Walking into most sports centres, you’ll straight away notice the sound reverberation within the space. In some centres, where the acoustics are really poor, the reverberating echo can last as long as 30 seconds! The running, bouncing and yelling of sporting matches competes with the umpire’s whistle and the scratchy sounds of a commentator over the PA system. Players and spectators strain their voices to be heard, and often leave feeling physically and mentally fatigued from just being present in the loud environment.
The excessive echo of a sport centre is commonly caused by the multitude of hard surfaces that make up the interior structure. Generally, the construction is made from high-density blockwork, timber or concrete flooring, and metal ceilings. Hard surfaces are sound reflective, causing the mix of high and low frequency sounds to bounce around the room, turning into a cacophony of noise that can be highly unpleasant to the human ear. With many sports centres used secondarily as assembly halls and theatres, a poor soundscape can also make for poor speech auditability and comprehension.
By using cleverly placed acoustic materials, a sports centre can be optimized to create a more comfortable and enjoyable soundscape for all users. It can also improve the functionality and flexibility of a space when used for mixed purposes.
Acoufelt offers a range of soundscaping products for sports centre environments, designed to absorb sound and reduce reverberation.
Our products can be installed in sports centres and other recreational spaces to foster pleasant soundscapes that are pleasing to both the ears and eyes. Acoufelt also offer delivery and install, assistance with acoustic consultations, as well as a number of other on-site services. Custom designs are also available across each of our product collections.
Acoustic ceiling panels are a great tool for reducing sound reverberation in a whole room or in targeted areas within a large space, offering an NRC value of up to 0.85. Place them over high-activity areas, such as indoor swimming pools or courts, as well as high-density seating areas. Panels are available in a number of solid colors, with custom cutting, edging and sizing also available upon request.
Walls offer an immense variety of opportunities for acoustic treatment with Acoufelt’s broad range of products, available in an array of sizes, colors, prints, cuts, and designs. Depending on your acoustic and aesthetic needs, select from our regular panels, printed panels, wall shapes or wall tiles.
For the gymnasium at Oatlands Primary School in Victoria, the ceiling naturally offered the best surface for acoustic treatment. The designers opted for Acoufelt’s highest-performing ceiling panel, which was tastefully integrated into the ceiling system.
The combination of sound produced by swimmers and spectators, paired with the hard tiling and concrete finishes of any aquatic interior is cause for acoustical concern. For Caulfield Grammar in Victoria, Acoufelt’s high-performing and lightweight acoustic panels were fixed to the ceiling above the indoor pool.
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