Case Study: A challenging project comprising of a studio^r control room and adjoining plant room, A in the heart of Central London M A

I was impressed at the level of sound reduction possible for a studio surrounded by busy offices. The Financial Times is one of the world’s most respected newspaper publishers, famous for providing leading business news and analysis. Although more famous for the printed newspaper, the Financial Times has been a pioneer online and is heavily engaged in video, publishing hundreds of videos a month on its own website as well as syndicating interviews and reports to the world’s conventional television networks. IAC Acoustics was commissioned to design and construct a new television suite within their...

The design solution was based around Moduline™, IAC’s high performance acoustic modular building system with integrated doors and windows. A particular challenge faced by the design team was that the technical racks needed to be accessed at the front from the control room and the rear from the particularly noisy plant room. The introduction of IAC double STC-51 acoustic doors to the front and rear of the racks solved the issue. IAC also assisted with the design of the air distribution system, providing attenuators to ensure the ventilation of the plant room did not exceed acoustic criteria. Product...