Lobbies | Open Spaces
Treating Open Spaces
Lobbies come in all forms, from intimate boutique hotels to voluminous multi-story office towers. Acoustical treatments can fit the space and its function.
ACOUSTICAL GOAL
Reduce echoes and reverberation to appropriate levels.
DESIGN OPTIONS
Range from subtle to dramatic with choices of wood, laminate, fabric, and other finishes.
PRODUCT ATTRIBUTES
Sound absorbing wall and ceiling treatments.
Wood Finishes
Absorptive Wood
Make lobbies sound as warm as they look with absorbers from the Acoustical Wood Collection.
Normally reflective, wood surfaces are transformed into aesthetically pleasing acoustical finishes that include a choice of rich wood veneers, hole patterns, matchings, cuts, finishes, and edges.
ALTO
SOUND ABSORBER
Linear-grooved patterns
PICADO
SOUND ABSORBER
Micro-perforated patterns
SERENO
SOUND ABSORBER
Symmetrical hole patterns
TAD REVEALED
SOUND ABSORBER
Acoustically-randomized
How Much Absorption?
Reverberation time (or T60) refers to the amount of time it takes for sound levels to decay 60 decibels. It is calculated using the square footage of the walls, ceilings, and floors and the reflectivity of the surfaces. Glass, wood, and painted finishes produce high reverberation times.
If your environment needs to be whisper-quiet, aim for reverberation times to 0.6 seconds or less. Want an energizing background buzz for reception areas, lobby restaurants, etc? In these cases, target T60 times for around 1.2 to 1.5 seconds.
Wood Finishes
Walls
Converting the right amount of wall surfaces from reflective to absorptive can make a world of difference to noise levels in large open areas.
Create designs that feature a visual effect, or use finishes that blend into the surroundings.
HARDSIDE
SOUND ABSORBER
Cost-effective absorber, efficient in 1" thicknesses for speech frequencies. Flush-mountable on gypsum-board ceilings and walls.
HIGH IMPACT HARDSIDE
SOUND & IMPACT ABSORBER
Resists medium impacts and increases absorption in all frequencies. Often used in classrooms, cafeterias, and hallways.
ACOUSTIGRAPHIX®
SPECIAL FINISH
Your artwork, corporate logo, picture or message on acoustically transparent fabric. Compatible with any of these panels.
Wood Finishes
Ceilings
Ceiling baffles, clouds, and panels can cover large areas attractively and provide effective reverberation control.
Mounting options are many, including vertically or horizontally suspending from the deck, or simply flush-mounting.
WAVE BAFFLES
HORIZONTAL ABSORBER
Attractive and cost effective, hung in a wave-like form in large venues, producing high levels of sound absorption.
VINYL/SAILCLOTH FINISH
HARDSIDE
HORIZONTAL ABSORBER
Effective absorbers for speech frequencies, starting at 1" thick; flush-mounted.
FABRIC FINISH
HARDSIDE CLOUD
HORIZONTAL ABSORBER
Horizontally suspended panels that achieve excellent absorption in a cloud configuration.
FABRIC FINISH
HARDSIDE BAFFLES
VERTICAL ABSORBER
Efficient absorption from the bonding of two HardSide panels into two-sided, vertically hung absorbers.
FABRIC FINISH