Acoustic treatment for a multi use church hall
The Challenge
Make St Michael’s Hall more suitable for speech led and community activities by controlling the excessive reverberation created by its large volume and reflective finishes.
- Space
- Multi use church hall
- Service
- Design, supply and installation
- Purpose
- Improve speech clarity and acoustic comfort
- Use
- Meetings, events and community activities
- Treatment
- Bespoke acoustic panel layout
Space
Multi use church hall
What we did
Design · Supply · Install
Purpose
Acoustic comfort
Treatment
Distributed absorption
The Project
The size and hard internal finishes of St Michael’s Hall allowed sound to travel around the room for too long. This made the space feel noisy during busy events and reduced speech clarity during meetings and organised activities.
Songbird developed a coordinated acoustic panel scheme based on the hall’s proportions, finishes and patterns of use. Treatment was distributed around the available surfaces to control reverberation without overwhelming the room visually.
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White acoustic panels follow the ceiling slopes between the timber frames.
Ceiling treatment preserves the hall’s open floor and exposed timber structure.
Panels sit above the glazed doors, clear of the curtains and wall fittings.
Evenly spaced panels work around the illuminated timber beams.
01
Review
Understand how the hall was used and identify the surfaces contributing to the acoustic problem.
02
Plan
Determine the appropriate quantity and distribution of acoustic absorption.
03
Deliver
Supply and install the panels as a coordinated treatment scheme.
The Result
St Michael’s Hall now provides a more balanced acoustic environment, helping voices remain clearer and reducing the uncomfortable build up of sound during busy community events.
Could your space sound this good?
Acoustic
comfort
Distributed
absorption
One team
design, supply and installation