Located in the bustling centre of London’s West End on Regent Street, the Grade II Listed Broadcasting House was the first purpose-built broadcast centre in the UK. Constructed in 1932 to Art Deco designs by George Val Mayer, it underwent a massive eight-year redevelopment and transformation programme, which started in 2002.
The project involved the sensitive refurbishment of the original Broadcasting House, as well as the demolition of a couple of surrounding buildings to extend the footprint of the original, making it a new live multimedia production and broadcast centre.
Associated Board of the Royal School of Music opposite the construction site at BBC Broadcasting House
As works took momentum on the building site, the noise levels started to rise considerably, creating an issue to the close web of surrounding buildings – some of which were occupied by the BBC.
Selectaglaze was contacted to help provide an acoustic solution to insulate offices and studios, creating peace and quiet, despite the cacophony of cranes outside. Not only was it affecting employees at the ‘Beeb’, but musicians in the adjacent, former, offices of the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music – the world-renowned musical exam board.
Installing secondary glazing to the single glazed windows created effective acoustic insulation reducing the external noise levels from forte to soto vocé. The treatment included hinged and sliding panels that closely matched the exterior window designs and in total 170 units were installed.
ABRSM offices with acoustic secondary glazing by Selectaglaze to prevent noise ingress from opposing construction works
The secondary glazing system not only dealt effectively with the construction noise but delivered other benefits. The effect on their heating bills and energy savings was so marked that the treatment has now been extended to the rest of the building, creating a ‘rhapsody in green’!
Associated Board of the Royal School of Music opposite the construction site at BBC Broadcasting House
As works took momentum on the building site, the noise levels started to rise considerably, creating an issue to the close web of surrounding buildings – some of which were occupied by the BBC.
Selectaglaze was contacted to help provide an acoustic solution to insulate offices and studios, creating peace and quiet, despite the cacophony of cranes outside. Not only was it affecting employees at the ‘Beeb’, but musicians in the adjacent, former, offices of the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music – the world-renowned musical exam board.
Installing secondary glazing to the single glazed windows created effective acoustic insulation reducing the external noise levels from forte to soto vocé. The treatment included hinged and sliding panels that closely matched the exterior window designs and in total 170 units were installed.
ABRSM offices with acoustic secondary glazing by Selectaglaze to prevent noise ingress from opposing construction works
The secondary glazing system not only dealt effectively with the construction noise but delivered other benefits. The effect on their heating bills and energy savings was so marked that the treatment has now been extended to the rest of the building, creating a ‘rhapsody in green’!- Date
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