One of London’s grandest Victorian buildings, the Grade 2 listed HQ of the Royal College of GPs, recently underwent a major refurbishment to create a new state-of-the-art conference and event centre which opened in November 2012.
Situated in Euston Square, the refurbishment included a requirement for conservation acoustic windows in the form of secondary glazing, to minimise noise from the London traffic on the busy Euston Road. The windows were designed, manufactured and installed by Soundcraft, working for main contractor, Structuretone, in a contract valued at over £120k.
The challenge for Soundcraft was to achieve demanding acoustic performance whilst matching the design of the existing windows in every detail, including ironmongery. To meet the minimum specified acoustic performance, with an upper limit of 47dB, Soundcraft arranged for testing at BRE to confirm that their design met the required level of sound attenuation. 49dB was achieved in the tests, carried out in accordance with BS EN 20140-10:1992 and ISO 717-1:1997.
In addition to acoustic windows and glazing, Soundcraft was able to manufacture and install, in a short lead time, a number of traditional casement conservation windows, again matching the originals, to assist in completing the project.
