The story of halQ began more than twenty years ago, in digital printing and manufacturing. That work taught us to pay attention to the details that make a design possible. Today, we bring the same care to acoustics.
A chance meeting introduced us to acoustic panels. We saw how much a panel could contribute to a room, both in the way it sounds and in the way it looks. We began to apply what we knew about materials and manufacturing to a new question: how could we give designers more freedom to shape both?
That question became halQ.
We work with architects and interior designers to develop acoustic panels around the space they have in mind. Shape, pattern and finish can all be tailored to the project, whether the panels are meant to blend into the interior or give it a focal point.
Our own manufacturing and installation teams help us carry the original design through to the finished space. We design and manufacture in Budapest, Hungary, and draw on relationships with partners in Hungary and abroad.
The way a room sounds affects what people can do in it. It can make a conversation easier to follow, help someone concentrate or make a busy room feel calmer.
Light, materials and proportions shape how we experience a space. Sound is part of that experience, too.
Good design makes room for light.
Good acoustics make room for quiet.
Design Management Special Prize 2023
Tell us what you're designing and how you want the space to feel. We're happy to talk through the acoustic possibilities from the first sketches.