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Swimming Pool Acoustic Plaster

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The Project

Pacy & Wheatley Acoustics have successfully delivered the new Acoustic Plaster installation to the swimming pool hall refurbishment at the Norwich High School for Girls.

Swimming pools are notorious for reverberation and echo, but noise, sound insulation and absorption can be solved with acoustic solutions at the time of construction, or applied retrospectively.

The Solution

Our team installed the Class-A Rockfon Mono acoustic solution to an MF grid to the entire area of the swimming pool hall ceiling. The product utilised is perfect for the project, creating a lot of absorption, ensuring any unwanted ambient noise and reverberation is minimised to control sound levels in the space.

The project was delivered on time and on budget for an effective, Class-A acoustic solution.

Hanover Square, London

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The Project

We were commissioned by Caruso St John Architects to provide there client Harry Blain & Graham Southern of Blain Southern with an acoustic solution for there award wining art gallery. This venue was undergoing a large refurbishment at the time by main contractor Knight Harwood who we worked along side to archive the clients exacting requirements. Our aim was to provide Blain Southern with acoustically pleasing and comfortable environment in which they could display there award winning contemporary art work.

The Solution

Caruso St John together with Knight Harwood contacted Pacy & Wheatley Acoustics to discuss the various options in which the clients requirements could be achieved however whilst providing the necessary reverberation control. Pacy & Wheatley offered various options and it was decided to adopt our Ambient basecoat acoustic plaster system. This would provide the desired finish and thickness of material which was crucial to the design. Despite this basecoat system being a more traditional method of application, Pacy & Wheatley Acoustics completed successfully to a very tight schedule imposed onto us by knight harwood which with our can do attitude delivered on time and to budget to which all parties were delighted with the appearance and more importantly the performance.

Stocks Golf Club Hertfordshire

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The Project

Stocks Golf club is situated within the village of Aldbury and surrounded by natural beauty. The newly built clubhouse by Priory Gate Construction was designed to fit into this countryside location. The course is an 18 hole championship course set in a beautiful valley and is a par 73 and is over 6800 yards.The clubhouse houses a large bar area and state of the art facilities and offers superb function rooms to which the architect detected there would be some acoustic absorption required to ensure the comfort of the patrons and form the relaxing space which is required after a hard round.

The Solution

Pacy and Wheatley were commissioned by ADAM Architecture to provide our 32mm ambient acoustic plaster system to the main bar and dining room areas to control the reverberation issues and form some sound absorption. The main bar area with its old oak beams design created perfect spaces for the absorption to be placed approximately 80m2 of the product was installed to the areas with great results. The product was coloured to a pastel shade and with full liaison with Priory Gates site team the project was completed on time and on budget and the spaces now enjoy calming acoustic properties that can be enjoyed by each and every visitor, assuming they have had a good round!

Girton College, Cambridge

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The Project

The Acoustic Plaster solution for Girton is a vibrant community of scholars, from all walks of life, united in their passion for learning, and determined to do well. The stunning buildings and grounds were being extensively extended and refurbished which included the addition of a new swimming pool area.

The designers understood that noise reverberation would be an issue within the space which has hard floor and furnishings with internal walls being face brickwork and required some sound absorbent materials to the ceiling area to absorb the sound to create a calm and coherent atmosphere coupled with a monolithic appearance to maintain minimalistic design of the space.

The Solution

In May 2013 Pacy and Wheatley were employed to provide Ambient Acoustic plaster system by Mansells Construction to install a 32mm system to control the reverberation to ensure perfect swimming pool room acoustics. The area requiring absorption was a pitched ceiling with truss ties spanning the width of the pool with shadow details to each abutment and shadow line to the perimeters with the late introduction of a curved ridge line. P&W Acoustics liaised with Mansells and the designers throughout and created the ambience without sacrifice to the development.

David Callow Mansell Construction’s Site Manager said:

“The acoustic ceiling installation has gone quite well, barring a few detailing changes. Despite these, the access difficulties and limited storage area your team completed on programme and were very accommodating to our site circumstances.

More importantly the Architect has inspected the ceiling and is also very happy with the finished article.”

Priory Church of St John, Clerkenwell, London

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The Project

Priory Church of St. John. The Church on Clerkenwell Road London has fascinating origins in the Order of St John in 11th century Jerusalem, now the St John’s Ambulance. The high ceiling within the Nave suffered greatly with ambient noise. As part of a major redecoration of this listed building an Ambient Acoustic Solution was suggested by architects Donald Insall Associates. The entire ceiling is suspended and the original panelling, cornicing and decoration could not be compromised.

The Solution

Pacy And Wheately Acoustics had recently completed a similar installation for HOK International in the Great Hall of the British Medical Association and we were specified by the architects to provide the acoustical solution for Priory Church. Our Seamless Acoustic Plaster system fitted perfectly to accommodate the architects wishes and retain the original appearance. Following extensive protection to the cornicing, the system was applied to the individual coffers. A suitable decorative pigment was incorporated within the Acoustic Plaster medium. The finished project produced a much reduced level of ambient noise and provided an acoustically comfortable environment for the congregation.

Queen Mary University, London

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The Project

The New Humanities building at the Queen Mary University required acoustic treatment to the main lecture theatre. The ceiling design was complicated with a series of radial suspended acoustic panels incorporating small up stands. Architects Wilkinson Eyre in conjunction with Acoustic Engineers Arup specified a spray acoustic plaster to the suspended areas.

