With users reporting specific audio issues in the spaces, and the onsite surveys capturing that the rooms were acoustically poor, our acoustics team attended site and assessed the acoustic properties of each room. The specialist acoustician made specific recommendations for treatment that ultimately led to the acoustic panels installation. It cannot be understated the impact that these panels have subsequently made to the acoustic properties of the teaching spaces, greatly reducing reverberation and increasing intelligibility.

Hewshott liaised directly with system users and technical teams to understand the needs and requirements of the end-user and maintenance teams, capturing these needs as the foundation on which to build the subsequent AV designs. Hewshott then provided the client team with a design-brief document to assist with progressing internal decision-making. This foundational document clearly communicated expectations, ideas, and specifications for the potential AV solutions which could be proposed to best meet the captured needs and requirements of the various client teams from the previous stages, as well as initial budgetary estimates for the different solutions.

On approval of the design brief, and with the path forward chosen by the client team, Hewshott were able to embark upon the design process, progressing through initial conceptual scheme designs (establishing early power, data and containment requirements), and on to full detailed design, providing schematics, elevation and plan drawings and a full bill of materials. As a part of this process, we also provided direct input into the client tender process, assisting in the development of supplementary technical documentation issued to bidders. We were also on hand to assist with project support and witness testing.