Pacific Bondi Beach
The historic Swiss Grand Hotel at Bondi was redeveloped into a luxury mixed-use development, combining ground floor retail, boutique hotel suites, one- to three-bedroom apartments, and multi-level lighthouse penthouse apartments overlooking Bondi Beach.
Designed to the luxury market, all aspects of the development - including inter-tenancy sound insulation, mechanical services noise control, and mitigation of road traffic noise - were engineered to exceed acoustic and amenity expectations.
CLIENT
Bondi Swiss Pty Ltd
LOCATION
Sydney
COMPLETED
2015
Photos
Sharrin Rees
Our Scope
Marshall Day Acoustics provided design advice on:
Inter-tenancy wall, floor, and building envelope sound insulation
Mechanical services environmental noise control
Due to the existing lightweight concrete construction and high acoustic amenity expectations, benchmarking of the internal walls and floors was conducted. Mock-up testing of floors with preferred hard finishes and prescribed acoustic treatments verified the achievement of project sound insulation targets.
CHALLENGES
A key challenge was achieving satisfactory impact sound reduction within limited floor-to-ceiling heights of the existing building.
The redevelopment also introduced a large amount of mechanical services to accommodate both residential and commercial spaces. Available space was a significant constraint, making the design of noise control solutions for these systems critical in creating a quiet, comfortable environment for the residents of this luxury development.
AWARDS
2016 Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Awards - Development of the Year
2016 Sydney Design Awards - Architecture, Mixed Use, Gold Winner
2017 Innovation and Excellence Awards - Best Mixed Use Development
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