Olivia Italian restaurant, located in South Tampa is a high-end luxury dining establishment focused on American-Italian fare. After the soft opening in late 2019 the management group realized that they had forgotten an important aspect of the restaurant – acoustic function. Due to the design of the restaurant, the client decided on the acoustic ceiling […]
Category Archives: Case Study
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Jan
Jan
Zoo Tampa at Lowry Park was remodeling their new sponsor room, for the entertainment of their sponsors when they attend events at the zoo. They planned for a grand entry room featuring an AV presentation welcoming the donors to the zoo. However, the room they were converting, finished with drywall and tile floors, lacked any […]
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Dec
Dec
LaLa’s Sangria’s modern design features exposed HVAC and lighting as well as a concrete ceiling and floor, combined with pop colored furniture creates a beautiful venue for their craft Sangria and small plates! However, the reflective finishes in the space would have made for some bad echo and an unpleasantly loud establishment. This is why the […]
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Dec
Dec
Gulf Coast Bank’s contractor contacted Commercial Acoustics to install an acoustic fabric wall system in the bank behind their small offices for reverberation mitigation and act as the finished back walls of their offices. The remodel plans called for a fabric wall with the seams matching the cabinetry. Fabric Wall in Banks to Reduce Echo […]
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Dec
Dec
WeWork recently expanded their newest office space to Tampa, Florida, providing a co-working space with high-end amenities and luxury finishes, in the heart of bustling downtown. With these luxury features come some downfalls in terms of acoustics. In many of the rooms, hardwood flooring finishes combined with gypsum ceilings provided a reverberant space, not conducive […]
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Bank of America in Jacksonville, Florida was renovating one of their banking and customer service locations when the General Contractor contacted Commercial Acoustics to provide a bid for sound masking systems within the space. Like many banks and financial institutions, BOA determined that speech privacy in the space was critical to maintain confidentiality of financial […]
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Nov
Nov
Luv Child, in South Tampa, is a retrofit of the previous nightclub on the busy South Howard Street. During the renovation, new ownership recognized that the same noisy, reverberant space that worked for a nightclub was not suitable for a more intimate restaurant setting. The Ciccio group, for which Commercial Acoustics has provided acoustic treatments […]
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Oct
In healthcare, minimizing the level of noise as much as possible so that patients can rest and heal in comfort is an ongoing challenge. As part of an AHCA review of a recently completed wing of a large medical facility, Commercial Acoustics was hired to perform field testing of various wall partitions to provide the […]
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Commercial Acoustics was contacted to help with a lobby reverberation issue in Jacksonville, Florida. While the firm is headquartered in Tampa, they also operate out of their field office in Riverside. Acoustic issues in Office Lobby spaces are commonplace. Lobbies are often tiled or finished with hardwood floors to allow for significant foot traffic with […]
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The Taoist Tai Chi Society is a volunteer organization headquartered in Dunedin, FL. After building a new large fitness studio, they noticed how much echo they were experiencing with even the slightest sounds. If you’ve ever done Tai Chi or know what it is, then you know that it’s supposed to be a peaceful and […]