The Secrets to Designing a High-Quality Luxury Homes
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Key Features and the Importance of Acoustic Design
When it comes to high-quality luxury homes, certain features reign supreme. At the top of the list for discerning clients and ambitious self-builders are undoubtedly the exquisite kitchen and bathrooms. Yet, the allure extends beyond these essential spaces.
Distinctive elements that elicit awe and offer a ‘wow’ factor, such as expansive areas of glazing and sleek sliding doors, truly set these properties apart.
Embracing the Future
In recent years, the integration of smart technology has skyrocketed in popularity.
Staying ahead of the curve by incorporating cutting-edge solutions into your luxury home, helps you experience the convenience, comfort, and enhanced security that these advancements bring. Additionally, indulge in energy efficiency measures that align with sustainability goals, leading to substantial reductions in heating and cooling costs.
The hidden marvel of luxury home design
While often overshadowed by visual impact and environmental priorities, acoustic design also plays an indispensable role in delivering a high-quality luxury home.
This crucial factor tends to be underestimated due to its lack of visibility. However, creating a peaceful sanctuary with minimal sound transmission between rooms is vital for homeowners and developers alike.
Imagine a home that shields you from external noise sources, creating a haven of tranquillity.
Acoustic design holds the key to achieving this, carefully addressing sound transmission paths and minimising nuisance noise at an early stage.
Elevating Expectations
While building regulations establish minimum acoustic performance standards, luxury homes demand something extraordinary.
Catering to the tastes of clients who seek the utmost refinement, an upgraded acoustic specification is necessary and is most effective at the build-planning stage.
By adopting a comprehensive system approach and leveraging extensively tested sound insulation materials, you can surpass these standards and achieve unmatched performance.
For example, a separating floor (a floor and ceiling that separates rooms) in a new build home in England and Wales must be constructed to offer sound insulation levels of 45 dB (minimum) for airborne sound and 62 dB (maximum) for impact sound.
In comparison, a timber separating floor designed with a tried and tested acoustic system such as the HD1006:Hush-System 1 will deliver airborne sound insulation of 64 dB and 48 dB for impact sound, representing a significantly higher standard.
Silencing the Cinema and Empowering the Gym
Luxury homes often embrace exclusive spaces like home cinemas and personal gyms.
However, compliance-level insulation fails to meet the unique demands of these specialised areas.
Discover the secrets behind crafting a cinematic escape, where every whispered dialogue and thrilling sound effect comes to life. Similarly, empower your gym sessions by mitigating impact sounds with rubber-based acoustic insulation materials.
Find out more about soundproofing cinema rooms
Gyms have an additional consideration in the need to address impact sounds. Running on a treadmill
or returning free weights to the floor after use will be a nuisance if the floor structure is not
designed with resilience and separation in mind – and one of the best ways to achieve this is through
the use of rubber-based acoustic insulation materials.
Health and Harmony based on science
Beyond the pursuit of luxury, there is a compelling reason to ensure your home remains free from the nuisance of noise—your well-being.
Studies from around the world have found that unwanted noise, even at low levels, can trigger responses that can be damaging to our health. Most recently, one study by a team based in China and the UK found that busy road noise was linked to an increased risk of having high blood pressure, a top risk factor for heart attack and stroke.
