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How to Create a Soundproof Glass Office
Practical steps to make a glass office genuinely quiet: setting a target, glass choice, doors, ceiling voids, junctions and furnishing.
Key takeaways
- Set a realistic privacy target for the room first.
- Specify glass with headroom above that target.
- Seal the door, treat the ceiling void and close junction gaps.
- Soft finishes reduce reverberation inside the room.
Set a target
Decide whether speech should be unintelligible or effectively inaudible outside. That decides the rating needed. See Rw ratings explained and our office glass partitions hub.
Step by step
- Choose acoustic laminated or double glazing with tested Rw data
- Use a framed door with perimeter and drop-down seals
- Install acoustic barriers in the ceiling void or take the wall to the soffit
- Seal junctions with walls, mullions and floors
- Seal services penetrations
- Add soft finishes inside the room to reduce echo
Detailing in depth
Each of these steps is covered in our guide to where acoustic performance is lost.
Questions
Can a glass office be fully soundproof?
Not completely, but normal speech can be made inaudible with the right specification and detailing.
