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Focus space that shuts out the floor for Software teams in Los Angeles, CA

Hybrid engineering teams across LA need somewhere to huddle without booking a whole conference room.

The problem

Open floors were designed to put people together, and they carry sound in every direction. Headphones mask the noise but they do not stop a colleague walking over, and the cost of each interruption is paid in the time it takes to get back to the work.

Engineering work is the kind that suffers most from a short interruption, because the context takes longer to rebuild than the interruption took.

What renting changes

A rented pod puts a closed, acoustically treated room on the floor you already have. It reduces what reaches the person inside by up to 43 dB, which turns a 75 dB open plan into something closer to a library.

Serving the LA metro, with relocation between offices included.

Why it works for software: A meeting pod holds a stand-up in 12 to 16 sq ft, where a conference room needs 150 or more.

How common this is

23 minutes

is the average time it takes to return to a task after an interruption.

Source: Mark, Gudith & Klocke, University of California, Irvine
30%

of employees say the noise levels around them support the work they do.

Source: Leesman Index workplace effectiveness data
the top distraction

reported by employees in open offices is ambient noise, ahead of every other interruption.

Source: Oxford Economics, When the Walls Come Down

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The pods that solve it.

Work Pod in an office

Work Pod

$599 / month

One person doing deep work. Room for a laptop session of an hour or an afternoon.

Up to 43 dB noise reduction, with ventilation, lighting, and power built in.
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Call Pod in an office

Call Pod

$499 / month

One person on calls. It fits where a desk fits and keeps the conversation off the floor.

Up to 43 dB noise reduction in about 12 sq ft.
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Solve this in Los Angeles.

A pod is delivered and installed in a single visit. Tell us the floor and the team, and we confirm availability and a date.