Acoustic Planning Before You Build
For new venues, renovations and property conversions. Acoustic constraints are far cheaper to design around than to retrofit — and they shape decisions as fundamental as where the dance floor goes.
What we look at on a development project
Site assessment
The surrounding sound environment, topography, prevailing conditions and the position of noise-sensitive receptors.
Building layout
Where loud activity sits relative to boundaries, accommodation and quiet spaces.
Event-space planning
Ceremony, dinner, party and overflow spaces, and how guests and sound move between them.
Noise-sensitive boundaries
Identifying the constraints that will govern the venue's operating model for decades.
Acoustic isolation
Envelope, separations and structural detailing specified while they are still drawings.
Sound-system planning
Infrastructure, cable routes, positions and power designed in rather than surface-mounted later.
Outdoor event areas
Terraces, lawns, courtyards and poolside spaces, where impact is hardest to contain.
Future operating requirements
Room to grow: later finishes, additional spaces, higher capacities and changes of use.
Alongside your architect and project team
We work with venue owners, developers, architects, maîtres d'œuvre and hospitality groups converting buildings into wedding venues. Input is most valuable at concept and early design stage, when layout decisions are still open, and again at detailed design when specifications are being fixed.
Plan the acoustics before you build.
Tell us about the site and the project stage. We will assess the information and advise you on the most appropriate next step.