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Médecins sans frontières

Design, manufacturing and implementation of isolation booths

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In short

Client : Médecins sans frontières

Activity : Association

Intervention :
Acoustic insulation and treatment

Time : 3 months

Year : 2014

Issue

Context

The MSF offices suffered from a high level of sound reverberation due to the large number of people working in the premises and the raw materials (concrete, glass walls). Employees lacked spaces where they could isolate themselves and needed small rooms to concentrate or avoid distractions.

Intervention

Manufacturing of completely independent isolated booths
Total acoustic insulation (acoustic walls, floating floors, and acoustic suspended ceilings)
Supply and installation of acoustic door blocks
Supply and installation of a ventilation system with silent casings
Installation of lighting fixtures

Challenges

Creation of isolation cabins
box-in-a-box construction style
Management of the ventilation and the lighting

Booths

Design and manufacturing of 5 booths completely isolated from the open-spaces

150

Over 150 square meters of sound-absorbing materials were used for the construction of the booths.

Time

It took 150 hours to complete the entire installation

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