Acoustic conditioning of dining facilities with Acustiart systems.

PRESENTATION

In this case, we have a company’s dining room without any kind of acoustic treatment.  The existence of hard surfaces (glass, tiling, painted plasterboards, etc) make the noise reflections on walls, floor and ceiling have an amplifying effect, as they add to the noise generated by the people inside.

These premises are a typical case in this type of dinning rooms, as when many people gather together, the noise generated by the different diners is very disturbing.

The client contacted Acústica Integral for it to provide a solution to this noise problem. Our technicians evaluated the problem on-site and, without conducting a previous acoustic study, it was determined that the acoustic treatments to applied were to be carried out in different phases. Once every treatment to be applied was evaluated subjectively, the need to add new materials that enables adjusting the reverberation curve of the premises will be analysed.
It is agreed with the client to perform the acoustic treatment on the ceiling with the premise that the absorbent elements to be applied hang from the ceiling as less as possible, as its original height is very low and the absorbent system can not be mounted far from the ceiling.

Absorbent 50 mm thick Acustiart panels are installed, distributed uniformly throughout the room, fitting them into the gaps available in order not to affect the lighting, ventilation and air-conditioning systems of the premises.

We must take into consideration that given that the ceiling is very low, the activity of the absorbent system is increased, as they are very close to the noise emitting sources (diners and kitchen machinery).

When the acoustic treatment on the ceiling terminated, the installation was evaluated along with the client, and was considered suitable for the intended purpose, not being necessary to add other absorbent systems inside the premises.

The installation of the Acustiart systems was very simple and easy, without major works, thanks to the hanging systems provided by Acústica Integral.