5.14 Creative Room Acoustics - Scarlet Hotel and SPA - Auralisation

This was a challenging project where Spa treatment rooms were proposed to be formed from tents located within the Scarlet Spa Hotel, Cornwall 7. These tents 10 did not contain doors and were to be seen as  lightweight structures. Acoustic separation between the tents was therefore addressed in depth. Results were presented in terms of a real time audio simulation 8 & 9.

Design Scheme
The key to this project was to determine the required performance requirements. This was done through MACH Acoustics in-house auralisation tools. This process enabled the end user to hear the building before it was built. The effects of noise masking, sound transfer and background music, were all represented.

Such to provide the client design goals, a detailed computer model was used to assess the spread of sound between tents. This tool was used to assess the effects of room acoustic treatments, curtains, the layout of the Spa and other architectural features.

The result is a fantastic Spa with a very different look and open feel. The tents provide a warm and comfortable environment. The level of acoustic separation between tents achieved the required privacy levels.