Custom acoustics create sound clarity and privacy for law firm
Architect: Wingates
Installer: Apex Interiors
Categories: Commercial, Offices, Project
Account Manager: Dev Pokhrel
Designer: Sean Stirling
Photographer: Jono Parker
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Maintaining privacy and acoustic clarity in a sensitive workspace
The project
Wingates has collaborated with Autex Acoustics® to integrate customised sound solutions into the very fabric of this 1,280 sqm office fit-out. The interior achieves minimal reverberation, maintaining privacy and sound clarity in a sensitive workspace.
Departing from the conventional appearance of a law firm, Wingates has created an innovative workplace interior for Anthony Harper’s Auckland offices. Showcasing the firm’s celebrated inclusive and diverse culture, Wingates has expressed its brand vision in rich colours and warm materials, adding contrast through sophisticated gloss and matte finishes.
The acoustics within this fluid office interior needed to support many different uses over two floors, including private meeting rooms, spaces for social connection and collaboration, coffee and lunch rooms, and areas for focused work. Wingates approached Autex Acoustics to develop innovative acoustic treatments that would be organic to the design, making the sound solutions integral to the overall character.
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Designing a custom solution
Throughout the two floors, Wingates has expressed the Anthony Harper brand and colour palette in the fit-out, specifying custom-cut and grooved Grid Ceiling Tiles in the Acros colourway for the staff room and in Sargazo above the bar leaners–all installed by Apex Interiors.
“The ceiling tiles we designed for this interior influenced our direction for the new range,” says Sean. “We learned a lot from the installation process on this project, which is reflected in Grid Ceiling Tile’s product specification. The tile grids are a key material to ensure minimal reverberation between spaces, allowing the Anthony Harper team to work comfortably in different work modes. Acoustic design in a sensitive workspace like this can’t be underestimated, and it’s our absolute focus and passion.”
A vision brought to reality
Through this innovative collaboration between Wingates and the Autex Acoustics design team, Anthony Harper has realised their vision of a dynamic, open workplace where sound doesn’t dominate. “The overall result has been an exciting, free-flowing workplace in an engaging environment that enables a diverse group of talented professionals to continue delivering their best work,” notes Wingates.
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