The insurer Plico installs the acoustic masking system of Biamp

To reduce noise in your new office space, those responsible for Plico have installed the QtPro sound masking system from Biamp, made up of AudioVisual Design.

La aseguradora de responsabilidad civil profesional Plico, based in Oklahoma City, hired Elliott + Associates Architects para diseñar su nuevo espacio de oficinas, located in the New York version of Flatiron Building, in which an aesthetic of modern design and natural light is combined with respect for the history of one of the most unique buildings in this city.

Although the design did not include cubicles, the walls are made of a transparent polycarbonate material that helps protect visual privacy, while allowing natural light in. In addition, a space of 60 cm. between the top of the walls and the open ceiling to offer a feeling of greater openness.

Elliott + Associates Architects collaborated with Rob Rogers, technological integrator of AudioVisual Design (Avd) to ensure the acoustic privacy in the offices, who recommended the installation of a sound masking system before construction is completed to help mitigate anticipated problems.

Plico agreed with this proposal and decided to incorporate the QtPro sound masking of Biamp, cuyos productos están disponibles en España a través de la red de integradores de AVIT Vision.

How you say Brook Barnett, office manager at Plico, “el sistema de enmascaramiento acústico hace que el nivel de conversación se desvanezca en el fondo y no lo notes. Nos encanta nuestra nueva oficina”.

Acoustic masking is the process of adding discrete background noise to an environment., via ceiling-installed speakers, which is used to cover up excess speech noise.

AVD installed small emitters (Speakers), barely visible, in all open areas of the roof of the space, connected by cables to an intuitive Qt control module 300 mounted in the server room. These emitters are small enough to be easily placed in enclosures similar to those housed in some of the luminaires..

“Incorporar los emisores al diseño fue fácil -asegura Bill Yen, by Elliott + Associates-. I've worked with Rob Rogers of AVD for a long time, and he knows how to integrate technology, including sound masking, en nuestros diseños sin problemas”.

The new Plico office meets the demands of its managers both in form and function. Now employees can concentrate without the distractions of conversation noise, holding meetings in their private offices and conference rooms without fear of being heard.

In addition, the small size of the emitters ensured that the sleek industrial interior design was not affected. Acoustic masking even helped plug some noises from the nearby road.

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