office, as well as places to maintain a discreet level of confidentiality for those that reside within. The solution to this increasingly fundamental need takes the form of acoustically sound rooms.

The new purpose of the workplace is to bring individuals and teams together in an environment that cultivates collaboration and innovation through the creation of strong culture and relationships.

As commercial spaces become increasingly interconnected and access to virtual meeting software becomes commonplace within business practice, commercial furniture suppliers are developing acoustically sound rooms that are both functional and aesthetic. Schiavello has built an impressive reputation as a leader in this field, offering innovative solutions to the evolving needs of the workplace.

Schiavello’s four-piece Focus Quiet Room Collection is a relevant example of problem solving in the workplace, a precision engineered solution that offers audio privacy of the highest level, futureproofing and increased technological enhancement. Jubbin Grewal, Schiavello’s National Technology Lead elaborates, “simplifying virtual connectivity with those outside the office is a key yet underrated workplace design consideration. Providing a frictionless user experience helps uplift productivity, wellbeing and can be the differentiator between a good and a great workplace.”

Schiavello has built an impressive reputation as a leader in this field, offering innovative solutions to the evolving needs of the workplace.

Each piece of the Focus Quiet Room Collection aims to resolve the multifaceted needs of modern workplace design. The Focus Quiet Phone Booth offers singular acoustic seclusion, while the Focus Quiet Duo Work Room has been developed in answer to a new concept – hybrid meetings. “Hybrid working has been widely discussed but hybrid meetings have been much less so, despite being an undeniable factor of today’s working environment,” explains Jubbin. “Research from Microsoft Teams alone suggests that more than 57 per cent of meetings in Australia include a video call, not to mention the numerous calls hosted on other platforms, and an increasing number of meetings will reference a large, shared screen, even when all attendees are in-person.”

With workplace design being an everevolving concept, Schiavello is in cognisant of futureproofing products, ensuring the company is designing for tomorrow, not just today. The Focus Quiet Meeting and Work Rooms have been developed with longevity in mind, offering all the benefits of a built-in room, with the flexibility of a demountable space. “Our design philosophy considers the adaptability and longevity of every solution throughout the workplace,” says Nick Tennant, Design Manager at Schiavello. “A mindfully designed room with the ability to be demounted, transported and reconfigured when business needs change, while still providing the ventilation, power and lighting services of a traditional room – that’s true malleability.”

With workplace design being an everevolving concept, Schiavello is in cognisant of futureproofing products, ensuring the company is designing for tomorrow, not just today.

As modern workplace design evolves in recognition of an emerging culture of collaboration and innovation, accentuated by an increasingly interconnected world, Schiavello has emerged as an industry leader in the design of acoustically sound rooms. Through the Focus Quiet Room Collection, Schiavello affirms this status, providing an expert solution to the challenges of present and future commercial design.