As businesses grow, space pressures begin to show. More people are added to the same footprint, and before long, the balance of the office shifts. Rooms that were once designed with a single purpose are forced into new roles.

Meeting rooms turn into breakout areas. Open-plan zones become phone booths. Every corner gets repurposed — but the noise doesn’t stay put.

What was once a productive environment now carries constant overspill. Private conversations leak into the wider space. Focus is harder to maintain. Small distractions turn into major frustrations. Gossip spreads faster than facts.

Over time, the cost isn’t just about noise — it’s about what gets lost with it. Productivity stalls, collaboration suffers, and the culture you’ve carefully built starts to erode.