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Internal (private/shared) separation

Keeping one room from being heard in another. In a small house this is what decides whether someone can sleep while someone else cooks or works. The options differ in whether they separate the rooms by distance and layout or soften the sound inside them.

Solutions

• Room layout separating noisy and quiet zones: Arranging the rooms so the busy, noisy spaces such as the kitchen and living room are kept away from the bedrooms, with quiet rooms, cupboards or stairs between
• Absorptive interior finishes (textiles, wood-fibre panels): Soft or porous finishes such as curtains, rugs, wall hangings and wood-fibre panels. They soak up sound instead of bouncing it back. Echo drops and noise carrie