Acoustics, Noise and Vibration Control Engineering

Public Spaces

The acoustics/noise control engineering of public spaces involves the following:

  1. Low background sound level
  2. Control of extraneous noise sources
  3. High degree of sound isolation from adjacent spaces
  4. Excellent speech intelligibility combined with some degree of confidentiality of private conversations.
  5. Music appreciation

The following is a sample of projects completed for various types of Public Space:

BUILDING TYPES

Theatres & Performing Arts Centres

  • The Rose Theatre, Brampton
  • Ford Centre for the Performing Arts
    (Lyric Theatre, 1800 seats), New York
  • Ford Centre for the Performing Arts
    (Oriental, renovation, 2200 seats), Chicago
  • Ford Centre for the Performing Arts
    (1800 seat, Broadway), Vancouver
  • Pantages Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
  • Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton, Ontario
  • Conrad Grebel Recital Hall, Waterloo, Ontario
  • Victoria Hall, Petrolia, Ontario
  • Cardinal Carter Academy of Arts, North York, Ontario
  • Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
  • Niagara Casino Theatre

Municipal Buildings/Council Chambers

  • Markham City hall, Markham, Ontario
  • Pickering Town Hall, Pickering, Ontario
  • Aurora Civic Centre, Aurora, Ontario
  • Waterloo Regional Centre, Kitchener, Ontario

Lecture Theatres or Performance Space Projects

  • Thornbrough Hall: University of Waterloo
  • Ontario Veterinary College: Learning Centre, Guelph
  • Royal Ontario Museum - Eaton Court
  • Kaneff Centre, University of Toronto, Erindale Campus
  • Central YMCA, Toronto
  • Toronto Star Conference Room: Refurbishment
  • Cineplex - Odeon - THX Theatres (Consultant of Record, 1983-1989)

Television, Broadcast & Post-Production Studios

  • CBC Broadcast Centre, Toronto
  • City TV, 299 Queen Street West, Toronto
  • Film House, Toronto
  • Crossroads Communications Centre, Burlington, Ontario
  • Eastman Studios, Toronto

Universities

  • Centre for Fine Arts, York University
  • Faculties of Music & Law, University of Toronto
  • Earth Sciences Centre, University of Toronto

Places of Worship

  • Shaar Shalom Synagogue, Thornhill, Ontario
  • Holy Trinity Armenian Church, Toronto
  • Stone Church, Toronto
  • Holy Rosary Church, Toronto
  • Holy Spirit Church, Calgary
  • Jehovah’s Witnesses Assembly Hall
  • Alliance Church, Unionville
  • West Park Baptist Church, London
  • Willowdale Baptist Church, Toronto

High Schools

  • Oakville Trafalgar, Oakville, Ontario
  • Widdifield Secondary, North Bay, Ontario
  • Cardinal Carter Academy of the Arts, North York, Ontario
  • York Humber High School, Etobicoke, Ontario
  • M.M. Robinson, Burlington, Ontario

MGS Projects

  • Sault Ste Marie Office Complex
  • Whitby Psychiatric Hospital
  • OPP General Head Quarters, Orillia
  • Ontario Ministry of Agriculture & Food Head Quarters, Guelph
  • New Hamilton Courthouse, Hamilton, Ontario
  • Mississauga Courthouse, Mississauga

Case Studies

Project:  Rose Theatre
Project Type:  Architectual Acoustics

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Project:  Four Seasons, Budapest
Project Type:  Noise Control

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Project:  Sony Centre
Project Type:  Environmental Noise Control

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Project:  Pierre Elliott Trudeau Judicial Building
Project Type:  Courthouse Acoustics & Noise Control

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Project:  Las Vegas, Pedestrian Bridges
Project Type:  Tuned Mass Damper Consultation

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Contact Us

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Fax:  905-271-1846

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