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Those balloon walls seems the worst possible solution. Noisy, obnoxious, slow, fragile and doesn't create any sound privacy from whatever you will be talking a

by novok 6y ago

Those balloon walls seems the worst possible solution. Noisy, obnoxious, slow, fragile and doesn't create any sound privacy from whatever you will be talking about.

curiousgal 6y ago
This has to be a joke!
gpm 6y ago
And makes it blatantly obvious that you're setting up to talk about things in private... Seriously, just have some rooms with doors. Even if that's not the majority of the space.
- mattm 6y ago
  I know cubicles were previously mocked but a private space with walls where I'm not distracted by people walking all around me doesn't sound too bad.
  - jeffbee 6y ago
    Right, the cube farm of "The Matrix" was supposed to be a dystopian horror that only a heartless machine would invent, but two decades later we'd all kill to have a cube.
    - whatshisface 6y ago
      The cube farm was a slightly exaggerated depiction of reality, though. That's how offices were set up.
dundarious 6y ago
Is the need for ad-hoc, purely visual (not auditory) privacy even a common scenario? If so, how about some curtains? In the 90s, Twin Peaks taught me that drapes can be made whisper silent, unlike an electric air pump and possibly crinkling cellophane.
- stevesearer 6y ago
  Curtains are actually growing in popularity though not specifically for individual workstation privacy. Examples: https://officesnapshots.com/photos/164814/ https://officesnapshots.com/photos/164814/ https://officesnapshots.com/photos/150191/ https://officesnapshots.com/photos/150191/ There are also existing solutions for temporary privacy that range from moveable/accordion walls to rolling felt / fabric partitions: https://www.buzzi.space/acoustic-solutions/buzzishield-free https://www.buzzi.space/acoustic-solutions/buzzishield-free https://www.darran.com/product/screens/room-divider https://www.darran.com/product/screens/room-divider The inflatable concept in the article definitely seems more concept that practical solution.

by novok 6y ago

Those balloon walls seems the worst possible solution. Noisy, obnoxious, slow, fragile and doesn't create any sound privacy from whatever you will be talking about.

curiousgal 6y ago

This has to be a joke!

gpm 6y ago

And makes it blatantly obvious that you're setting up to talk about things in private... Seriously, just have some rooms with doors. Even if that's not the majority of the space.

mattm 6y ago
I know cubicles were previously mocked but a private space with walls where I'm not distracted by people walking all around me doesn't sound too bad.
- jeffbee 6y ago
  Right, the cube farm of "The Matrix" was supposed to be a dystopian horror that only a heartless machine would invent, but two decades later we'd all kill to have a cube.
  - whatshisface 6y ago
    The cube farm was a slightly exaggerated depiction of reality, though. That's how offices were set up.

dundarious 6y ago

Is the need for ad-hoc, purely visual (not auditory) privacy even a common scenario? If so, how about some curtains? In the 90s, Twin Peaks taught me that drapes can be made whisper silent, unlike an electric air pump and possibly crinkling cellophane.

stevesearer 6y ago
Curtains are actually growing in popularity though not specifically for individual workstation privacy. Examples: https://officesnapshots.com/photos/164814/ https://officesnapshots.com/photos/164814/ https://officesnapshots.com/photos/150191/ https://officesnapshots.com/photos/150191/ There are also existing solutions for temporary privacy that range from moveable/accordion walls to rolling felt / fabric partitions: https://www.buzzi.space/acoustic-solutions/buzzishield-free https://www.buzzi.space/acoustic-solutions/buzzishield-free https://www.darran.com/product/screens/room-divider https://www.darran.com/product/screens/room-divider The inflatable concept in the article definitely seems more concept that practical solution.