--- title: "Room to Think: How to Choose Office Pods, Meeting  Room Tables and Conference Tables" description: A practical guide to choosing office pods, meeting room tables and conference tables, from acoustic ratings to boardroom tables. Explore Innerspace. image: https://blog.innerspacewa.com.au/hubfs/Meeting%20room%20Blog%20hero%20Image.jpg --- [![Innerspace](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/wp-content/themes/innerspace/images/logo_new.svg)](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/) - [Ready to Ship](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/leadtime/ready-to-ship/) - [About](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/about/) - [Services](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/services/) - [Projects](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/projects/) - [Shop by Brand](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/brands/) - [Shop by Designer](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/designers/) - [Contact](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/contact-us/) - [Ready to Ship](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/leadtime/ready-to-ship/) - [About](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/about/) - [Services](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/services/) - [Projects](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/projects/) - [Shop by Brand](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/brands/) - [Shop by Designer](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/designers/) - [Contact](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/contact-us/) ![Blog image](https://blog.innerspacewa.com.au/hubfs/Meeting%20room%20Blog%20hero%20Image.jpg) # Room to Think: How to Choose Office Pods, Meeting  Room Tables and Conference Tables ### 9 November 2026 Quiet is no longer a “nice to have" in the office. It is part of the brief. The harder part is deciding what kind, how much and where. We’ve already made[the case for office pods in the open plan office](https://blog.innerspacewa.com.au/reimagining-open-plan-offices-the-essential-role-of-office-pods). This guide takes the next step, planning quiet across a whole floor, from a two-person pod to the conference table.   [![Calma-For-U-3](https://blog.innerspacewa.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Calma-For-U-3.jpg?width=800&height=578&name=Calma-For-U-3.jpg)](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/products/calma-for-u-by-nurus/) *IMAGE: Calma for U, Calma by Nurus*   **Start with how people talk** One desk might host focused writing in the morning, three video calls by lunch and a team catch-up in the afternoon. As we explored in [Trends 2026,](https://blog.innerspacewa.com.au/trends-2026-designing-collective-spaces-that-support-people-and-performance) the best spaces now hold focus, collaboration and rest within the same footprint.   **How many calls happen each day?** Single-person pods pay off fastest where phone calls and video meetings are constant.   **How are the meeting rooms really used?** If six-person rooms are mostly booked for one-on-ones, a few small pods free them up for the meetings they were built for.   **How long is the lease?** Like any good office furniture, a pod moves with the business. A built meeting room stays behind.   **Specifying an office pod** Office pods in Australia now range from flat packed phone booths to fully engineered rooms. Not every pod earns its place. A booth that blocks sight lines but leaks sound is just furniture. Start with acoustic performance, and look for tested results rather than adjectives. ISO 23351-1 rates speech reduction from Class A down to Class E. Then look at air and light. An enclosed space needs active ventilation and warm, flicker-free light, or nobody will stay in it for long. Calma by Nurus answers each of these. Every Calma pod carries Class A sound insulation, with a multi-layer acoustic system of Basotect G+ and recycled PET felt. Fans switch on as soon as the pod is in use and a motion sensor brings up dimmable 2700K lighting as you step inside. Read more here: Calma by Nurus: Sustainability at the Core of Every Space.   **Seven formats, one way of thinking** Calma comes in seven formats, from the compact Calma For U by Nurus to the Calma XXLarge for bigger groups. The two-person Calma Medium includes a meeting table and a media wall built for video meetings.   Calma For All is the one to know. Its interior folds away automatically to allow a full wheelchair turning circle and the door sits at floor level. Inclusion is the starting point, not an add-on.   [![Calma Pod- Blog ](https://blog.innerspacewa.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Calma%20Pod-%20Blog%20.jpg?width=800&height=400&name=Calma%20Pod-%20Blog%20.jpg)](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/products/calma-medium-by-nurus/) *IMAGE: Calma Medium interior, Calma Medium by Nurus*   **Quiet without a door** Not every focus space needs four walls and a ceiling. Some of the most effective acoustic pieces shape a zone rather than close it off.   Own by 31 Degrees, designed and made in Australia, uses upholstered panels to build focus spaces away from busier parts of a floor. It scales from the Own Single Pod by 31 Degrees to larger team settings.   The Longo Pod by Actiu, designed by Spanish studio Ramos & Bassols, wraps seating in acoustic upholstery while keeping sight lines. It suits a quiet corner near reception areas.   The Ion Acoustic Table by Imposter takes another route. Its central column is made from acoustic materials, so a standing table for quick meetings also absorbs the noise around it.   Explore the full booths and pods collection.   - ![Own Booth](https://blog.innerspacewa.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Own%20Booth.jpeg?width=2179&height=1453&name=Own%20Booth.jpeg) Hover message - ![Longo\_softseating\_10](https://blog.innerspacewa.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Longo_softseating_10.jpg?width=750&height=750&name=Longo_softseating_10.jpg) Hover message - ![Ion-Acoustic-Table-for-blog](https://blog.innerspacewa.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Ion-Acoustic-Table-for-blog.jpg?width=2462&height=1659&name=Ion-Acoustic-Table-for-blog.jpg) Hover message *IMAGE ROW: Own by 31 Degrees / Longo Pod by Actiu / Ion Acoustic Table by Imposter*   **The meeting room still matters** Pods handle focus and small conversations. Bigger decisions still happen around a table and meeting room tables now need to work as hard as the technology on them. The MEET Table by Gesab is built as the centre of a full meeting room family, with matching AV units and an open aluminium frame that hides cabling. Boardroom tables set the tone of a room. The Foro Table by Viccarbe, designed by British architect John Pawson, pairs solid oak with concealed power, so a table for a full board still reads as calm and architectural. For large tops, material choice matters too. Our guide to veneer vs solid wood explains why. Browse the full range of conference tables.   [![Viccarbe-Foro-table-by-John-Pawson-slider-1140x600-1-1](https://blog.innerspacewa.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Viccarbe-Foro-table-by-John-Pawson-slider-1140x600-1-1.jpeg?width=800&height=421&name=Viccarbe-Foro-table-by-John-Pawson-slider-1140x600-1-1.jpeg)](https://www.innerspacewa.com.au/products/foro-table-by-viccarbe/) *IMAGE: Foro Table by Viccarbe*   **Quiet in practice** At Lotterywest, MKDC paired an Own 8 Person Curved Focus Pod by 31 Degrees with the Nera Meeting Table by Innerspace, giving teams somewhere to focus and somewhere to meet.   At IGO in South Perth, Rezen Studio and Templewell Studio set Own booths within long breakout zones overlooking the Swan River, alongside the Centro Table by Innerspace for team meetings.   **Frequently asked questions** **How quiet is an office pod?** It depends on the pod. Look for a rating under ISO 23351-1, which grades speech reduction from Class A to Class E. Every Nurus Calma pod is rated Class A.   **Can office pods be moved?** Yes. Because pods are freestanding, they can be relocated when office layouts change.   **What is the difference between a meeting room table and a conference table?** Meeting room tables usually seat four to eight people. Conference tables and boardroom tables are larger, often seat ten or more and tend to include integrated power and cable management.   **Looking ahead** Later this month, Orgatec returns to Cologne from 27 to 30 October. We will be watching what our brand partners bring to the conversation. The best workplaces will not be the quietest or the most open. 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