Do you take responsibility for the acoustic performance?

We take responsibility for building the specified system correctly and for the interfaces within our package. The performance itself is established by the tested system and the acoustic consultant's design, and we will not claim a figure the system has not been tested to.

Can the acoustic treatment carry a decorative finish?

Usually yes, but the finish must be agreed with the acoustic consultant, because facing material, perforation and coating all affect performance. We put the proposed finish forward with the technical information rather than applying it and hoping.

What do you need before you can price the package?

The current drawings or model, the specification, the programme dates and a clear statement of the interfaces. If any of that is missing we will say what we have assumed rather than price around it.

Acoustics

Acoustic interiors, built to the system the consultant specified.

An acoustic interior only performs as the tested system performs. Our role is to build the specified system exactly, in a way that survives the interfaces: penetrations, junctions, service routes and the finish the architect wants over the top of it.

We engineer, manufacture and install acoustic panelling, diffusers, reflectors, treated ceilings and integrated joinery, working to the acoustic consultant's specification and reporting anything that would compromise it.

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Recital hall interior with timber acoustic wall and ceiling treatment

Scope

What the package covers.

Typical applications

Auditoria, recital halls and lecture theatres
Studios, rehearsal and practice rooms
Cinema and screening rooms
Board and meeting rooms requiring speech privacy
Prayer halls and assembly spaces
Restaurants and lounges with a reverberation target

Design inputs required

Acoustic consultant's specification and performance targets
Sections showing the build-up behind the finish
Details at penetrations, doors and service openings
Finish specification and veneer or fabric reference
Fire requirements applying to the linings
Seating layout and sightline information where relevant

Interfaces we resolve

Ventilation terminals and attenuator positions
Lighting, AV and cable routes through treated surfaces
Door and access panel detailing
Junctions between treated and untreated surfaces
Structural isolation details where specified
Maintenance access without breaking the treatment

Sequence

How the work runs.

Survey and setting-out

Dimensional survey of the shell against the drawn geometry.

Shop drawings and engineering

Panel layouts, build-ups, fixings and every penetration, coordinated with services.

Material development

Substrate, absorber, facing and finish selected to match the specified system.

Samples and prototypes

Finish samples and, on a critical room, a section of the wall build-up.

Production

Panel manufacture in the workshop against approved drawings.

Factory quality control

Build-up, dimension and finish verified panel by panel.

Logistics

Sequenced delivery so treated surfaces arrive after wet trades are complete.

Installation and handover

Installation, consultant inspection, close-out of any observations and record information.

Control

Where the risk actually sits.

The consultant's system is the specification

We build the tested system as specified. Where a substitution is proposed we put it back to the acoustic consultant with the data, rather than deciding an equivalence ourselves.

Penetrations designed, not cut

Every penetration through a treated surface is drawn and agreed in advance, because a service opening cut on site is the usual reason a room misses its target.

Manufacture and installation held together

Panels are produced against the survey, and installed by the team that made them, which keeps the tolerance and the treatment continuous.

Before pricing

What we need to see.

Send what exists today. We will tell you what is still required rather than price around the gaps.

Acoustic specification and performance targets
Architectural sections and reflected ceiling plans
Services layout affecting the treated surfaces
Finish and fabric or veneer references
Programme for testing and commissioning
Who holds responsibility for acoustic testing

Evidence

Projects from the register.

David Josefowitz Recital Hall with timber acoustic panelling, recital dome and raked seating — David Josefowitz Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music
London, United Kingdom
Renovation, interior fit-out and acoustic works for the recital hall and rehearsal spaces

Prosperity Auditorium Hall with timber-slatted acoustic walls, stage lighting and terraced seating — Prosperity Auditorium Hall
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Full acoustic insulation of auditorium walls, floors and ceilings; stage and backstage fit-out

The Global City development aerial with the auditorium venue in Thu Duc City — Auditorium, The Global City
Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Wall & ceiling insulation for multipurpose entertainment areas; fit-out & furniture

Questions

What clients ask about this scope.

Where to go next.

Send your specification

Send the drawings and the specification.

Send the package drawings, the specification and the programme date. We will confirm what is buildable as drawn, what needs development and what we would need to see before pricing.