The Solution

Pacy and Wheatley Acoustics were able to accommodate the design requirements with their Ambient Acoustic Plaster System. Budgetary constraints determined we were asked to value engineer the acoustic ceiling system. Working with contractors Walrite Ltd a reduced spray area was agreed in line with updated acoustic reports bringing a very satisfactory conclusion to project.

Specialist Acoutic Plaster System, Loughborough

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The Project

Acoustic Plaster Specialist Pacy & Wheatley Acoustics are delighted to have completed this project in Loughborough. The new Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) is a development that was a brainchild of the late 6th Duke of Westminster. The initiative for creating a state of the art care and rehabilitation centre for members of the armed forces who risk everything and have paid prices is a fantastic one. The Logo for this facility has the strap line “Repairing our seriously wounded” and Pacy and Wheatley have taken enormous pleasure in being involved with the project. The facility over 145 hectares (nearly 360 acres) provides freedom to walk in the tranquil parkland setting to assist in rehabilitation and set around The Stanford hall which is a grade II* listed 18th century country house and sits at the centre of the development.

Within the buildings and communal dining and recreational bar areas, an acoustic solution was required to assist creating the environment for clean sound tones and quiet from unwanted sound and reverberation.

The Solution

Pacy and Wheatley proud to work alongside Interserve to deliver the project to 2 buildings upon the sites with the recreation and communal dining and bar areas, installing over 500m2 of class A absorption system Rockfon Mono to the ceiling with all integration of specialist lighting, AV systems and ornate cornices to the high class as the project deserves.

Craig Wheatley said it has been an absolute pleasure to be involved in this development to aid rehabilitation of many service men and women and creating the ambience within the spaces to aid the rehabilitation.

Rockfon installation for Diss Corn Hall, South Norfolk

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The Project

Pacy and Wheatley Acoustics have completed an installation of their Rockfon Mono Acoustic product in Diss, South Norfolk. Diss Corn Hall is a Popular Entertainment venue open since 1854 and has been recently refurbished as part of a heritage triangle.

The building now offers a wider range of activities during the evenings and days with new bar and cafe which will be open daily, there was going to be issues with regard to reverberation to the existing areas being the Waveney room, main concert room and the council meeting chambers all of which required acoustic absorption to nullify the reverberation issue encountered previously.

The Solution

Pacy and Wheatley quoted to and were appointed to install our Rockfon Mono acoustic product which offers a class A absorption class and was perfect for the project as we can achieve many details with the product due to our many years working in the industry, with the different applications in the 3 different areas the outcome was a great job and another 1st class installation and a happy client and problem solved.

The project was completed on time and to budget for the client and he has said within his testimonial below.

Testimonial

“Late Change by the architect left date for completion at risk, Pacy and Wheatley tendered, worked around other trades, long hours and assisted in ensuring the works did not delay the project”

Mr Mick Flatt, Senior Quantity Surveyor Pentaco Construction Ltd

International Acoustic Plaster Specialists – Egypt Project

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The Project

For some years now, international Acoustic Plaster specialists Pacy and Wheatley have been involved with the New Grand Egyptian Museum project in Egypt. An acoustic solution was needed for the great exhibition halls where some 100,000 priceless relics are on show. The exhibitions rotate through the museum including 5000 relics from the King Tutankhamen Collection, the statue of Ramesses II is already being re located to the new Giza location.

Scheduled for opening in 2018 the museum stands approximately 2 kilometres from the Giza pyramids.

The Solution

Materials and plant were shipped across to Cairo in readiness. Finally, on the 7th August 2015 Pacy and Wheatley flew to Cairo to undertake the sample area in readiness for main contractors and consultants to understand the installation and product build up. Throughout the installation of the sample we discussed, consultants and contractors and alot of friendly people wanted to know how the system was installed. We stayed a week to ensure the sample was complete and also attend meetings to help with the system approval process.

Following further discussions, the full project installation of 15000m2 is to go ahead and we shall be consultants required to attend and train installers to ensure quality installation is achieved. What a fantastic achievement by all concerned and we look forward to the main scheme.

Ambient Acoustic Plaster System BMA London

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The Project

Pacy and Wheatley Acoustics installed their Ambient Acoustic Plaster System in coordination of a major refurbishment of the British Medical Association Great Hall and Cafe areas by Wallis. The base of the BMA since 1925 originally designed by Sir Edwin lutyens.

BMA House, a grade II listed building set in the heart of London, a fantastically appointed facility offering a first class venue for conferences, corporate events, and weddings.

Hok International Architects, appointed designers for the major refurbishment. With the ornate original designs and colours, which required reproduction, the architect was to integrate modern methods to try to ensure the room was acoustically elevated by implementing Acoustic Absorption (noise), ensuring visitors and conference delegates could communicate clearly at normal speech levels.

The Solution

Hok international together with Kier Construction contacted Pacy and Wheatley Acoustics to discuss our Ambient Acoustic Plaster System which would provide the necessary reverberation control affording the required ambient atmosphere. Kier Construction instructed Pacy and Wheatley Acoustics, who were to adopt the two specified and differing shades of blue, both of which were successfully reproduced and applied. The project was completed successfully on time and to budget.

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