Sounds Good: Design for Audio Clarity
Have you ever been inside a grand, beautiful home, but it has an echo-y sound that ruins the effect of the space? There are now many modern solutions to this challenge. Let’s take a tour!
There are generally 4 types of applications for sound-reducing design elements: Walls, ceilings, hanging baffles, and room dividers.
When thinking about residential materials, you want something cool and creative with flexible applications, such as this beautiful Xorel Artform from Carnegie that can create multiple shapes and patterns on any flat surface.
This beautiful material called Veil forms a delicate textural lace that also absorbs sound and keeps it from bouncing between spaces, especially good for open plan rooms and lofts.
Another solution excellent for lofts are these patterned screens from Keirei. Despite appearing open, Echo Screens easily absorb and soften sound while providing structure. Use them to separate your dining and kitchen spaces, for example.
If you admire solid walls instead of open panels for your loft, these beautiful etched Santa Fe designs from Keirei are simple and stylish.
When you want a dropped ceiling but not the boring, department store-look, you’ll love these EchoStar hexagonal ceiling panels, especially good for lofts with their high ceilings. You can even leave them unfinished for an industrial look.
Kimball Starr designs custom acoustic solutions for fabulous homes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Tahoe. Contact her today for a remote or socially-distant in-person consultation.
