The challenge
In 2022, Nubank invited us to look at (and listen to) its São Paulo office. In large-scale corporate environments, sound is an invisible force: it shapes focus, communication, stress and well-being, yet it is rarely designed with the same rigor as light or furniture.
Unnecessary noise is the most cruel absence of care.Florence Nightingale, 1859
Our approach
We treat sound as a scientific field. The project combined acoustic design and a full psychoacoustic study of the environment, driven by measurements, data and principles of sound perception.
Diagnosis
Acoustic measurements and sound mapping of the office.
Psychoacoustic analysis
How measured sound is perceived: intelligibility, distraction and comfort.
Design
Acoustic design and sound guidelines tailored to how each space is used.
Implementation
Deploying the solutions together with Nubank's teams.
Validation
Measurable reassessment of the environment after the interventions.
The result
A workplace where sound works in people's favor: more intelligibility where people talk, less distraction where people focus, and a sound experience coherent with the company's culture.
Read the full publication on the SSS blog (in Portuguese).