Quick answer: Phone booths give individuals a private, quiet space for calls, while acoustic panels reduce echo and noise build-up across a room. Use booths where calls are frequent and private; use panels to calm the main floor and meeting rooms. Most offices benefit from both: panels make the floor calmer, booths take the loudest calls out of it.

Key takeaways

  • Booths = privacy; panels = calmer room.
  • Both together is the best result.
  • Booths alone don’t fix a noisy floor.

What do booths do?

A phone booth is a small sealed space for one person. It blocks sound going in and out, so calls stay private. It also gives a quiet spot for focus work.

What do panels do?

Panels soak up echo so the shared space sounds less noisy. They work on the ceiling and walls of the open floor and in meeting rooms. They do not block sound, so they do not make a call private.

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Phone booths vs panels infographic

Which first?

If private calls are the problem, start with booths. If the whole floor roars, start with ceiling panels. Many offices end up with both.

Cost

Booths are bought per unit, like furniture. Panels cost from S$185 each supplied and installed (50 mm, standard fixings included), about S$255 per m²; supply-only is from S$120. A 6 × 4 m meeting room usually needs 8–12 panels, which is S$1,480–S$2,220 installed.

How to decide in five minutes

Count how many people take calls per day and how often. More than a handful of daily private calls: add booths. Whole floor noisy: ceiling panels. Both: budget for a few booths and a treated ceiling.

What booths don’t fix

A booth doesn't make the open floor quieter, and a poorly ventilated booth is unpleasant. Panels around the booth area reduce the noise people hear on their way in. Panels stop echo on the floor, but neither panels nor booths stop a loud voice from carrying across an open office.

What we see on real jobs

The best-sounding offices pair a few booths with a treated ceiling.

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