If you’ve ever watched a colleague wander the floor looking for a free room just to take a ten-minute call, you already know the problem Silen pods solve. At M2 Office, we supply the full Silen range soundproof booths that drop a private, quiet room into the middle of an open-plan floor, with no building work required. They start as one-person phone booths and scale up to eight-person meeting rooms, and every certified model hits the ISO 23351-1 Class A benchmark for speech privacy.
Here’s the range, what each type is for, and why they earn their place.
What are Silen acoustic pods?
Silen acoustic pods are freestanding, soundproof booths that create a private room inside an open-plan office a room within a room you can drop in without construction. Built to reduce noise in busy open-plan offices, Silen is a globally recognised, Estonian-made brand known for its sound-reduction engineering, and its pods combine acoustic panels with integrated ventilation, lighting and power so they stay comfortable and fully self-contained. Because they’re modular and relocatable, they move with you when your layout or office changes no fixed walls, no downtime.
Why offices invest in acoustic pods?
Open-plan layouts encourage collaboration, then quietly punish concentration. Phones ring, conversations carry, and video calls spill across the room. A Silen pod gives people somewhere to go — to focus, take a confidential call or run a hybrid meeting without booking out a boardroom or disturbing the desks nearby. It’s also a visible signal that you take focus and wellbeing seriously, which matters more than ever as teams return to the office and expect it to be worth the commute. Quiet, low-distraction space supports neurodivergent staff too, and that flexibility helps with comfort and retention for anyone planning an office fit-out or redesign, pods are one of the fastest ways to add usable private space.
Silen pods vs a traditional meeting room
If you’re deciding whether to build a room or add a pod, the trade-offs are clear at a glance.
| Silen acoustic pod | Traditional meeting room | |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | Ready to use in hours | Weeks of construction |
| Building work | None, freestanding unit | Walls, wiring and planning permission |
| Cost | Lower, with lease options | Higher capital fit-out spend |
| Relocatable | Yes, moves with you | Fixed in place |
| Acoustics | ISO 23351-1 Class A certified | Varies with build quality |
| Floor space | Right-sized to the task | Often oversized and underused |
| Disruption | None , no downtime | Dust, noise and lost workspace |
Types of Silen acoustic pods
Silen splits into two families – the premium Space line and the budget-friendly Chatbox range between them, they cover every group size.
1. One person phone booths and focus pods
For quick calls and video meetings, the Silen Chatbox Single is the entry point a compact phone booth with lighting, ventilation and power built in. Need more room for a full day of focused work? The Silen Chatbox Solo and the Silen Space One Person booth add an integrated desk and a roomier interior.
2. Two to four people huddles and small meetings
The Silen Chatbox Duo suits two-person calls and quick catch-ups, while the Silen Chatbox Quattro and Silen Space Four seat up to four for standups, interviews and brainstorms. You’ll find these under small and medium meeting pods.
3. Six to eight people meeting rooms without the walls
The Silen Space Six and flagship Silen Space Max work as fully enclosed, relocatable meeting rooms. The Space Max seats eight and can be specced with integrated whiteboards and video-conferencing screen brackets a boardroom you can move. See the options under large meeting pods.
4. Accessible and social spaces
The Silen Space Hybrid range is built for inclusive offices, with a low threshold, wide door, optional automatic opener and foldable furniture for wheelchair users. The Silen Bridges Portal is designed to shape social, semi-open zones rather than fully enclosed rooms. Browse the complete Silen range to compare models side by side.
Benefits of a Silen acoustic pod :-
1. Real privacy, on demand – A certified Silen pod keeps confidential calls, interviews and one-to-ones genuinely private sound stays in, office noise stays out.
2. Better focus and productivity – By cutting the background hum of an open floor, pods give people a place for the deep work that’s hard to do at a shared desk.
3. Hybrid working that actually works – With more of the week spent on Teams and Zoom, dedicated video-call space stops meetings bleeding across the office and stops one loud call derailing a whole row of desks.
4. More from your floor space – A pod delivers a private room at a fraction of the cost and disruption of building one, and frees up underused boardrooms for the meetings that really need them.
5. No construction, fully relocatable – Silen pods arrive ready to use and install in hours no planning permission, no dust, no downtime. When you move or reconfigure, the pod comes with you.
6. Flexible on cost – As well as buying outright, M2 Office offers monthly lease options, so a pod can be an operating cost rather than a capital one.
M2 Office the full Silen acoustic pod range across Ireland, with lease options and expert advice on what fits your space. Configure your pod online, or get in touch to book a demo at our Limerick office or Dublin showroom.
Frequently asked questions
1. Are Silen pods soundproof?
They’re not a vacuum, and that’s by design. Certified models meet ISO 23351-1 Class A, cutting speech significantly in both directions so conversations stay private while the pod still feels comfortable rather than dead.
2. What’s the difference between Silen Space and Silen Chatbox?
Space is the premium line with the highest specification, chatbox is the budget-conscious range that keeps the core EchoFree acoustics and quick installation at a lower price point.
3. Do Silen pods need wiring or building work?
No, they’re freestanding, plug-and-play units. They install in hours with no construction or planning permission, and can be relocated later.
4. Do Silen acoustic pods have ventilation?
Yes. Every Silen pod has a quiet, integrated air-circulation system that keeps the air fresh during long sessions, along with presence-sensing LED lighting so it stays comfortable to work in, not stuffy.
5. Can a Silen pod be moved to a new office?
Yes. Silen pods are modular and relocatable, with several larger models fitted with retractable casters, so you can reposition a pod on the floor or take it with you when you move premises.