Portable Office Booth (Silent Box) in Australian Apartments?

LJunCh3n on 19/02/2022 - 13:37
Last edited 19/02/2022 - 15:02 by 1 other user

Just an open question and seek if anyone got any experience.

Given new apartments in Sydney nowadays are just getting more tiny, if it comes with a bigger balcony it will be a waste.
I do see silent boxes around in the market and they are a good size for an office, especially you got kid. Thinking of this option benefit a lot for WFH culture with lots of meeting.

Having said that, it doesn't come cheap either. Not sure this would be something could be a pain dealing with Strata
and thinking can this be a tax return item :D

Just wonder anyone has experience owning one?

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Comments

  • Nutrino on 19/02/2022 - 14:16
    +6

    Silent box, office booth, apartments…. what you talking about willis?….

    • bloom on 19/02/2022 - 15:07
      +2

      In Australia it’s called a glory hole

  • Hithere on 19/02/2022 - 14:25
    +16

    Just get one of these

    https://ibb.co/1d0YLT5

    Worked for Max and Chief.

    • EightImmortals on 19/02/2022 - 14:58
      +2

      Or just use mind reading like you just did! :)

      • TEER3X on 19/02/2022 - 14:59
        +1

        Almost anyone that ever watched that show thought of that, has nothing to do with mind reading

        • Baysew on 19/02/2022 - 15:04
          +9

          Yes, they missed it by that much.

    • MontyMacaw on 20/02/2022 - 08:12
      +1

      It NEVER worked for Max and the Chief. Not even the Wardobe of Silence worked or the mini cone of silence. Max insisted and the Chief hated them all but had to give in because Max invoked the regulations.

    • saltypete on 20/02/2022 - 09:22

      I used to demand this at work every time a quiet meeting place was suggested……

    • Ozpit on 20/02/2022 - 10:03
      +2

      … not to mention there’s a hot rumour that Apple are developing a shoe phone to be called iPhone 86.

  • websterp on 19/02/2022 - 14:44
    +1

    https://cutt.ly/nPnNgZt

  • Muzeeb on 19/02/2022 - 14:49

    slient box

    Is this another name for thunder box?

    • Catullus on 19/02/2022 - 18:37

      Only if you line it with acoustic tiles.

  • holdenmg on 19/02/2022 - 14:52

    Do you mean a freelance escape pod?
    https://competitionsinaustralia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/…

    • DashCam AKA Rolts on 19/02/2022 - 15:05
      +1

      That's the apartment.

      • holdenmg on 19/02/2022 - 15:36

        I have been in Phone Boxes bigger than that… lol

    • [Deactivated] on 19/02/2022 - 15:51
      +3

      eek …. that is claustrophobia inducing

    • try2bhelpful on 19/02/2022 - 15:52
      +4

      When you die from overwork they can just seal it up and cremate you.

      • ozbjunkie on 20/02/2022 - 10:22

        Lol!!

        Feeling dark humoured today aren't we!!!

        I was gonna say: literal interpretation of "back in your box"

        But, he looks so happy…

        • try2bhelpful on 21/02/2022 - 09:09
          +1

          Could be the makeup from the mortuary?

    • pharkurnell on 19/02/2022 - 19:18
      +3

      FFS dont show that to the managers at work, they'd have a 40 ordered overnight

  • JunCh3n on 19/02/2022 - 16:21
    +1

    Is something like this on the balcony a practical solution?

    https://futuremusic.com.au/products/silence-booth-acoustic-p…

    • [Deactivated] on 19/02/2022 - 16:27

      Nifty!

    • pharkurnell on 19/02/2022 - 19:22

      Practical for what exactly?

      • [Deactivated] on 19/02/2022 - 19:43

        Balcony office space

        • pharkurnell on 19/02/2022 - 19:56

          and what for exactly…
          2x 34inch screens, laptop, docking station, keyboard, Printer, scanner, phone + mobile, webcam and a pair of speakers ??

    • Hybroid on 19/02/2022 - 20:23

      I mean you need to answer that question personally, not us.

      No way would that be a suitable option for me. Sounds like you need to upsize your accommodation.

    • bobbified on 20/02/2022 - 00:32

      Looks cool but it's built like a greenhouse, so on the balcony in summer, it'll be like a sauna!

      Doesn't say anything about it being weatherproof either!

  • iDroid on 19/02/2022 - 23:01

    Headphones.

    Way cheaper, way more convenient and likely more practical.

  • saltypete on 20/02/2022 - 09:29
    +1

    OP doesn’t have kids, right? Every father quickly learns how to prioritise aural, nasal and visual inputs.
    ‘I never heard little Nauseous cry’, ‘I couldn’t smell that putrid nappy’. And the art of ‘doggo’ when kid is crying at night.
    Completely unnecessary expense unless sport is being consistently interrupted….

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