Commercial Acoustics was contacted to help with a lobby reverberation issue in Jacksonville, Florida. While the firm is headquartered in Tampa, they also operate out of their field office in Riverside.

Acoustic issues in Office Lobby spaces are commonplace. Lobbies are often tiled or finished with hardwood floors to allow for significant foot traffic with less of a cleaning hassle. However, both of these materials have very low Noise Reduction Coefficients, or NRCs. With the correspondingly high walls, the reverb time in these spaces can be unacceptably high. Since it is the main entrance for the building, it is often worth the investment to provide an acoustic treatment in the lobby space.

Why are Lobby Acoustics Important?

The lobby tends to be the most common location to host events in small-to-medium sized offices. Whether it is for a mixer or a networking event, providing an acoustically comfortable space makes conversation more intelligible, allowing guests to properly enjoy themselves.

Improved acoustics in the lobby area will ultimately result in increased guest satisfaction for those who attend your events. This could then lead to an increase of hosted events at your company and then more business for your company.

Acoustic Treatment In The Lobby

In order to improve the acoustic environment at GemLux, Commercial Acoustics installed acoustic absorption panels on the walls and ceilings. Depending on the client’s preferences, they have a variety of fabric colors to choose from along with custom art panels.

The final product resulted in a seamless installation of the acoustic panels. One of the features of this product that makes it so great is that clients will experience improved acoustics after installation, and the aesthetics of the space are not disrupted.

Now, if GemLux wants to host events in their lobby they will have the proper acoustics and guests will be able to interact comfortably.