For projects in Taiwan
Venue and restaurant acoustics in Taiwan
Two different jobs that get quoted as one: keeping bass inside the building for the neighbours, and making the room comfortable enough that guests can talk. Solving one does nothing for the other. Temples, halls and auditoria are hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
- Containment
- Low frequency through structure to flats above and beside. Mass, decoupling and a sealed envelope.
- Table level comfort
- Absorption at the ceiling so guests stop raising their voices at each other.
- Entrance and service
- Doors, lobbies and extract paths, which is where most of the leakage actually is.
- Quote
- From a plan and a section, within 48 hours
01 / The material
What this is, and what it changes in a Taiwan room
Two different jobs that get quoted as one: keeping bass inside the building for the neighbours, and making the room comfortable enough that guests can talk. Solving one does nothing for the other.
Temples, halls and auditoria are hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
Work reaching us from Taiwan is mostly manufacturing and measurement rooms, apartments, offices, hotels, schools, hospitals.
- Measurement rooms are unforgiving A test or metrology space needs a genuinely low background before any reading means anything. That is isolation against a written target.
- Built to move Seismic detailing means junctions that must stay flexible. An acoustic layer cannot bridge a movement joint rigidly.
- Dense apartment living Concrete blocks where impact through the slab is the recurring complaint rather than airborne transfer.
- Containment Low frequency through structure to flats above and beside. Mass, decoupling and a sealed envelope.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for venue soundproofing are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Taiwan.
Nightclub and venue soundproofing SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl
02 / The build-up
How the layers stack, from the structure inwards
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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 Taiwan, split units and VRF with condensers on facades and in narrow gaps between buildings.
Duct and plant wrap. Membrane wrapped over the duct with a decoupling layer beneath, sealed at every lap.
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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 Taiwan, temples, halls and auditoria are hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
Mixed finish. Plain felt where it is out of eye line, printed or grooved where it is seen.
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Layer 3
Wooden slat acoustic panels
Timber slats on an acoustic backing. In Taiwan, classrooms are hard and naturally ventilated with long corridors and large assembly halls.
Slats on felt backing. The standard. Absorption comes from the backing behind the gaps, so the slat gap ratio is an acoustic decision, not only a visual one.
We would rather argue about the build-up at design stage than on site. See how we support architects.
03 / In this market
What decides the build-up in Taiwan
- Measurement rooms are unforgiving
A test or metrology space needs a genuinely low background before any reading means anything. That is isolation against a written target.
- Built to move
Seismic detailing means junctions that must stay flexible. An acoustic layer cannot bridge a movement joint rigidly.
- Dense apartment living
Concrete blocks where impact through the slab is the recurring complaint rather than airborne transfer.
- Typhoons and humidity
PET felt does not hold moisture or feed mould, which matters through a humid season in a sealed room.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Temples, halls and auditoria are hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
04 / Room by room
Room by room, on a typical Taiwan job
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Containment
Low frequency through structure to flats above and beside. Mass, decoupling and a sealed envelope. A test or metrology space needs a genuinely low background before any reading means anything. That is isolation against a written target.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, 2100 kg per cubic metre
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, 13-3, 14-2, 28-4 and 59-5
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, High density polyester
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Table level comfort
Absorption at the ceiling so guests stop raising their voices at each other. Seismic detailing means junctions that must stay flexible. An acoustic layer cannot bridge a movement joint rigidly.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 30, 5.25 kg per sq m
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, 2440 x 192 mm and 2440 x 128 mm
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, Felt
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Entrance and service
Doors, lobbies and extract paths, which is where most of the leakage actually is. Concrete blocks where impact through the slab is the recurring complaint rather than airborne transfer.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 34, 8.4 kg per sq m
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, 14, 16 and 18 mm
- 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 / Durability
Why the climate in Taiwan changes the material, not the target
Taiwan is hot summers, mild winters and a distinct wet season, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is discussed.
PET felt handles the wet months without absorbing moisture or feeding mould. Timber and wood wool want a ventilated cavity and a stable indoor RH.
The failure we design against here is wet-season humidity behind linings.
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 / Worth knowing
Six mistakes that turn into a second fit-out
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Panels on the wall as a neighbour noise solution
Small on the drawing, expensive on site, and almost always found after handover.
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A lobby with both doors able to open at once
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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Extract ducting that bypasses every wall you built
Noise with a source is fixed at the source. Treating the receiving room is the expensive way to get a small result.
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Treating it as a generic Taiwan job
A test or metrology space needs a genuinely low background before any reading means anything. That is isolation against a written target.
05 / Supply
Getting it to Taiwan, with real dates
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Kaohsiung or Taipei, then road to site |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Kaohsiung |
| 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, not after.
Sea freight into Kaohsiung or Taipei, then road to site. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
Questions from Taiwan projects
What makes venue and restaurant acoustics different in Taiwan?
Temples, halls and auditoria are hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music. A test or metrology space needs a genuinely low background before any reading means anything. That is isolation against a written target.
Where should the budget go first on a Taiwan project?
Containment. Low frequency through structure to flats above and beside. Mass, decoupling and a sealed envelope. Table level comfort. Absorption at the ceiling so guests stop raising their voices at each other.
Do you have an office or installation team in Taiwan?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Taiwan. 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 Taiwan site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Kaohsiung or Taipei, then road to site, 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, not after.
What goes wrong most often on this kind of project?
Panels on the wall as a neighbour noise solution. A lobby with both doors able to open at once.
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
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.