Entertainment Venues and Auditoria Sound Acoustics

Entertainment Venues

Nightclubs and related leisure facilities such as function rooms, pubs, bowling alleys, laser quests, etc. are a strong growth industry in noise and acoustics-related architecture.

The single biggest problem associated with this area of work is caused by the dramatic increase in low frequency noise, particularly the repetitive thump of modern dance music. Such low frequency thumping is not only highly disturbing and a frequent nuisance under the Environmental Protection Act, but also very difficult to control if not tackled properly.

Other issues such as mechanical services noise, risks to employees’ hearing under the Noise at Work Regulations, internal room acoustics, and sound system specification are also an important aspect of an acoustic consultant’s brief.

Philip Dunbavin Acoustics Ltd. services include the following:

Internal noise to the external environment.
External environmental noise affecting the internal climate of the facility.
Noise transmission between areas of the facility.
Mechanical services noise.
Internal room acoustics.
Noise at Work Assessments.
Initial surveys, detailed design, liaison with various authorities, design team meetings, site inspections, commissioning etc.

Offices

A poorly designed acoustic environment can lead to fatigue and loss of concentration on behalf of its occupants. Noise is also an important part of external and/or industry-standard design targets such as the BREEAM assessment.

Be it an office or classroom, through to a lecture theatre or studio, the acoustic conditions must be carefully controlled and are most effectively tackled at the design stage. From computer modelling and prediction to state-of-the art acoustic measurements, PDA can offer a full service to all parts of the design and build stages of any project.

The following are an example of the services we offer:

Protection from external noise sources.
Control of internally generated noise.
Speech privacy between areas.
Internal room acoustics for the control of the sound field and speech intelligibility, with or without sound masking systems.
Control of the reverberant environment.

Other Sectors

Hospitals

Residential

Hotels

Entertainment Venues & Auditoria

Cinemas

Schools

Entertainment Venues & Auditoria