Andretti Indoor Karting & Games is a venue where patrons can go to for fun and games, but they also have a large dining room where guests can relax and eat.
Acoustic Treatment for Restaurants
Acoustic Treatment in Lively Restaurants
In the gaming and entertainment areas, people can expect to experience high levels of noise, and not have it affect the experience they have. However, once it’s time to sit down and eat, you want to be able to hear yourself and you friends while you’re trying to socialize.
This is where Andretti’s was experiencing some guest complaints. The reverb and echo in the dining area was too excessive, and something needed to be done to bring down the reverb time (RT60). The target reverb time in a lively restaurant should be about 1.1 seconds, while the target reverb time in an intimate restaurant would be around 07. seconds.
One of our team members actually noticed this issue when they spent a night out at the gaming and dining attraction, and ended up suggestion our services to the management. Our acoustic specialist took measurements and calculated the number of panels needed to bring down the reverb time, and designed an appropriate acoustic panel layout for the dining area.
Once sizes and fabric colors were selected, our team fabricated a total of 44 Ekko Eraser Acoustic Panels. Each panel edge was beveled and then wrapped in Guildford of Maine acoustically transparent fabric. Our team was able to install the panels in a two-part overnight install, so that they wouldn’t be in the way during business hours.
Benefits of Installing Acoustic Wall Panels
With the EKko Eraser panels installed , the dining area the reverb time was significantly reduced, resulting in improved speech intelligibility for guests.
If you experience a lot of guest complaints due to the level of noise in your restaurant, consider contacting Commercial Acoustics for acoustic treatment in your space. We have multiple acoustic solutions to offer including Acoustic Wall Panels, Acoustic Ceiling Clouds, Acoustic Baffles and more.
