5.15 Creative Room Acoustics - Allies and Morrison Offices

Brief
The brief was to provide room acoustic treatments to acoustically soften the reception spaces at Allies and Morrison’s Offices 1

Design Scheme
The challenge here was to provide design options which fit in with the dramatic, hard, minimalistic reception space. Two design approaches were proposed. The first was to added small amounts of treatment in many locations. These were as follows: to the rear of four large cupboards 2, to the display cabinets 3, to the underside of shelves 4, suspended panels fixed into the lighting track 5.

The alternative proposal was to add larger quantities in fewer locations. This included the end wall 6, here a metal panel with a solid foam infill was proposed, picture 7 shows a sample of this product. The second proposal was to add acoustic beams 9 in front of the window, behind the reception 8.