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Acoustic Treatment & Design
Wall and ceiling treatments planned around how your room sounds and how it is used. We assess the space, select suitable treatments, and coordinate installation with the room’s layout and finishes.
Work on the room.
As well as the audio.
In a reflective room, sound continues to bounce between surfaces after someone speaks. That reverberation can make conversation harder to follow, including for people joining a meeting remotely.
We start with the room use, finishes, layout, and the issue people are hearing. From there, we scope suitable wall and ceiling treatments, baffles, or screens around the space and the agreed objectives.
Room treatment and sound isolation address different issues. If sound is travelling between rooms, or noise is coming from building services, that needs to be identified before a treatment package is selected.
From room assessment to acoustic treatment.
Understand the issue
Review how the space is used, where people speak and listen, and when the problem occurs. Agree the assessment required, including any acoustic measurement or specialist input needed.
Plan the treatment
Select the type, quantity, and placement of treatments around the room and agreed objectives. Consider the available surfaces, finishes, mounting, and interaction with lights, services, and AV equipment.
Install and review
Coordinate installation with the construction schedule and room availability. Check the completed treatment against the agreed scope and review the room in use, with any formal performance testing agreed before installation.
Treatments that fit
the space.
Walls and ceilings
Absorptive panels and ceiling treatments help manage reflected sound within a room. Their selection and placement need to suit the room volume, finishes, and available space.
Meetings and teaching
Consider the people in the room alongside microphones and loudspeakers. Treatment, equipment placement, and audio configuration need to be considered together.
Open and shared areas
Baffles, wall finishes, and screens can form part of a plan for sound within an open space. The layout, noise sources, and working patterns also need to be considered.
Sound travelling between rooms
Adding absorptive panels does not, by itself, establish sound isolation. Walls, doors, glazing, and other transmission paths may need a separate assessment and building scope.
Part of the room design.
Treatment needs to work with the space, not just occupy a spare patch of wall. Panel positions, ceiling heights, and finishes all need coordination with the room’s other functions.
For an existing room, we work through the available surfaces and access. For a new fit-out, involving the acoustic scope early gives the design team more options for integrating it with the architecture.
Tell us what
you are hearing.
Send through room photos or plans and describe when the issue is most noticeable. Let us know how the space is used, any planned refurbishment, and whether a consultant has already set acoustic requirements.
