For projects in Milan
Cinema and multiplex soundproofing in Milan
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. Churches, theatres and civic halls are stone and plaster volumes with decay times measured in seconds.
- 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 material, and what it actually does on a Milan job
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.
Churches, theatres and civic halls are stone and plaster volumes with decay times measured in seconds.
Work reaching us from Milan is mostly showrooms, studios, offices in Porta Nuova and CityLife, restaurants, hotels, apartments.
- Showrooms and retail fit-outs Hard floors, glass and high ceilings are the look. Absorption has to go where it does the work and disappears, usually the ceiling plane and the upper wall.
- Courtyard buildings The classic Milanese block puts flats, offices and a restaurant around one courtyard. Everything shares walls and slabs, so containment matters more than treatment.
- Towers with nothing soft in them Porta Nuova and CityLife floors are glass to glass with raised floors and exposed slabs. Speech carries because there is nothing for it to land on.
- 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 Milan.
02 / The build-up
The build-up, layer by layer
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Layer 1
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 Milan, split and multi-split systems with condensers in courtyards that reflect noise back into every flat.
Resilient bar. Where a full independent leaf will not fit. Effective, and very easy to short circuit with one wrong screw.
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Layer 2
Acoustic panels
The full absorber range rather than one product: plain PET felt, printed felt, grooved panels and fabric finishes, chosen by how the room is used and how it has to look. In Milan, churches, theatres and civic halls are stone and plaster volumes with decay times measured in seconds.
Wall array. Panels placed at first reflection points rather than spread evenly. Fewer panels, better result.
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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 Milan, school buildings are hard surfaced with high ceilings, and many sit inside older structures where intervention has to be reversible.
Over a porous backing. Panel over mineral or PET backing where the room needs genuine low mid control.
If you are specifying for a Milan project, we can give you a section, a BOQ and the honest limits of each layer. See how we support architects.
03 / On the ground
What the buildings in Milan do to the specification
- Showrooms and retail fit-outs
Hard floors, glass and high ceilings are the look. Absorption has to go where it does the work and disappears, usually the ceiling plane and the upper wall.
- Courtyard buildings
The classic Milanese block puts flats, offices and a restaurant around one courtyard. Everything shares walls and slabs, so containment matters more than treatment.
- Towers with nothing soft in them
Porta Nuova and CityLife floors are glass to glass with raised floors and exposed slabs. Speech carries because there is nothing for it to land on.
- Design deadlines that do not move
Showroom and fair programmes run to a fixed opening. We give real dispatch and transit dates so the fit-out is not waiting on a container.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Churches, theatres and civic halls are stone and plaster volumes with decay times measured in seconds.
04 / Room by room
Where the money goes on a Milan project
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Screen to screen
Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line. Hard floors, glass and high ceilings are the look. Absorption has to go where it does the work and disappears, usually the ceiling plane and the upper wall.
- Soundproofing materials, 2100 kg per cubic metre. 2.5 mm STC 30 at 5.25 kg per sq m, 4 mm STC 34 at 8.4, 6 mm at 12.6
- Acoustic panels, 1800 x 900 mm, image printed into the felt rather than onto a facing
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, High density polyester
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In room response
Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended. The classic Milanese block puts flats, offices and a restaurant around one courtyard. Everything shares walls and slabs, so containment matters more than treatment.
- Soundproofing materials, 1800 x 900 x 20 mm, 100 kg per cubic metre, NRC 0.85
- Acoustic panels, Cut pattern in PET felt, adds visual rhythm without changing the absorber
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, Felt
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Plant and projection
Equipment noise into the auditorium, treated at source. Porta Nuova and CityLife floors are glass to glass with raised floors and exposed slabs. Speech carries because there is nothing for it to land on.
- Soundproofing materials, Mass, then decoupling, then cavity absorption, then sealing
- Acoustic panels, ASTM C423
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, 64 sq ft per pack
Designers get colour, pattern and CNC options with the absorption figure attached to each. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Climate and durability
Durability in Milan, before acoustics is discussed
Milan is hot dry summers and mild wet winters, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is discussed.
The swing between a dry summer and a wet winter moves timber. PET felt is dimensionally stable across that swing; slat panels want a stable substrate and a ventilated fixing.
The failure we design against here is seasonal movement in timber and winter damp in unheated stock.
Consultants get the raw data, not a sales sheet. That is the whole of our side of the job, and it is set out under working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Straight talk
The six errors that cost the most
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A shared service void running across the wall line
The ceiling is almost always the largest untreated surface, so leaving it out means paying for panels that cannot reach the target.
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Treating the auditorium to fix bleed from the next screen
It sounds like a small detail until the room is finished and the complaint arrives.
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Doors and lobbies specified late and undersized
A gap undoes the partition it sits in. Sealing is the cheapest line on the quote and the first one to get cut.
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Treating it as a generic Milan job
Hard floors, glass and high ceilings are the look. Absorption has to go where it does the work and disappears, usually the ceiling plane and the upper wall.
05 / Route to site
What the route into Milan actually looks like
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Genoa or La Spezia, then a short road run north |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Genoa |
| 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 say so before you order.
Sea freight into Genoa or La Spezia, then road into Milan. Air freight for samples, colour approvals and urgent quantities.
Questions from Milan projects
What makes cinema and multiplex soundproofing different in Milan?
Churches, theatres and civic halls are stone and plaster volumes with decay times measured in seconds. Hard floors, glass and high ceilings are the look. Absorption has to go where it does the work and disappears, usually the ceiling plane and the upper wall.
Where should the budget go first on a Milan 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 Milan?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Milan. 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 Milan site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Genoa or La Spezia, then a short road run north, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order.
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
Send the drawings, get a straight answer
Send what you have. We will give you a layer by layer build-up, a bill of quantities and a date material lands, and we will flag anything in the brief that will not achieve what you want.