Architectural Acoustics
Our architectural acoustic services
The way in which the acoustic elements are structured in both internal and external spaces can significantly influence their functionality and perceived quality. The presence of noise and inadequate acoustics can have far-reaching effects on health and well-being of individuals.
At CPW, our experienced team of acoustic consultants are fully qualified and experienced in delivering specialist designs the built environment across many sectors, from masterplans to individual studios.
Using our extensive experience of modern architectural acoustics, our team can offer the following services:
Development of the sound insulation design of internal walls, floors and doors.
Design of building envelopes’ sound insulation including ventilation systems to meet the sound insulation requirements.
Junction detail design for walls, floors and services penetrations.
Design of specialist constructions such as high-performance floating floors, box-in-box constructions and whole building isolation systems.
Assessments in accordance with The Building Regulations ADE & ADO, BB93, HTM 08-01, BCO guidance, amongst others.
Internal room acoustics modelling to determine room acoustics, speech intelligibility, reverberation time and other room acoustics parameters.
Design and specification of internal finishes to meet the room acoustic / reverberation time requirements.
Room impulse response and auralisations. These can be used to develop an acoustic simulation of how a room will sound.
Pre-Completion sound insulation testing.
Certification assessments such as BREEAM, WELL, HQM.
Our acoustics team also offer services in other areas outside of architectural acoustics:
Environmental Noise Assessments & Surveys
Expert Witness.
Building Services Noise & Vibration Control.
Ground Borne Vibration & Structure Borne Noise.
Construction Noise & Vibration Monitoring.
Electroacoustic Modelling (PA/VA systems etc.).
We work across large and small scale projects in a variety of sectors including:
Our architectural acoustics experience
Waterside Campus
CPW developed the acoustic design of 6 new academic buildings for the University of Northampton. The accommodation comprised academic spaces, laboratories, workshops, a sports pavilion building and a gymnasium. The acoustic design included the specification of internal partitions, floors, doors and interior finishes as well as the design of the noise emission from the building services systems.
Bradfield Centre Cambridge
CPW developed the acoustic design of the new office building in Cambridge. CPW developed the CAT A and CAT B acoustic design of the development which included the design input to the internal structures and finishes, the façade systems and submissions as part of the planning process.
Get in contact with our architectural acoustics consultants
Get in touch and talk to one of our acoustic consultants today to see how we can help your business. We have offices across the UK and internationally in order to best serve our clients’ needs. No matter the scale or size of the project, our team of experienced and fully qualified acoustic experts can deliver specialist design for a variety of projects, from masterplans to individual studios both in the UK and internationally.