Acoustic Wall Panel (Tesselate)

Some inspiration if we were to decide on plywood acoustic wall panel:
http://www.thelighthouse.co.uk/lha/work/tessellate-acoustic-wall-panel

 by : Khairina Khalid

Music studio designs, some of which incorporate sound insulating materials

Here are some images to give some inspiration for music studio designs.

Here is a good website for studio designs to give us inspiration for the music centre http://maysundays.net/blog/?p=551













I have also looked at lighting, ways in which we could use stage lighting to create light transitions when there are performances in the main performance area. As there is a gap in the ceiling, there is enough room for us to attach lighting equipment on the ceiling. One of the small room existing upstairs could act as a control room for the lighting and sound equipment. http://www.stage-services.co.uk/installations.htm




By Sonal Mistry

Sound Insulating

Sound bounces of walls and so there needs to be a form of sound insulation to absorb the sound so that it does not transfer into the other rooms, outside or interfere with other music instruments in the music centre. There are already sound absorbers in the music centre on the ground floor in the small studio and upstairs in another music studio room. However, these are not particularly pleasing for the eye and look more like dull notice boards. There are other alternatives to sound proofing other than having sound absorbers dotted around the room. The other solution is to have timber, it is known to absorb sound better. Here is a link to show you what the timber looks like. http://www.blackcatacoustics.co.uk/clients-case-studies/case-studies/wall-absorbers1/claremont-high-school-harrow-middlesex.html

 

Here is a useful video that I found on You tube about how to diffuse sound and allow the sound the travel around rather than creating a flat sound, It also absorbs the sound to stop it transferring into the other rooms.



 

 

By Sonal Mistry 

Lighting Systems in schools

Because reading of music will be involved in this building, we might want to consider this publication by the Education governing board.

Standard Specifications, Layouts and Dimensions:
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151715/https://www.education.gov.uk/publications/eOrderingDownload/3653_SSLD_lighting_AW%5B4%5D.pdf

posted by Esther Idoko

Precedent Studies

1. The Hague Dance & Music Centre
http://www.dezeen.com/2010/11/04/the-new-dance-and-music-centre-in-the-hague-by-rau-architects-powerhouse-company/

2. Ecletica Centro de Musica
http://www.dezeen.com/2012/05/05/ecletica-centro-de-musica-by-0e1-arquitetos/

3. Louviers Music School (Rehabilitation & Extension)
http://www.archdaily.com/359050/louviers-music-school-rehabilitation-and-extension-opus-5-architectes/

4. Music School, Barcelona
http://www.archdaily.com/270376/music-school-project-concept-taller-de-musics-dom-arquitectura/

5. Chetham's Music School
http://www.dezeen.com/2013/07/02/chethams-music-school-by-stephenson-isa-studio/


post by: Khairina Khalid

Sound Insulating Glass

Very useful PDF file with specification:
http://www.regencyglass.co.uk/data/noise.pdf


post by: Esther Idoko