Acoustic Design Consultancy Services
Here at Paul Gillieron Acoustic Design we are fully accredited with the Association of Noise Consultants and The Institute of Acoustics.
We have a vast wealth of experience in all matters relating to building acoustics and beyond enabling us to carry out surveys and compile the required reports to satisfy briitish / international standards, building control requirements or planning conditions such as Part E, BS4142, BS8233, BB93, PPG24, The Code for Sustainable Homes and Ecohomes.
Please contact us for more information on any project specific requirements.
We also specialise in performance venues such as theatres, concert halls, sports stadia, night clubs, restaurants and cinemas with hundreds of completed and current projects on our Company CV.
Below is a list of some of the areas in which we specialise.
Airborne acoustics
Airborne acoustics is the study of sound propagation through air. Common commercial applications of airborne acoustics are from construction firms/architects who are required to meet noise insulation standards for party walls, glazing, environmental and other sensitive areas.
Structure Borne/Vibration Acoustics
Vibration acoustics is the study of sound propagation through structures. The main areas of concern are reradiated noise levels caused by vibrating structures and noise propogations from construction sites. As a structure vibrates it acts as a speaker creating a sound radiating surface.
By conducting surveys and analysing data using noise prediction methods it is possible to determine the necessary level of vibration isolation required to ensure that noise level on sites built close to railways, motorways etc.. meet the required standards, e.g. PPG24.
Solutions are often found using resilient constructions such as sprung conctrets slabs or resilient wall/ceiling linings.
Computer Modelling
Room Acoustics - CATT
Acoustic design is a difficult process, because the human perception of sound depends on such things as decibel level, direction of propagation, and attenuation over time, none of which are tangible or visible. The advent of computer simulation and visualisation techniques for acoustic design and analysis has yielded a variety of approaches for modelling acoustic performance. While these techniques certainly offer new insights into acoustic design, they fail to enhance the design process itself, which still involves a burdensome iterative process of trial and error.
The objectives of this research are twofold: 1) to refine and enhance the accuracy of acoustic simulation techniques while maintaining or enhancing computational tractability, and 2) to address the inverse problem of determining material and geometric parameters for an environment from a description of the desired acoustic performance.
Here at Paul Gillieron Acoustic Design we have now modelled over 20 auditoria including the Roundhouse, The Young Vic, Wavendon, Durham, Peterborough Odeon and many more. The results obtained during commissioning have been very encouraging showing an accurate correlation between prediction and actual results.
Using impulse responses from CATT computer modelling it is possible to auralise auditoria to determine possible acoustical problem before they are built using 3DAudioscape and multi speaker array available here on site @ our London office..
Noise mapping - CADNA
Using CADNA noise modelling software it is possible to model landscapes to detect the propagation of sound through a site from any given noise source. Applications range from rail or road traffic noise through to school playgrounds. The software enable us to predict levels at problem locations and arrive at specifications to counteract any prospective complaints and meet the required standards.
Auralisation
Due to the advances in computer technology PGAD is now able to offers clients the ability to hear their auditoria before it is built using CATT acoustic modelling software and ambisonic convolution . Impulse responses can be taken from the CATT Model output and played back on a multi speaker array through 3DAudioscape to exhibit the acoustic properties of the model. It is possible for a client to hear what a source on stage will be like in different seats in different acoustical conditions. i.e Musical, Drama, Opera etc.. This gives both PGAD and the client great insight into the expected performance of any given space.
It is also now possible for us to Auralise transmission into buildings with and without isolation to give the client a better understanding of noise pollution in sensitive areas and the advantages of Acoustic isolation.
We have a vast wealth of experience in all matters relating to building acoustics and beyond enabling us to carry out surveys and compile the required reports to satisfy briitish / international standards, building control requirements or planning conditions such as Part E, BS4142, BS8233, BB93, PPG24, The Code for Sustainable Homes and Ecohomes.
Please contact us for more information on any project specific requirements.
We also specialise in performance venues such as theatres, concert halls, sports stadia, night clubs, restaurants and cinemas with hundreds of completed and current projects on our Company CV.
Below is a list of some of the areas in which we specialise.
Airborne acoustics
Airborne acoustics is the study of sound propagation through air. Common commercial applications of airborne acoustics are from construction firms/architects who are required to meet noise insulation standards for party walls, glazing, environmental and other sensitive areas.
Structure Borne/Vibration Acoustics
Vibration acoustics is the study of sound propagation through structures. The main areas of concern are reradiated noise levels caused by vibrating structures and noise propogations from construction sites. As a structure vibrates it acts as a speaker creating a sound radiating surface.
By conducting surveys and analysing data using noise prediction methods it is possible to determine the necessary level of vibration isolation required to ensure that noise level on sites built close to railways, motorways etc.. meet the required standards, e.g. PPG24.
Solutions are often found using resilient constructions such as sprung conctrets slabs or resilient wall/ceiling linings.
Computer Modelling
Room Acoustics - CATT
Acoustic design is a difficult process, because the human perception of sound depends on such things as decibel level, direction of propagation, and attenuation over time, none of which are tangible or visible. The advent of computer simulation and visualisation techniques for acoustic design and analysis has yielded a variety of approaches for modelling acoustic performance. While these techniques certainly offer new insights into acoustic design, they fail to enhance the design process itself, which still involves a burdensome iterative process of trial and error.
The objectives of this research are twofold: 1) to refine and enhance the accuracy of acoustic simulation techniques while maintaining or enhancing computational tractability, and 2) to address the inverse problem of determining material and geometric parameters for an environment from a description of the desired acoustic performance.
Here at Paul Gillieron Acoustic Design we have now modelled over 20 auditoria including the Roundhouse, The Young Vic, Wavendon, Durham, Peterborough Odeon and many more. The results obtained during commissioning have been very encouraging showing an accurate correlation between prediction and actual results.
Using impulse responses from CATT computer modelling it is possible to auralise auditoria to determine possible acoustical problem before they are built using 3DAudioscape and multi speaker array available here on site @ our London office..
Noise mapping - CADNA
Using CADNA noise modelling software it is possible to model landscapes to detect the propagation of sound through a site from any given noise source. Applications range from rail or road traffic noise through to school playgrounds. The software enable us to predict levels at problem locations and arrive at specifications to counteract any prospective complaints and meet the required standards.
Auralisation
Due to the advances in computer technology PGAD is now able to offers clients the ability to hear their auditoria before it is built using CATT acoustic modelling software and ambisonic convolution . Impulse responses can be taken from the CATT Model output and played back on a multi speaker array through 3DAudioscape to exhibit the acoustic properties of the model. It is possible for a client to hear what a source on stage will be like in different seats in different acoustical conditions. i.e Musical, Drama, Opera etc.. This gives both PGAD and the client great insight into the expected performance of any given space.
It is also now possible for us to Auralise transmission into buildings with and without isolation to give the client a better understanding of noise pollution in sensitive areas and the advantages of Acoustic isolation.
