Let’s talk about a problem most big spaces have, but few people think about, bad sound. Places like auditoriums, cafeterias, open plan offices, gyms, and event halls all struggle with the same issue as they’re large, open, and filled with hard surfaces. That’s a recipe for echo, noise buildup, and poor speech clarity.
Clap your hands or speak, and the sound bounces around instead of staying clear and direct. In a cafeteria, that means conversations blur into background noise. In a gym, music and instructions can sound chaotic. In an auditorium, even a good speaker can be hard to understand if the sound isn’t under control.
Acoustic Panels are a common fix. They absorb sound, reduce echo, and improve clarity. But here’s the thing, wall panels alone aren’t enough in large spaces with high ceilings. Sound travels upward too, and without anything above to stop it, it just keeps bouncing off the ceiling and spilling back into the room.
That’s the real acoustic challenge. It’s not just about treating the walls. It’s about managing sound in three dimensions, especially overhead. That’s where Acoustic Ceiling Clouds come in. These are sound-absorbing panels that hang from the ceiling like floating islands. While wall panels handle vertical surfaces, Acoustic Ceiling Clouds tackle the sound that rises up. They absorb echoes from above, making them especially effective in tall, open spaces like Offices, malls, Art Galleries, public halls, Airport Terminals, Lobbies, Healthcare Facilities, Auditoriums, and more.
Acoustic Ceiling Clouds are flat panels that hang horizontally from the ceiling, like floating islands. Instead of being fixed directly to the surface, they’re suspended slightly below the ceiling slab. They’re typically made from sound-absorbing materials like fibreglass or polyester fibre with an NRC of up to 0.95.
What makes them especially versatile is their design flexibility. Acoustic Ceiling Clouds come in a range of sizes, shapes and colours. You’ll find them in large rectangles, circles and hexagons, making it easy to match your interior aesthetic.
You can also use PET Acoustic Panels as Acoustic Ceiling Clouds by simply laying them flat. Made from lightweight polyester fibre, these panels offer a softer visual look compared to fibreglass and come in a wide range of colours. What makes them stand out is their customisability; using CNC cutting, they can be shaped into geometric forms, curved waves, or even branded patterns. That makes them perfect for design-conscious spaces like offices, schools, and cafes, where you want to manage noise without compromising on aesthetics.
If you’re dealing with a space that has high ceilings and not much horizontal room to work with, our Acoustic Baffles are the better fit. These vertical panels hang like fins from the ceiling and absorb sound from both sides, making them especially effective in large, echo-prone areas. With 30mm thickness, they can achieve an NRC of up to 0.90, which is ideal for controlling sound in places like auditoriums, gyms, or industrial facilities.
Sound doesn’t just move straight ahead, it travels in all directions. In large or open rooms with hard surfaces, it bounces off walls, floors, and ceilings, creating echo and noise buildup. Acoustic Ceiling Clouds help break that cycle. By hanging in the path of the sound, they absorb it where it’s actually moving. Since they’re suspended horizontally, they catch sound rising from below, like voices or music and also absorb reflections coming back down from the ceiling.
You’ll find these clouds in a wide range of spaces:
Large rooms are usually filled with hard surfaces like glass, concrete, tile, and drywall. These don’t absorb sound, they reflect it. So when people talk or music plays, the sound keeps bouncing around, creating reverberation, that lingering echo that muddies speech and adds to background noise.
Acoustic Ceiling Clouds help by absorbing sound closer to the source. Since they hang near where sound is actually made, around desks, tables, or stages, they catch it before it has a chance to scatter. And because they’re exposed to air on both sides, they absorb sound coming from above and below. Wall panels can’t do that. In high-ceiling spaces, wall treatments often sit too far from where the sound action is. That’s where Acoustic Ceiling Clouds step in and do the job that wall panels can’t reach.
Here’s the reality, if you ignore acoustics in big spaces, people notice and not in a good way.
Bad acoustics don’t just make a space sound worse. They kill focus, cause complaints, and drain energy. People leave earlier, engage less and come away with a poorer experience, no matter how good the content, food or design is.
Wall panels are great, but only up to a point. In rooms with low to average ceilings, they do a solid job of absorbing sound that travels sideways. However, once a room exceeds 10 feet, its impact begins to decline. Why? Because sound doesn’t just move sideways, it goes up too.
In tall or open spaces, most of that sound energy rises above the treated zone and hits the bare ceiling. The result? Echo, boominess, and long reverb times, even if the lower walls are fully covered in Acoustic Panels.
And often, the walls aren’t even usable. Think glass, concrete, open shelving, there’s just no space to install treatment. That’s where Acoustic Ceiling Clouds come in. They float in the upper zone and absorb sound that wall panels can’t reach, stopping it from bouncing back down and muddying the room. In large-volume spaces, they’re not a nice-to-have; they’re essential.
Leave some airspace between the cloud and the ceiling. That gap helps the Acoustic Ceiling Clouds absorb sound reflecting from above. But don’t hang them too low either, you want to avoid blocking lights, sprinklers, or making the space feel cramped or visually heavy.
Acoustic Ceiling Clouds don’t need to cover the entire ceiling. In fact, leaving gaps between panels can improve performance by exposing more surface area to sound. Even spacing also adds rhythm and balance to the design, making the ceiling look intentional and cohesive, not like a quick fix.
Acoustic Ceiling Clouds are effective, but they’re not magic. For full sound control, you need to layer your treatments. Combine Acoustic Ceiling Clouds with wall mounted Acoustic Panels. Think of it like this: Acoustic Ceiling Clouds absorb overhead sound, and Acoustic Panels clean up sound bouncing around at ear level. Together, they cover the space from all angles and create a much more controlled acoustic environment.
Thicker clouds, like 30mm panels, absorb more sound, perfect for noisy spaces like gyms or cafeterias. In quieter areas like offices or libraries, these panels often do the job just fine. Always check the NRC rating. The higher the number, the better the absorption. Our Acoustic Ceiling Clouds offer an NRC of up to 0.95, meaning they can absorb up to 95% of the sound energy in a space.
If you’re dealing with a noisy, echo filled space, the right acoustic treatment can completely change how it feels and functions. But not all products work the same in every space. Ceiling height, layout, surface materials, and even how the space is used all matter when picking the right solution. That’s where our team can help.
Contact Us today to help you choose and plan the right mix of Acoustic Ceiling Clouds and wall Acoustic Panels from Amazone By Furnitech. We’ll guide you on panel sizes, thickness, layout, colour options, and material types like fiberglass or polyester everything you need to get it right the first time.
Large spaces like gyms, offices, lobbies, cafes and auditoriums get noisy fast. Sound bounces off hard surfaces and fills the room. Acoustic Panels help, but they’re only part of the solution, sound travels up too, especially in rooms with high ceilings. That’s where Acoustic Ceiling Clouds come in. They hang from above and absorb sound from both directions, cutting down echo and noise at the source. They work where wall panels can’t, and they look good doing it. Whether you’re designing for focus, clarity, or comfort, Acoustic Ceiling Clouds are a smart, space saving solution that actually works.
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