Meeting Pods & Acoustic Office Pods
Create private meeting, collaboration and focused-work areas within commercial workplaces with HCF meeting pods and acoustic office booths.
Our made-to-order pod collection includes open meeting pods, enclosed and glazed configurations, compact single-person pods and larger spaces for group meetings. Designed for offices and contract interiors, each pod can be specified around your space, upholstery, colour and project requirements.
Explore our Loop, Nook and Qube ranges below, or speak to our team about a bespoke configuration for your project.
Explore Our Meeting Pod Ranges
Our three core meeting pod families offer different shapes, styling and price points while allowing the specification to be adapted around the project.
The Qube Pod
The Qube is our more angular, squared-off meeting pod system and provides the most budget-conscious starting point within our three core ranges.
Its clean geometric form suits a wide variety of workplace interiors and can be specified in open, enclosed and other project-specific configurations.
The Loop Pod
A softer, curved meeting pod designed to create a welcoming enclosed area within open-plan workplaces. Loop works particularly well where a more rounded, less architectural appearance is preferred.
Available in a choice of configurations and upholstery finishes, with project-specific sizes also available.
The Nook Pod
The Nook combines a more architectural external form with a distinctive curved internal seating area, creating a defined workplace meeting space with a strong design identity.
Configurations can be developed around the required size, seating layout, finish and level of enclosure.
Meeting Pod Configurations
The right office pod depends on how the space will be used. Alongside the choice between Loop, Nook and Qube, we can offer different levels of enclosure, seating arrangements and pod sizes.
Glass-Fronted & Enclosed Meeting Pods
For workplaces requiring greater separation, selected configurations can be supplied as enclosed meeting pods incorporating a glazed front or door.
An enclosed office pod can be particularly useful for:
- private meetings
- Teams and Zoom calls
- confidential conversations
- video conferencing
- focused discussions
- workplaces where greater separation from surrounding activity is desirable
The combination of upholstered acoustic surfaces and a glazed enclosure creates a more private internal environment while allowing light and visibility through the workplace.
Single Person Office Pods
- Teams and Zoom meetings
- video calls
- telephone calls
- focused computer work
- virtual meetings
- concentrated individual work
Single pods can be particularly useful in open-plan offices and shared workplaces where users need temporary privacy without occupying a larger meeting room.
Open and more enclosed configurations are available depending on the selected pod range and project requirements.
Larger Meeting Pods
For collaborative work and small group meetings, the Loop, Nook and Qube systems can also be configured as larger office meeting booths.
Different layouts can be developed for 8+ person configurations, with seating, table dimensions and overall pod size selected around the intended use.
Because our pods are manufactured to order, larger or project-specific configurations can also be discussed where a standard advertised size does not suit the available space.
Choosing the Right Office Meeting Pod
There is no single pod configuration that is right for every workplace. We normally recommend starting with how the space needs to function.
Want to Learn More About Acoustic Meeting Pods?
For a deeper look at acoustic meeting pods and office booths, including the different types available, how they work and what to consider when choosing one for your workplace, read our complete guide.
Commercial Meeting Pods for Offices & Contract Interiors
HCF meeting pods are designed specifically for commercial workplaces and contract interiors, from open-plan offices and corporate headquarters to coworking spaces, universities, libraries and public-sector environments.
They can be used to create dedicated spaces for meetings, collaboration, focused work and private calls without relying solely on traditional built meeting rooms. Different pod styles and levels of enclosure also allow designers to introduce private working areas while keeping them visually integrated with the wider interior.
For architects, interior designers, workplace consultants and fit-out contractors, we can work around the wider furniture and space-planning specification, including dimensions, finishes, layouts and project-specific requirements.
Meeting Pod Sizes & Bespoke Configurations
Choosing the right pod is about more than seating capacity. The available floor space, intended use, level of privacy and surrounding workplace layout all influence the most appropriate configuration.
Loop, Nook and Qube are available in a range of standard sizes, covering compact individual spaces through to larger meeting pods for group use. However, because our pods are manufactured to order in Britain, we are not restricted to the dimensions shown online.
Where required, we can discuss bespoke dimensions and configurations to better suit a particular floor plan, seating requirement or workplace layout.
When specifying a pod, it is worth considering:
- number of users and required seating capacity
- available floor space and circulation around the pod
- open-fronted or enclosed construction
- table size and working space
- access requirements
- power, charging and data requirements
- screens or video-conferencing equipment
Exact sizes and practical configuration limits vary between the Loop, Nook and Qube ranges.
