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Cinema Design for an Assisted Living Facility
by Nyal MellorMarch 15, 2019
Read this case study to learn more about the real world implementation of our cinema design services!
Client Profile
Ben Daniels is the owner of The Willows of Marshalltown, an assisted living and memory care facility in Iowa that accommodates 60 residents. He's an AV enthusiast, and had attended the grand opening of The Savoy home theater (an AVS Forum Home Theater of the Month), where Acoustic Frontiers had delivered a presentation on our home theater design process and results.
Project Profile
Ben approached us prior to construction, with a location earmarked on a set of architectural drawings called 'Training'. He wanted to create a dedicated cinema space that the residents could enjoy, as well as a space that would work to deliver employee training sessions.
Acoustic Frontiers Cinema Design Solutions
The scope of work was initially limited to a 4 hour cinema design review to determine the financial feasibility of including a small cinema in the development plan for the facility. The design review included development of a budget and review of cinema layout drawings that Ben had put together. Following on from the design review, Ben decided to have Acoustic Frontiers deliver our CORE cinema design package, comprised of:
Cinema layout
Sub number / placement optimization
AV equipment engineering
Acoustic treatment design
In addition we provided conceptual sound isolation and low voltage cabling design services.
Small cinema layout
Small cinema elevations
Low voltage design for mixed use cinema / training room
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You'll have a system you love.
You'll experience audio-video like never before.
You'll have no doubt you got the best performing system for your budget.
One of the more unique aspects of this cinema design project was that the acoustic treatment design needed to support the use of a commercial drop ceiling. These are often comprised of simple absorptive tiles, which don't work great in terms of delivering great sound quality. Our design incorporated a chequerboard mix of absorptive and non-absorptive ceiling tiles in addition to diffusers.
Front of cinema
Rear of cinema
For more, please check out the virtual tour at The Willows of Marshalltown website! The cinema installation was performed by a local company, High Impact AV. In terms of equipment, the speaker system utilized JTR speakers and the projection system combined a Seymour AV acoustically transparent projection screen with a 6000 lumen Vivitek laser projector.
GET THE RESULTS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WITH ACOUSTIC FRONTIERS
You'll have a system you love.
You'll experience audio-video like never before.
You'll have no doubt you got the best performing system for your budget.
Clint, an avid DIYer, planned on building his own home theater to cut costs until he realized the complexity of the task. "One piece of advice I came across most often was to hire a professional. I was hesitant, but I just found myself going in circles and didn't want to invest in something I'd later regret."
Dreaming of a home theater but think you lack space? Think again. In this month's newsletter, we present a client's story who faced the challenge of not having a designated space for a home theater. While considering converting the garage, the plan proved more challenging than anticipated due to complexities in obtaining building permits. The project encountered exceptional challenges that required unprecedented solutions.
Discover how Acoustic Frontiers transformed a small space into a high-performance home theater and another AVS Forum Home Theater of The Month. Unique challenges and innovative solutions deliver an immersive audio-video experience.
Nyal Mellor
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