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Soundproofing & room acoustics of tomorrow

Our research partners are recognised worldwide as experts in the fields of sound level reduction, room acoustics and sustainability. We would like to introduce you to the three most important ones for us here - two of them in connection with our latest research project, the development of the biological sleep and relaxation box called ROSI.

Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics

With its 32,000 employees, the Fraunhofer Association is Europe's largest and most renowned organisation for applied research and development. One of its many facilities is the Institute for Building Physics (IBP) in Stuttgart (GER).

STUDIOBOXes have been tested at the IBP for decades - especially in terms of sound level reduction (photo in the reverberation chamber). A joint research project was launched for the first time in 2024. The aim was to develop a truly sustainable, ecological booth that - excluding seals and fittings - is made solely from wood and achieves the same high sound insulation values over the relevant frequency spectrum as the tried-and-tested boxes.

New territory for science

Highly efficient sound insulation using only biological materials was also uncharted territory for scientists. Nevertheless, the feat was achieved - and at the end of a year's research (mainly on hybrid materials) in cooperation with the departments of building physics, room acoustics & life cycle assessment and the expertise of the STUDIOBOX team, the prototype of the world's first ecological sound insulation cabin was created.

ROSI was born - an elegant sleeping and concentration box with an optimised CO2 footprint and sound insulation far above the highest class of the EU standard ISO 23351-1:2020. ROSI is the first of its kind on the world market - and it is available in almost all sizes (just like the classic STUDIOBOX). As the cabin is manufactured in the Hutter Acustix joinery, all kinds of additional equipment (furniture included) are possible.

Walters-Storyk Design Group

John Storyk, co-founder of the company (WSDG for short), once planned his first studio for guitar legend Jimi Hendrix. It became a masterpiece: the famous Electric Ladies Studios in New York. Today, the architectural design office is a world leader in room acoustics - from studio fit-outs to concert halls.

STUDIOBOX has been working with WSDG for decades. For example, the European headquarters in Switzerland simulates the interior acoustics for each of our PREMIUM booths (more details here). In addition, WSDG has realised spectacular recording studio projects with Hutter Acustix, of which STUDIOBOX is a member. One of them was voted the most beautiful recording studio in the world in 2024.

Field research & computer simulation

WSDG also played a key role in the 2024 and 2025 research project to develop the biological & sustainable ROSI sleeping box. First, genuine field research was conducted under real conditions (in a flat) - with dodecahedron loudspeakers, sandbags, new (hybrid) material, a standard hammer mill that makes a lot of noise and much more.

And afterwards, many days of thinking and simulation on the PC were required on the basis of the empirically collected results. The outcome? A completely new, barrier-free floor structure and new interior acoustics - both at the usual high STUDIOBOX level without the slightest loss of quality.

Graz University of Technology

Since 2022, STUDIOBOX has been part of Hutter Acustix - a joinery specialising in all kinds of room acoustics solutions in Eastern Styria.

The 3rd generation Austrian family business (since 1949) has been researching room acoustics for decades - both in its in-house research department and in co-operation with Graz University of Technology.

New developments in room acoustics

The results of this work include: the unique system of selective sound control; the SOUND2 high-performance absorber (a mobile system often used in educational institutions and made possible by the ‘fibre resonance effect’ discovered by Hutter); the D-Blocker (an absorber used primarily in industry); a measuring booth for hearing aid acousticians and much more.

The project with Fraunhofer & WSDG carried out with and for the STUDIOBOX sound insulation cabinets represents a new milestone in the long history of research at Hutter Acustix.