For projects in Amsterdam
Cinema and multiplex soundproofing in Amsterdam
Screens stacked beside and above each other, each running full range at high level. Bleed between auditoria is the failure everyone hears, and it is decided by the shell, not the finishes. Church buildings, civic halls and converted industrial spaces have long decay times and hard surfaces throughout.
- Screen to screen
- Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line.
- In room response
- Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended.
- Plant and projection
- Equipment noise into the auditorium, treated at source.
- Quote
- From a plan and a section, within 48 hours
01 / What it is
The product, described honestly, for a Amsterdam brief
Screens stacked beside and above each other, each running full range at high level. Bleed between auditoria is the failure everyone hears, and it is decided by the shell, not the finishes.
Church buildings, civic halls and converted industrial spaces have long decay times and hard surfaces throughout.
Work reaching us from Amsterdam is mostly canal house apartments, hotels, offices in Zuid and Noord, studios, bars, clinics.
- Canal houses carry everything Seventeenth century houses were built narrow and tall with timber floors on shared party walls. Footfall and speech travel down and sideways, which is why a resilient layer under the finish beats anything hung on a wall.
- Listed facades, internal fixes only On a monument you cannot change the outside and often cannot change the structure. Everything has to be done from the inside, shallow, and ideally reversible.
- Venue noise limits are enforced Amsterdam operators live with real decibel and low frequency conditions on their permits, and the low end is what gets them into trouble. Containment is not optional here, it is the licence.
- Screen to screen Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for cinema soundproofing are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Amsterdam.
02 / The build-up
What goes where, from the structure in
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Layer 1
SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl
A limp, high density sheet that adds mass to a partition, floor or duct without adding depth. In Amsterdam, balanced mechanical ventilation is standard, so duct and terminal unit noise replace open window noise.
Floor, floating. Membrane under a resilient layer and a floating deck, so impact energy is broken before it reaches the slab.
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Layer 2
Soundproofing materials
The blocking side of the range taken together: mass loaded vinyl, resilient layers, cavity absorption and the build-ups they belong in. In Amsterdam, church buildings, civic halls and converted industrial spaces have long decay times and hard surfaces throughout.
Independent leaf. A second wall that does not touch the first. Nothing else comes close for the money.
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Layer 3
PET felt acoustic panels
A rigid non-woven panel pressed from 100% polyester fibre, a large part of it recycled. In Amsterdam, school buildings are well insulated and airtight with hard cleanable surfaces, so rooms stay live and ventilation noise is always present.
Direct to wall. Panel bonded or mechanically fixed flat to the substrate. Simplest, and the weakest at low frequency.
If you are specifying for a Amsterdam project, we can give you a section, a BOQ and the honest limits of each layer. See how we support architects.
03 / In this market
What decides the build-up in Amsterdam
- Canal houses carry everything
Seventeenth century houses were built narrow and tall with timber floors on shared party walls. Footfall and speech travel down and sideways, which is why a resilient layer under the finish beats anything hung on a wall.
- Listed facades, internal fixes only
On a monument you cannot change the outside and often cannot change the structure. Everything has to be done from the inside, shallow, and ideally reversible.
- Venue noise limits are enforced
Amsterdam operators live with real decibel and low frequency conditions on their permits, and the low end is what gets them into trouble. Containment is not optional here, it is the licence.
- Recycled content gets asked first
Our PET felt is made from recycled bottle flake. In Dutch tenders that question comes before the acoustic one, and it is the easiest one for us to answer honestly.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Church buildings, civic halls and converted industrial spaces have long decay times and hard surfaces throughout.
04 / Room by room
Space by space, for Amsterdam briefs
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Screen to screen
Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line. Seventeenth century houses were built narrow and tall with timber floors on shared party walls. Footfall and speech travel down and sideways, which is why a resilient layer under the finish beats anything hung on a wall.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, 2100 kg per cubic metre
- Acoustic panels, 1800 x 900 mm, image printed into the felt rather than onto a facing
- PET felt acoustic panels, 4 to 24 mm
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In room response
Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended. On a monument you cannot change the outside and often cannot change the structure. Everything has to be done from the inside, shallow, and ideally reversible.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 30, 5.25 kg per sq m
- Acoustic panels, Cut pattern in PET felt, adds visual rhythm without changing the absorber
- PET felt acoustic panels, 1220 x 2440 mm standard, 4 x 8 ft
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Plant and projection
Equipment noise into the auditorium, treated at source. Amsterdam operators live with real decibel and low frequency conditions on their permits, and the low end is what gets them into trouble. Containment is not optional here, it is the licence.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 34, 8.4 kg per sq m
- Acoustic panels, ASTM C423
- PET felt acoustic panels, 2440 x 4270 mm, 2.44 x 4.27 m, 8 x 14 ft
If the visual is fixed and the room still has to perform, that is a solvable problem and a conversation worth having early. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Climate and durability
Why the climate in Amsterdam changes the material, not the target
Amsterdam is cool and damp, with long heating seasons and cold external walls, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is discussed.
Cold wall build-ups and long heating seasons mean interstitial condensation is a real risk behind any lining. PET felt is unaffected by damp air and will not feed mould where a fabric-faced mineral product would.
The failure we design against here is condensation behind linings in older, poorly insulated stock.
Where a consultant is already engaged on a Amsterdam project, we supply to their specification and send the test reports rather than describing them. More on working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Worth knowing
Six mistakes that turn into a second fit-out
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A shared service void running across the wall line
A treated wall under a bare hard ceiling gives you a fraction of the reduction you paid for, and the room still sounds wrong.
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Treating the auditorium to fix bleed from the next screen
This is the one that comes back as a second fit-out rather than a snag.
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Doors and lobbies specified late and undersized
A 6 mm undercut under a door leaves a hole the size of a brick. The wall around it is then decorative.
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Treating it as a generic Amsterdam job
Seventeenth century houses were built narrow and tall with timber floors on shared party walls. Footfall and speech travel down and sideways, which is why a resilient layer under the finish beats anything hung on a wall.
05 / Getting it there
Supply into Amsterdam, start to site
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Rotterdam, then a short road run into the city |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Rotterdam |
| Support | Drawings, build-ups, BOQ and material that arrives complete |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we tell you that before you order, not after.
Sea freight into Rotterdam, then road into Amsterdam. Being close to the port keeps the inland cost low. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
Questions from Amsterdam projects
What makes cinema and multiplex soundproofing different in Amsterdam?
Church buildings, civic halls and converted industrial spaces have long decay times and hard surfaces throughout. Seventeenth century houses were built narrow and tall with timber floors on shared party walls. Footfall and speech travel down and sideways, which is why a resilient layer under the finish beats anything hung on a wall.
Where should the budget go first on a Amsterdam project?
Screen to screen. Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line. In room response. Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended.
Do you have an office or installation team in Amsterdam?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Amsterdam. We give you drawings, build-ups, a BOQ and material that arrives complete, and we will tell you plainly when a job needs a local contractor we cannot be.
How does material get to a Amsterdam site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Rotterdam, then a short road run into the city, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we tell you that before you order, not after.
What goes wrong most often on this kind of project?
A shared service void running across the wall line. Treating the auditorium to fix bleed from the next screen.
What do you need from us to quote?
A plan, a section through the critical partition or ceiling, and what the room is for. From that we can give a build-up and a BOQ rather than a price per square foot.
Next step
Tell us the room, we will tell you the build-up
One drawing gets you a proper answer. Build-up, quantities, a delivered date, and an honest note on anything we think is the wrong approach.