Staff Kitchens and Breakrooms

Acoustic treatment for staff kitchens and breakrooms that supports connection, everyday comfort and focused work in surrounding areas

Create staff kitchens and breakrooms where employees can relax, connect and recharge without disrupting nearby workspaces.

Staff kitchens and breakrooms are among the busiest spaces in the workplace. They are where colleagues gather for coffee, share ideas, celebrate milestones, eat lunch and step away from their desks. Increasingly, they also provide informal meeting areas where conversations continue beyond the boardroom or meeting room.

These social spaces naturally generate more conversation and activity than other parts of the office. Hard flooring, stone benchtops, glazing and open-plan layouts can reflect speech, allowing noise to travel into nearby workstations and collaboration areas.

Avenue Interior Systems helps organisations improve existing staff kitchens and breakrooms by retrofitting acoustic wall panels and acoustic ceiling products. We focus exclusively on acoustic products, helping businesses create welcoming shared spaces without major building works.

Because the best workplaces support productive work and meaningful breaks.

A well-designed breakroom gives employees the opportunity to recharge before returning to focused work. The challenge is creating an inviting social environment without allowing conversations and activity to affect adjoining office areas.

Many modern workplaces position staff kitchens within or beside open offices, making acoustic planning an important part of the overall workplace experience. Australian Standard AS/NZS 2107 recognises that different workplace environments require acoustic conditions suited to the activities taking place within them. Managing reverberation helps create comfortable social spaces while reducing the impact on surrounding work areas.

Thoughtfully designed acoustic treatment helps balance connection, collaboration and concentration across the workplace.

Creating a more comfortable staff kitchen or breakroom does not require a complete refurbishment. Avenue Interior Systems retrofits acoustic wall panels and acoustic ceiling products into existing workplaces, improving acoustic comfort while complementing contemporary office interiors.

We do not undertake complete fitouts, flooring, electrical work or general building refurbishments. Our focus is improving the acoustic performance of existing staff spaces.

Recommendations are based on your layout, adjoining work areas, ceiling heights, interior finishes and the way employees use the space throughout the day.

  • Create welcoming spaces where employees can relax and connect.
  • Reduce the impact of conversations travelling into nearby work areas.
  • Support informal collaboration without disrupting focused work.
  • Reduce reverberation to improve everyday comfort.
  • Complement contemporary workplace interiors with architectural acoustic finishes.
  • Improve existing staff kitchens and breakrooms without major building works.

Recommended acoustic products

Depending on the design of your staff kitchen or breakroom, recommended products may include

• Calando acoustic panel
• Calando acoustic ceiling tiles
• Calando One acoustic panel

Recommendations are tailored to the layout of your workplace while supporting employee comfort and complementing the existing interior.

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Create staff kitchens and breakrooms where employees can connect, recharge and return to work in comfort.

Whether you’re improving one shared staff space or upgrading workplaces across multiple locations, Avenue Interior Systems can help create more comfortable environments through thoughtfully designed acoustic products.

Frequently Asked Questions

Hard finishes, open layouts and groups of people talking at the same time can increase reverberation and allow conversations to travel into adjoining work areas.

Yes. Acoustic wall panels and ceiling products help manage reverberation and improve acoustic comfort, reducing the effect of everyday activity on surrounding spaces.

Yes. Products are selected to complement contemporary office design while improving workplace comfort.

Recommendations are based on your layout, adjoining spaces, finishes, ceiling heights and the way employees use the area.