A compact office pod for vital, face to face conversations.
An easily accessible workpod that sits up to 4 persons.
Acoustic meeting pod, accessible to persons with mobility impairments.
With the new hushHybrid office pod designed for remote meetings, your colleagues and business partners can feel as if they are right next to you.
The hushPhone booth radically improves the comfort of work for the entire office.
Though hushWork is not assigned to anybody in particular, anyone using it can feel like the space was made just for them.
HushMeet.L is a modular acoustic think tank room designed for meetings involving up to 8 people.
Owing to the closed structure and the acoustic materials used, every participant of a hushMeet.s meeting feels 100% at home.
A soundproofed meeting space that comfortably accomodates 4 people.
A mobile room divider that designates office space and facilitates teamwork.
HushSpot is a modern multi-station hotdesking table, a comprehensively equipped workspace for anyone who does not have a permanently assigned workstation.
The hushFree.S acoustic booth is designed for individual work, longer videoconferences and telephone calls.
HushFree.M is an acoustically comfortable booth for the office, which is ideal for face-to-face and hybrid meetings, important conversations requiring privacy, team meetings or creative work.
The large hushFree.L acoustic booth is an ideal alternative to traditional conference rooms.
HushWork is an independent, mobile acoustic solution created to let you work how you want – your way.
Two independent, soundproofed workstations suitable for smaller offices.
A semi-open booth that encourages informal conversations between colleagues.
A meeting space that tastefully accomodates informal tête-à-tête.
Add biophilia to your office space with greenWalls nature wall that can be mounted to our booths.
HushLock is a modular office storage system — an all-in-one freestanding supply cabinet that solves the open space office's storage problem in style.
A bold, futuristic lounge chair that allows to create own private space, even in a bustling work environment.
According to Einstein, intelligence is measured by the ability to change. In the context of office design, this means creating flexible spaces that can be easily adapted. Multifunctionality is key. Unlike rigid, task-defined areas, these spaces are malleable, allowing for a seamless transition between individual focused work, dynamic collaboration, and other setups that hybrid employees require.
Offices are evolving into flexible, multipurpose environments featuring café-like setups and integrated spaces for teamwork, focus, and relaxation, while combining comfort, modularity, and subtle stimulation.
Features like acoustic solutions, minimalist design, and user-adjustable elements including lighting and seating enable a single space to meet diverse needs arising from various work styles and tasks. Striking a balance between openness and privacy is essential for ensuring mental comfort.
Acoustically designed pods, such as hushFree, are an excellent example of multifunctionality. With their compact size and soundproof interiors, they offer top-notch, mobile solutions for calls, meetings, and focused work alike.
Café-like offices are an emerging trend that highlights the advantages of multi-modal design.
Café-inspired workspaces demonstrate the power of multifunctional offices. When comfort and practicality blend, the result is an informal, organic environment that allows individuals to achieve a smooth workflow. Comfortable seating, adaptable furnishings, and ambient lighting can create a pleasant atmosphere reminiscent of our favourite café.
Spaces skillfully combining comfort and low-level stimulation, such as an ambient murmur of a café, offer special cognitive balance between familiarity and low-key background activity. This can help individuals find and maintain focus. It’s not so much about specific settings, and more about creating a perfect blend of sensory cues and cosiness to unleash the potential of our minds
A significant shift in office design philosophy: from separation to collaboration.
Integrated design seeks collaboration without sacrificing privacy. The movement reflects something distinct: the notion that workspaces should connect people and resources, proving flexible without chaos.
Multifunctional spaces effectively tackle the challenges of hybrid work.
Also known as breakout areas, flexible zones, or agile workspaces, multifunctional offices are increasingly gaining momentum. With their simple yet well-thought-out design, they easily accommodate a wide range of work functions, which is an essential feature in today’s rapidly evolving work environment. There are three key components that ensure that such spaces are effectively utilised: acoustic adjustability, user adaptability (such user-controlled lighting and ventilation), and minimal design. The last element, minimalism, is a remarkable solution for creating an environment that accommodates a broad range of tasks while aligning with employees’ preferences for visual stimulation
Introduce flexibility and modularity to create versatile, multipurpose spaces.
When employees have the flexibility to adjust the layout, the zones align better with their actual needs. Simple solutions, such as the hushWall double-sided, mobile divider, can effectively introduce the necessary flexibility, fostering more participatory space planning and a rewarding sense of autonomy.
Dynamic, rather than rigid; multipurpose offices ignite creativity.
Individuals are more likely to iterate and innovate in spaces that support individual focus at one moment and team collaboration the next. Multifunctional workspaces indeed break the monotony, stimulate innovation, align organisational goals with employees’ personal development and boost more inspired performance.