Pods are manufactured to your order in Britain. Bespoke dimensions and configurations can be tailored to your floor plan and workplace needs.
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Power, Lighting & Technology Options
Meeting pods are increasingly used for Teams calls, video conferencing and hybrid meetings, so technology requirements are best considered as part of the initial specification.
Depending on the pod and configuration, we can discuss options including integrated power, USB or device charging, lighting, cable management and screen or monitor mounting. Table-mounted power can also be considered where appropriate.
This allows the internal setup to be planned around how the pod will actually be used rather than treating power and technology as an afterthought.
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Meeting Pod Fabrics, Upholstery & Colour Options
The upholstery specification plays a major part in how a meeting pod sits within the wider interior. Colours can be selected to coordinate with an existing workplace scheme, complement brand colours or introduce a contrasting feature within an open-plan environment.
HCF offers a wide choice of contract upholstery, with three ranges we regularly recommend as useful starting points.
Camira Main Line Flax
One of our preferred premium fabric choices for meeting pods where a softer, more tactile and design-led finish is required.
Its broad colour selection works particularly well on upholstered pod structures, allowing subtle neutral schemes as well as stronger contrasting combinations between the internal and external surfaces.
Camira Xtreme
Camira Xtreme is one of our main go-to upholstery fabrics for commercial and workplace projects. It offers a large selection of colours and is a practical choice where customers want a versatile contract fabric suitable for a busy commercial setting.
It can also make specifying matching or complementary seating elsewhere within a workplace scheme considerably easier.
Valencia C5 Faux Leather
For projects where a more practical, wipeable finish is preferred, Valencia C5 faux leather is our recommended starting point.
It can work particularly well within higher-use workplace, education and hospitality environments where routine cleaning is an important consideration, while still offering a wide choice of colours for the finished pod.
What Is an Acoustic Meeting Pod?
An acoustic meeting pod is a piece of workplace furniture designed to create a more defined area for meetings, calls, collaboration or focused work within a larger commercial interior.
The surrounding upholstered surfaces help absorb sound and reduce some of the distraction associated with working in an open-plan environment, while the pod itself creates a clearer sense of separation from the surrounding workplace.
Different designs provide different levels of privacy. Open-fronted pods remain connected to the wider office, while enclosed and glazed configurations create a more separated internal space.
It is important to distinguish acoustic privacy from complete soundproofing. Unless a specific tested acoustic performance is supplied for a product, an acoustic office pod should not be treated as a fully soundproof room.
Meeting Pods vs Traditional Meeting Rooms
Both meeting pods and traditional meeting rooms can provide dedicated spaces for collaboration, but they form part of the workplace in different ways.
A meeting pod can be introduced into an existing office as part of the furniture and interior specification, creating a defined meeting or working space without necessarily constructing another permanent room. This can make pods particularly useful within large open-plan offices where additional areas for meetings, calls and focused work are required.
They can also give workplace designers more flexibility over where these spaces are positioned and, depending on the product and installation, how the office can be reconfigured in future.
A conventional constructed meeting room may still be more appropriate where a project requires permanent walls, building-integrated services or a particular level of tested acoustic isolation.
For many offices, the most effective solution is not necessarily one or the other. A combination of traditional meeting rooms, open meeting pods and smaller private booths can provide different spaces for different types of work.
Made in Britain & Made to Order
Our Loop, Nook and Qube pods are manufactured in Britain for commercial furniture projects.
Rather than simply supplying a fixed imported product in a limited number of finishes, manufacturing to order gives us greater flexibility to develop the specification around the project.
This can include adjustments to dimensions, upholstery and colour combinations, seating layouts, tables, quantities and selected power or technology requirements.
Our team works with businesses, architects, interior designers, workplace consultants and fit-out companies throughout the specification process, from an initial individual pod through to larger commercial furniture schemes.
Delivery and installation requirements can also be discussed as part of the project.
Loop Acoustic Meeting Pod FAQs
Yes. Loop, Nook and Qube configurations are available as more enclosed meeting pods, including glazed or glass-fronted options.
Manufacturing lead times vary according to the product, quantity, upholstery and current production schedule. If you are working to a specific programme, speak to our team early in the project so we can confirm the current lead time.
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Discuss Your Meeting Pod Project
Whether you need a compact single-person office pod or a larger meeting pod installation, we can help develop the specification around your workplace and intended use.
Speak to our team about Loop, Nook or Qube, open or enclosed configurations, bespoke dimensions, upholstery, power requirements, delivery and installation.
- sales@hcfcontract.co.uk
- 01708 331757