Acoustics Noise Vibration engineering staff have a background in music and are able to bring a unique understanding to the acoustic design requirements for auditorium and music facilities. Facilities have included: community halls, school halls and performing arts complexes, 300 – 3000 seat auditoria, churches, recording studios, music practice rooms, rehearsal spaces, and 100 – 500 seat lecture theatres.
The Acoustics Goal:
The goal of the acoustic design for performance, rehearsal and studio spaces, is to create an experience that meets or exceeds the functional requirements of the client.
This has included:
modelling the shape and finishes for an auditorium to achieve a great listening experience for the audience and a great performance space for the performers,
designing variable acoustics for a rehearsal room and a comfortable listening space in the studio control room, and
designing specialised floating rooms with double or triple glazing to provide a high level of isolation between music practice rooms.
Key Elements:
Auditorium and music building projects have included refurbishments of existing buildings and new building projects. Acoustic work has included:
noise and vibration monitoring,
façade design to control external noise intrusion,
setting suitable internal noise criteria,
review of room shape and reflecting surfaces to improve the acoustics,
modelling of room parameters to optimise placement and selection of suitable acoustic treatments,
design of acoustic finishes for auditoria and music facilities to achieve a great performance and listening space,
specialised internal acoustic design for studios,
design of finishes for music practice rooms to control sound levels and protect performers hearing,
design of walls, doors, ceilings, floors, ducting to achieve a high level of acoustic privacy between spaces,
design of floating floors and rooms to limit cross talk between spaces,
roof treatments to control rain noise,
mechanical and electrical plant noise control treatments to meet internal and external noise criteria,
hydraulic services noise control,
inspections during construction,
measurement and testing of room acoustics, and
workplace health and safety considerations for acoustically isolated rooms.
Projects undertaken by Acoustics Noise Vibration staff have included:
State Library of Queensland 300 seat auditorium and music rehearsal room
Gateway Baptist Church 1500 seats
Revival Fellowship Church Bundaberg
Old Queensland Museum auditorium and rehearsal spaces
Advanced Seminar space UQ Zelman Cowan Building
Performing Arts Complex Auditorium, Music and Dance facilities -Townsville Grammar School
Three lecture theatres & Comprehensive Learning Centre – GPN4 University of Queensland
Lecture theatres and music practice rooms – Australian Catholic University
“The Shed” rehearsal space for Qld Theatre Company
Conservatorium of Music practice rooms, performance spaces and recording studios – Griffith University
Performing Arts Complex Auditorium and music practice rooms Faith Lutheran College Laidley
Acoustics Noise Vibration has provided us with practical analysis and solutions for our sensitive on site acoustic conditions. Solutions have been achieved in a quick, friendly and effective manner.
Jo Rotim – Associate Director – Leffler Simes Architects
I am pleased to confirm that my recent experience with Acoustics Noise Vibration Consulting Engineers (“ANV”) was entirely satisfactory. My commissioning ANV’s services related to complex issues of excessive inter-tenancy noise and vibration in a Brisbane CBD building for which I am responsible, although I have no experience in ANV’s field of expertise. I found David Borgeaud’s analysis of the matter to be clear, timely, informative and completely professional. This greatly facilitated my achieving the necessary corrective actions.
Professor John Corbett
I have worked with David Borgeaud over many years and he brings a wealth of experience to the acoustics and vibration discipline. His thorough approach and attention to detail ensures that projects are well considered and thought through. He has a high level of service excellence and quality of work and I would not hesitate in recommending David for projects.
Alan Simonic – Managing Partner, Environmental Resources Management Australia
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