Acoustic Office Partitions Warsaw: How We Soundproofed an Engineering Office in 2 Days (No Drilling!)

TL;DR:
Location: Warsaw, a design office (3 floors, 50 workstations).
Systems: A hybrid of Seal (desk-mounted) and System 20 (free-standing) partitions.
Non-invasive installation: Clamp brackets and feet – zero screws in the furniture, zero interference with the walls.
Time: An express project done in 2 days by a 3-person crew without interrupting the office's work.
Acoustics: Standard foam in the Seal system and dedicated focus zones.

Challenge: Quiet needed right away, but without renovation

Work in this Warsaw engineering firm demands the highest concentration. When complex projects are lying on the desks, the noise of phone conversations and the buzz of the open plan become enemy number one. Our client faced a difficult task: they had to separate teams and quieten 50 workstations across three floors, but with strict prohibitions:

1. No interference with the furniture: No holes or screws in the desks.
2. No construction work: No drilling into floors, walls or ceilings.
3. Cleanliness and quiet: The installation could not generate dust or noise that would interrupt the engineers' work.

Solution: System 20 and Seal – a duo for special tasks

We proposed a solution based on free-standing office partitions and clamp-mounted panels, which made it possible to avoid construction work entirely.

1. Seal partitions (on the desks): Thanks to their softer, rounded shapes, they gave the interior a modern, "soft" character. We mounted them using special clamp brackets that grip the desktop without a single screw. What is more, their upholstered surface (with acoustic foam as standard) serves the engineers as a practical place to pin project notes.
2. System 20 (free-standing): We used them to physically separate the individual teams. Set on stable feet, the partitions require no fixing to the floor. To break the office's monotony, we used contrasting profile colours that became a striking design element.
3. Phone booth: As a finishing touch to the quiet zone, a 1-person booth was placed in the open plan – ideal for confidential calls that previously distracted the whole team.

How to separate teams in an office without damaging furniture and floors?

Do the clamp brackets damage the desktops?

Absolutely not. The Seal system uses brackets with protective pads. They can be removed at any time, leaving the desk intact. This is the ideal solution for rented offices, where every hole in the furniture means costs when handing back the premises.

How quickly can such a large rearrangement be carried out?

The key is prefabrication. Our 3-person crew mounted the panels on 50 desks and set up the System 20 partitions across three floors in just 2 working days. We worked during the company's normal working day – no dust, no power-tool noise and no interruption to the design processes.

Result: Harmony of design and function

Using two systems with different characteristics allowed us to strike the golden mean: the engineers gained the acoustic and visual isolation needed for demanding tasks, and the office gained a modern flair thanks to the contrasting profiles and the rounded shapes of the Seal series. At the client's request, we placed a phone booth in the open plan for calls requiring particular discretion.