Overview Grace Polaris church was burdened with a lack of speech intelligibility, heightened echoes, low frequency build up, and a less-than-desirable 80’s look due to poor acoustics and outdated design choices. Conwed worked with them to achieve the perfect acoustic and aesthetic
Reverberation and echoes are commonly seen as the same thing, and fundamentally they are, since they both are the reflection of sound. But these terms are different. This is due to the time it takes for sound to travel back to your
Imagine this: you’re standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon, taking it all in. You can see different shades of red along the canyon’s walls and a little green scattered in there from the trees. Different plateaus jut out as your
If a tree falls in a forest and nobody is around to hear it… does it make a sound? This age-old question has been asked for centuries, with mixed interpretations. Some argue that types of noise should only be classified in the
To Block, or To Absorb: That is the Question. The real problem with sound is simple: sometimes you don’t want it. Often, soundproofing methods need to be taken for a space to reach its potential. The nuance of the issue is this:
What do musicians, public speakers, teachers and coffee shop patrons have in common? The desire not only to be heard, but to be understood. This sound clarity we strive for is known as “speech intelligibility.” The term was coined by acoustical engineers and refers
