"Emma who was the principal acoustic engineer was always responsive, collaborative, and professional, understanding and incorporating the social needs and values of the project. What more could a client want?! Having been a client who engaged design consultants around the world on a variety of projects for decades, I would have no hesitation in re-engaging Emma again."
Community/Places of Worship
The right acoustic environment is essential for these spaces to fulfil their purpose.
Community venues and places of worship present some of the most nuanced acoustic challenges – spaces where speech clarity, musical performance, and community connection must all be balanced perfectly. The right acoustic environment is essential for these spaces to fulfill their purpose.
At Anderson Acoustics, we bring deep experience in designing for community halls, places of worship, performance spaces, and multi-purpose venues. We understand the specific requirements of speech intelligibility for sermons, acoustic quality for choirs and music, and the flexibility needed for diverse community activities.
Through careful analysis, 3D acoustic modelling, and our innovative SonicRoom™ technology, we help create spaces that sound right for their purpose – enhancing the shared experience that sits at the heart of community venues. Our solutions respect architectural vision, heritage considerations, and practical constraints while delivering exceptional acoustic performance.
How we do it
At Anderson Acoustics, we help our clients achieve their vision when it comes to building acoustics. We work collaboratively with architects, planners, designers and contractors to create great sounding spaces.
Concept Stage
We undertake detailed noise and vibration studies at concept stage to establish site suitability, achieve planning consent and direct the design of the building, identifying acoustic issues from the outset.
Develop Design
We work closely with the design team to develop building design, providing input across all relevant aspects from construction materials to mechanical services.
Technical Design
We provide detailed design advice and reviews of design proposals and tender returns to ensure the specifications are robust and in line with the design requirements, including sustainability standards such as BREEAM and WELL Building Standard.
Construction and Handover
We provide on-going support to contractors and the design team throughout the construction phase, dealing quickly with ad-hoc acoustic issues as they arise on site and ensuring industrial noise reduction. When complete we undertake acoustic testing to enable sign-off before the building is handed over to the end user.
Noise & Vibration Mitigation
We provide noise and vibration mitigation advice and design for a range of building services and occupational related activities.
Our team supplies strategic input on building design to minimise future noise and vibration issues and to avoid expensive retrospective mitigation measures that might arise from inaccurate planning.
Room Acoustic Design
Many specialist rooms, such as classrooms, offices, halls or performing arts venues require careful control of the internal sound propagation. We provide acoustic design input that takes into consideration room shape and size through to material selection and placement to create the best possible acoustic conditions.
3D Acoustic Modelling
We use state of the art 3D modelling software to design the sound of a space. Using acoustic wireframe models, we can analyse thousands of possible surface geometries and materials to find the optimal acoustic solution.
SonicRoom Auralisation
Using our SonicRoom and advanced acoustic modelling tools, we can model and listen to the sound of a space at the design stage. Often acoustic concepts seem abstract, but with SonicRoom, hearing makes design decisions real.
Why Use Us?
Here are some of the ways that we can help in this sector. If you've got a project in mind, our contact details are below or you can send a message to the team directly using our contact form .
Expert advice for your project
With a team of 25+ people we are one of the largest specialist acoustic consultancies in the country with a vast amount of collective experience in building and architectural acoustics.
Intelligent solutions
Whether you are adopting a new-build, refresh, refurbish or reuse approach to your development, we provide appropriate and intelligent acoustic advice - balancing cost, functional and aesthetic requirements to deliver great sounding, fit for purpose buildings.
Passionate
We believe that buildings should be designed for how they sound, not just how they look. Better sounding buildings are more enjoyable to be in and improve overall quality of life. Helping to make this happen is our passion.
Sustainability
From BREEAM requirements to Code for Sustainable Homes, we provide advice on sustainable acoustic solutions. Compliance with standards and regulations is important, but we like to think that any investment should not just be a compliance exercise but should also bring added value and improve the quality of life for future users.
What we've done
We'd love to hear from you
How can we add value to your project? Is there something we can help you with?
London: 0203 176 7909 Hove: 01273 696 887 Manchester: 07711 009 794 [email protected]
