For projects in Bangkok
Office acoustics and soundproofing in Bangkok
Three separate problems get called one problem: speech carrying across an open floor, meeting rooms that leak, and hard rooms that ring. Each has a different answer and mixing them up is how budgets get wasted. Split units and VRF with condensers on balconies and in light wells, running at full load most of the year.
- Open plan
- Distraction distance, not reverberation time. Ceiling absorption plus screens at the desk.
- Meeting rooms
- Privacy between rooms. That is partition and door work, not panels.
- Cabins and calls
- Short RT so a call sounds clean. A small amount of well placed absorber.
- Quote
- From a plan and a section, within 48 hours
01 / What it is
The product, described honestly, for a Bangkok brief
Three separate problems get called one problem: speech carrying across an open floor, meeting rooms that leak, and hard rooms that ring. Each has a different answer and mixing them up is how budgets get wasted.
Split units and VRF with condensers on balconies and in light wells, running at full load most of the year.
Work reaching us from Bangkok is mostly condo towers, hotels and lounges, offices, restaurants, clinics, studios.
- Concrete towers, live interiors The structure blocks a lot already. The problem is tile, glass and stone inside making the room ring, and that is a treatment job.
- Elevated rail and traffic Trains and traffic close to facades put noise in through glazing, not through the wall. Fix the window path first.
- Impact through slabs Hard flooring over concrete passes footfall straight down. A resilient underlay before the finish is the fix.
- Open plan Distraction distance, not reverberation time. Ceiling absorption plus screens at the desk.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for office acoustics are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Bangkok.
Office and conference room acoustics Acoustic office screens
02 / The build-up
The stack, in the order it is installed
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Layer 1
PET felt acoustic panels
A rigid non-woven panel pressed from 100% polyester fibre, a large part of it recycled. In Bangkok, split units and VRF with condensers on balconies and in light wells, running at full load most of the year.
Over a porous backing. Panel over mineral or PET backing where the room needs genuine low mid control.
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Layer 2
Acoustic panels
The full absorber range rather than one product: plain PET felt, printed felt, grooved panels and fabric finishes, chosen by how the room is used and how it has to look. In Bangkok, temples, function halls and hotel ballrooms are tall hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
Mixed finish. Plain felt where it is out of eye line, printed or grooved where it is seen.
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Layer 3
SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl
A limp, high density sheet that adds mass to a partition, floor or duct without adding depth. In Bangkok, classrooms are hard and naturally ventilated, open to traffic and corridor noise, with large class sizes pushing levels up.
Duct and plant wrap. Membrane wrapped over the duct with a decoupling layer beneath, sealed at every lap.
For a Bangkok practice, the useful thing is a detail you can put in a drawing set, not a brochure. See how we support architects.
03 / On the ground
The Bangkok conditions that change the answer
- Concrete towers, live interiors
The structure blocks a lot already. The problem is tile, glass and stone inside making the room ring, and that is a treatment job.
- Elevated rail and traffic
Trains and traffic close to facades put noise in through glazing, not through the wall. Fix the window path first.
- Impact through slabs
Hard flooring over concrete passes footfall straight down. A resilient underlay before the finish is the fix.
- Heat and humidity all year
Our PET felt does not hold moisture or feed mould, which matters where mineral products sag in a tropical climate.
- Plant and HVAC
Split units and VRF with condensers on balconies and in light wells, running at full load most of the year.
04 / Room by room
Where the money goes on a Bangkok project
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Open plan
Distraction distance, not reverberation time. Ceiling absorption plus screens at the desk. The structure blocks a lot already. The problem is tile, glass and stone inside making the room ring, and that is a treatment job.
- PET felt acoustic panels, 100% PET non-woven, no added binder
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, 4 mm
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 34, 8.4 kg per sq m
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Meeting rooms
Privacy between rooms. That is partition and door work, not panels. Trains and traffic close to facades put noise in through glazing, not through the wall. Fix the window path first.
- PET felt acoustic panels, 9, 12, 18 and 24 mm standard, tolerance plus or minus 5 percent
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, High density polyester
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, 12.6 kg per sq m, STC on request
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Cabins and calls
Short RT so a call sounds clean. A small amount of well placed absorber. Hard flooring over concrete passes footfall straight down. A resilient underlay before the finish is the fix.
- PET felt acoustic panels, 4 to 24 mm
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, Felt
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, 5 x 1.2 m, 6 sq m per roll
Interior designers tend to arrive with the look already decided. We will tell you which finish gets there without losing the acoustics. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Conditions
Durability in Bangkok, before acoustics is discussed
Bangkok is warm and humid through most of the year, with a long wet season, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is discussed.
Humidity is the deciding factor. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which is why it outlasts fabric-wrapped mineral wool in this climate. Wood wool and timber need a ventilated cavity behind them.
The failure we design against here is mould, sagging fabric finishes and swelling in timber.
On a Bangkok job with a consultant involved, our part is material that matches the submitted data. See working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Straight talk
Six mistakes that turn into a second fit-out
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Lining every wall while leaving the ceiling bare
A treated wall under a bare hard ceiling gives you a fraction of the reduction you paid for, and the room still sounds wrong.
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Treating a privacy problem with absorption
If the complaint is being overheard, no amount of absorption inside the room will fix it. That is a partition job and we will say so.
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Glass cabins specified without a door and head detail
A gap undoes the partition it sits in. Sealing is the cheapest line on the quote and the first one to get cut.
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Treating it as a generic Bangkok job
The structure blocks a lot already. The problem is tile, glass and stone inside making the room ring, and that is a treatment job.
05 / Supply
How material reaches a Bangkok site
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Laem Chabang, then a short road run into Bangkok |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Laem Chabang |
| Support | Drawings, build-ups, BOQ and material that arrives complete |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.
Sea freight into Laem Chabang, then a short road run into Bangkok. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
Questions from Bangkok projects
What makes office acoustics and soundproofing different in Bangkok?
Split units and VRF with condensers on balconies and in light wells, running at full load most of the year. The structure blocks a lot already. The problem is tile, glass and stone inside making the room ring, and that is a treatment job.
Where should the budget go first on a Bangkok project?
Open plan. Distraction distance, not reverberation time. Ceiling absorption plus screens at the desk. Meeting rooms. Privacy between rooms. That is partition and door work, not panels.
Do you have an office or installation team in Bangkok?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Bangkok. We give you drawings, build-ups, a BOQ and material that arrives complete, and we will tell you plainly when a job needs a local contractor we cannot be.
How does material get to a Bangkok site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Laem Chabang, then a short road run into Bangkok, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.
What goes wrong most often on this kind of project?
Lining every wall while leaving the ceiling bare. Treating a privacy problem with absorption.
What do you need from us to quote?
A plan, a section through the critical partition or ceiling, and what the room is for. From that we can give a build-up and a BOQ rather than a price per square foot.
Next step
Drawings in, BOQ and a delivered date out
Send what you have. We will give you a layer by layer build-up, a bill of quantities and a date material lands, and we will flag anything in the brief that will not achieve what you want.