Multi-purpose, multi-dimensional office spaces can help reduce expenses.
Rather than creating separate zones for various tasks, designing multipurpose spaces can help consolidate resources, significantly reducing utility and maintenance costs. Where ready-made solutions are preferred and top-notch soundproofing is essential, acoustic office booths, such as hushFree.S, offer excellent, all-in-one, fully equipped workspaces.
How to begin the process of achieving more multipurposeness?
The safest option is to start where you achieve the best value for money. For the majority of teams this may mean addressing heavily utilised spaces, while for others, it could be conference areas.
High-traffic areas are ideal places to test multifunctionality.
Subtle modifications can serve as a litmus test for employee reaction and adaptability. SImply introducing a few modifiable seating clusters in collaborative areas or mobile acoustic panels in shared workspaces can take the office’s adjustability to the next level, allowing you to watch and learn from your staff’s evolving behaviour.
Next-generation, multi-functional conference areas should be a key priority.
When a single space can serve multiple functions, the layout promotes a natural flow, allowing employees to experience greater mental comfort and autonomy while freely choosing the environment best suited to their current needs.Therefore, all conference spaces should be designed to accommodate a variety of purposes beyond just conferencing.
Acoustic office booths, such as hushFree.L, provide excellent general-purpose areas within the workspace.
With their compact size and soundproof design, they offer a comprehensive solution for private calls, video conferencing, and focused work. Quiet and minimalistic, these pods also make an excellent choice for relaxation areas and informal one-to-one sessions where a laid-back atmosphere is desired.
Multifunctional spaces do pose inherent challenges.
By adopting the right strategy, even the most challenging space can benefit from increased multifunctionality. For instance, sprawling open-plan layouts combined with specialised zones introduce more variables, but in most cases, they stand to benefit from greater versatility. The point is to identify potential obstacles today and throughout the process – whether it is connected with noise, privacy, or workflow – and address them strategically, one by one
The hushFree.L mobile work cabin is an acoustic refuge sitting by for concentrative group efforts.
There is an initial cost to implementing multifunctionality in both time and money.
The process involves investing in new furniture and careful planning and possibly expert design consultation. It also requires a conscious, trial-and-error approach to find out what works and what doesn’t. Throughout the process, remember about the significant advantage of having an adaptable, easy-to-change workspace!
General-purpose workspaces can be loud.
Acoustic panels, soft furnishings, or acoustically designed meeting booths, such as hushFree.M, can be implemented to effectively manage noise. Simultaneously, regular feedback from the staff will help you determine if a particular space is reaching its full potential, striking a balance between liveliness and productivity.
Balancing openness and privacy is no mean feat.
Excessive openness can feel overwhelming, pushing employees to seek refuge, while too much privacy can be isolating. Striking a balance between these two takes both patience and strategy. Consider large dividers, such as hushWall – a mobile partition that enables team members to fine-tune their immediate workspace to achieve the desired harmony.
A solution like hushWall stands out due to its mutli-functional character. It can be easily relocated to divide a disorderly space into two separate zones, ensuring acoustic comfort with its sound-insulating felt panels.
HushFree acoustic pods are top-notch multifunctional spaces.
Simplicity is central to versatility. Indeed, the most functional multipurpose spaces are those whose design is reduced to the essentials: minimal, unadorned, and equipped only with basic features. This minimalism serves as a blank slate, making the space suitable for a variety of tasks. Their strength lies in their simplicity, demonstrating that complexity and utility do not always go hand in hand. Instead, simplicity sets the stage for practicality. HushFree booths were designed with this principle in mind
HushFree booths are equipped with all the essentials, including power sockets, ergonomic furniture, efficient, user-adjustable ventilation and user-controlled lighting with four modes to choose from or adjust manually.
HushFree booths are spaces within the space, designed for both work and relaxation.
Private, hushed, self-contained, mobile – these booths are, most importantly, incredibly basic, simply furnished, and equipped with essential features. This makes them wonderfully functional and adaptable to a wide range of tasks, from calls and team-working sessions to conferences.
Offices are evolving into flexible, multipurpose environments featuring café-like setups and integrated spaces for teamwork, focus, and relaxation, while combining comfort, modularity, and subtle stimulation.
Features like acoustic solutions, minimalist design, and user-adjustable elements including lighting and seating enable a single space to meet diverse needs arising from various work styles and tasks. Striking a balance between openness and privacy is essential for ensuring mental comfort.
Acoustically designed pods, such as hushFree, are an excellent example of multifunctionality. With their compact size and soundproof interiors, they offer top-notch, mobile solutions for calls, meetings, and focused work alike.
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