New York, NY / Software / Noise and distraction
Focus space that shuts out the floor for Software teams in New York, NY
Manhattan engineering teams pay for every square foot, and an open floor leaves nowhere to pair without disturbing the row.
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.
Installed across New York City, with fast delivery from our W 24th Street base.
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
is the average time it takes to return to a task after an interruption.
of employees say the noise levels around them support the work they do.
reported by employees in open offices is ambient noise, ahead of every other interruption.
Recommended for this problem
The pods that solve it.
Work Pod
One person doing deep work. Room for a laptop session of an hour or an afternoon.
Call Pod
One person on calls. It fits where a desk fits and keeps the conversation off the floor.
Other problems for software teams in New York
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A pod is delivered and installed in a single visit. Tell us the floor and the team, and we confirm availability and a date.