Acoustic guide for public areas

Control noise in busy spaces and support clear communication

The ideal entrances and break-out spaces are inviting, comfortable and stress-free. Visitors, staff, and patients should be able to move around easily, have conversations, ask questions, wait for assistance, and find their way. But if acoustics are not given enough attention, sound will bounce off hard surfaces, leading to longer reverberation, higher sound levels and impair privacy.

A canteen or cafeteria is a place where people should be able to relax and enjoy both the food and the company of others. Speaking and listening comfort must be high so that everyone, including people with hearing loss, can participate in conversations.

Acoustic challenges

• Keeping the overall sound level from escalating
• Reducing reverberance
• Ensuring privacy and speech clarity, with comfortable speaking and listening conditions
• Avoiding sound from spreading to other areas in the building

Hygiene challenges

• Type of contamination: Dust
• Cleaning frequency: Occasional
• Type of cleaning: Dry cleaning and wet wiping

Solutions

• Use a sound-absorbing ceiling with good absorption qualities
• Add sound-absorbing free-hanging units directly above the reception desk
• Add wall absorbers on the wall behind the reception desk

Product recommendations

• Ecophon Focus™
• Ecophon Master™
• Ecophon Hygiene™
• Ecophon Gedina™
• Ecophon Advantage™
• Ecophon Opta™
• Ecophon Sombra™
• Ecophon Super G™
• Ecophon Combison™
• Ecophon Saga™
• Ecophon Akusto™
• Ecophon Solo™
• Ecophon Clipso™