From tiny houses to concert halls, noise and reverberation control in buildings should be considered a fundamental part of the design. A comfortable acoustic environment facilitates wellbeing, restful sleep as well as effective communication and learning.
Acoustician input from the early stages of a project can prevent noise issues arising later on, where additional cost and delay could be significant.
Acoustic design in buildings can be summarised in the following categories:
- Sound insulation of the building envelope and vibration isolation of structures (as relates the external environment and neighbouring buildings)
- Sound insulation of internal elements (privacy between rooms)
- Control of reverberation (spatial design of surface finishes to achieve the right amount of sound absorption and scattering)
- Mechanical services (noise and vibration from ventilation, lifts and so on)
Aether Acoustics has considerable experience in building acoustic consulting encompassing building fabric, internal elements, reverberation and building services noise control.
We’re just as happy to provide practical design advice to individuals as we are working as part of a large design team.