QEF Leatherhead
Sustainable Acoustics worked with Capital and Provincial and Architects LOM to produce the acoustic strategy on the development of the Care and Rehabilitation Centre (CRC) and a workshop building. The goal of this project was to create a Charitable Hub, providing communal facilities for QEF and other partner charities at their HQ in Leatherhead, close to the M25.
The main areas where Acoustics will add value are listed below:
Sound Insulation to meet the minimum required by Building Regulations for the client accommodation, but also consideration of the design to achieve enhanced levels of sound separation between rooms for increased privacy. In addition, sound insulation between counselling rooms, specialist therapy and treatment spaces, and between spaces, meeting rooms and offices used by different charitable bodies.
Sound and Vibration Insulation to allow spaces to function without compromising adjacent areas; for example, in the craft workshop areas, the gymnasium, and the radio, music and educational rooms.
Comfort through:
The appropriate design of surface finishes to control reverberation, helping to create calm places. This allows those recovering or learning to live with neuro injury or trauma the ability to find a variety of spaces offering low levels of stimulation.
The appropriate design of surface finishes to help control reverberation, allowing spaces to be used to their full potential.
The consideration of achieving good levels of speech intelligibility in educational rooms and meeting rooms, and controlling noise build-up in potentially noisy areas such as gyms and workshops;
Providing pleasant environments in the dining halls and allowing spaces to be used in other functional ways, such as a cinema.
