Hard Days Night - hotel conversion
The Challenge
When a suitable site was finally found for Hard Days Night, the eagerly anticipated Beatles themed hotel in Liverpool, an ambitious two-year development plan was put in place to convert the historic listed building into a prestigious four star hotel.
Photography by Ellie Laycock
Redland Green new build school project
The Challenge
As part of a significant investment programme in school buildings, Redland Green School in Bristol benefited from a major new build development, designed to deliver one of the most modern, state of the art learning environments in the South West.
Leeds Grand Theatre new build rehearsal rooms
The Challenge
Originally built in 1878, Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House was once the prime theatrical venue in the north of England. In a bid to give the building back its former glory, and create a new home for the Opera North Company...
School remedial works
The Challenge
Autism.westmidlands school for autism is a residential and day facility for pupils aged 8-19, providing specialist teaching strategies that are designed to overcome the barriers to education caused by autism.
Ryton Comprehensive School sports hall remedial project
The Challenge
Gateshead Council faced an unexpected acoustic challenge when a sound
absorbing board failed in the new sports hall at Ryton Comprehensive
School, Tyne & Wear.
Luxury new build apartment development
The Challenge
During the construction of a prestigious new development in central Leeds, an acoustic flooring system had to be sourced that would meet Part E standards for impact sound and be delivered against tight timescales.
Luxury new build apartment project
The Challenge
When constructing a new build luxury apartment development in Idle, West Yorkshire, Oak Tree Developments chose to follow the Robust Detail (RD) route to project completion, aiming to provide future occupants with optimum standards of living.
Weaste old bus depot apartment development
The Challenge
When converting the Weaste old bus depot into two new apartment blocks, Abbotsound Developments enlisted the help of CMS Acoustics to identify an impact sound solution that would exceed Part E in line with the new Code for Sustainable Homes.
Luxury new build apartment project
The Challenge
When constructing a new build penthouse development in
Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Oakmere Estates had to exceed
minimum Part E requirements in order for the apartments to be
fit for purpose.
Leeds Trinity and All Saints College refurbishment
The Challenge
Trinity and All Saints is an accredited college of the University of Leeds, offering undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and diplomas. During the refurbishment, Skipton-based Bowman Riley Building Surveyors needed to ensure that the lecture auditorium at LeedsTrinity and All Saints was adequately soundproofed and protected from reverberation.
Kier Western Priory Community School new build project
The Challenge
When Kier Western undertook the development of three new
school buildings at Priory Community School, Western Super
Mare, it needed to make adequate provision for noise control to
ensure optimum teaching and learning conditions post completion.
Carillion Industrial acoustic insulation
The Challenge
A £600 million investment in the modernisation of News International’s printing facilities, which saw the construction of two brand new production sites in London and Liverpool, created one of the world’s largest and most technologically advanced printworks.
Cottam power station
The Challenge
To meet the specification for a Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD)
project at Cottam power station, Vinci Services needed to
soundproof the FGD units and prevent noise and drone
reaching the surrounding villages.
Saga Construction - Antibo’s Restaurant apartment conversion
The Challenge
When Saga Construction embarked upon its apartment
conversion above a busy restaurant in Leicester, it needed to
source an acoustic solution that would overcome excessive
noise transmission emitted from below.
Multibuild - Travelodge refurbishment project
The Challenge
When undertaking the conversion of a mill into a 72-bedroom
Travelodge hotel in Preston, Lancashire, Multibuild needed to
ensure that future guests would enjoy a quiet night’s sleep.
Furthermore, as a commercial application, Part E standards
had to be exceeded in order that the hotel would be deemed
fit for purpose.
Alfred McAlpine - Chester police custody suite
The Challenge
Alfred McAlpine realised near completion of its new build police
custody suite in Chester that the construction would not meet the
acoustic requirements set out in BB93. This was further
compounded by the fact that the development had to conform to
Home Office specification by using a carpet floor finish, concrete
blockwork partitions and plastered walls.
Kier North West - Keeping it quiet at Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre
The Challenge
When Kier North West undertook the new build Oldham Library
and Lifelong Learning Centre project, it needed to source a cost
effective acoustic solution that met the original specification.
As one of the North West’s largest Lifelong Learning Centres, the
project would include state of the art teaching accommodation,
dedicated IT training suites, and a Skills for Life Centre.
Countryside Properties - Sportcity new build apartment project
The Challenge
Countryside Properties faced a real challenge when an incompatibility issue with a specific acoustic
material was raised two floors into its Sportcity development. Fortunately, there was still time to
seek an alternative solution for the new build apartment project, prior to undertaking pre completion testing
Annona Development - St Paul's refurb apartment project
The Challenge
With acoustics provision inevitably high on any developer’s
agenda since the introduction of Part E, Annona faced additional
considerations in undertaking the refurbishment of St Paul’s
Church, Wigan. It required a cost effective material that would not
waste valuable conversion space, while allowing any type of floor
finish to be used.
