Industry leading technical 1

Industry leading technical partners & manufacturers

In-depth Engineering & design

In-depth Engineering & design, detailed CAD planning

Industry leading technical 2

Industry leading technical partners & manufacturers

On-site and on-line supervision

On-site and on-line supervision of all building phases

Ground-up or in-shell designs 1

Ground-up or in-shell designs

Ground-up or in-shell designs 2

Ground-up or in-shell designs

Wide range of low natural frequency

Wide range of low natural frequency structural decoupling techniques

High quality workmanship 1

High quality workmanship by our specialty contractors & partners

High quality workmanship 2

High quality workmanship by our specialty contractors & partners

High quality workmanship 3

High quality workmanship by our specialty contractors & partners

High quality workmanship 4

High quality workmanship by our specialty contractors & partners

High quality workmanship 5

High quality workmanship by our specialty contractors & partners

High quality workmanship 6

High quality workmanship by our specialty contractors & partners

High quality finishing

High quality finishing by our specialty contractors & partners

Full Service Studio Design & Engineering

Northward Acoustics is one of the very few companies in the world entirely specialized in Studio Design,
with over 200 projects spanning over 20 countries and 4 continents.

Whether you are looking to build or upgrade a Recording & Mixing facility, a Mastering Suite or a Post-Production Suite, we have the required knowledge, know-how and on-site experience. Not only do we have highly qualified Acoustics & Vibrations Engineers on board, we also have practical experience of working in a studio: we own one. All of us are also active musicians – so we truly understand what it takes to design a good studio.

FTB Rooms (Front-To-Back) are our in-house specialty. This unique & proprietary new approach to Control Room and Mastering Suite design was developed to achieve the highest standards in room response & translation, providing a highly accurate yet natural listening environment.

Our global services range from simple consulting on technical aspects of a project to full end-to-end solutions in accordance with our customer’s needs. We work closely with architects, managers and technicians to ensure proper project integration.

All our designs come with a guarantee on results.

Our professional studio design & engineering services cover:

feasibility studies: technical assessments & requirements
facility conception & development
CAD engineering and detailed planning
integration
supervision of all building phases
test and final certification to standards
possibility of full end-to-end solutions

Our acoustics consulting & engineering services cover:

Architectural and large event venues acoustics
structure borne noise control
equipment generated noise control
possibility of full end-to-end solutions

Technical requirements

Professional Recording & Mixing Studios, Mastering Suites or Post-Production Facilities are unconventional structures and require the space they will be built in to meet very specific structural, technical & architectural requirements.

FTB Control Rooms, Mastering Suites & Post Production suites are subject to a few closed specifications:

a minimum usable area of (W/L/H) 5.00/6.00/3.30m – 16.5/20/10.5ft (30m² / 330ft²), >6.00/7.00/3.60m – 20/23/12ft is better
a minimum load bearing capacity of 5kN/m² – 105lbs/ft² within that surface, >6kN/m² – 125lbs/ft² is better
no columns or large beams within that surface
if possible ceiling should be void of ventilation ducts and other technical ducts or pipes, especially when dimensions are closer to the minima. Existing ducts will likely have to be re-routed

And a few open specifications:

avoid spaces with floor heating systems integrated in the existing concrete slab
avoid spaces where multiple undocumented structural modifications have taken place over the years
avoid proximity to train lines and roads with heavy traffic
avoid spaces with difficult access

Live rooms are subject to a few open specifications:

high ceilings, in excess of 3.6m – 10.5ft
a minimum load bearing capacity of 5kN/m² – 105lbs/ft² within that surface or better
no columns or large beams within that surface
if possible ceiling should be void of ventilation ducts and other technical ducts or pipes, especially when dimensions are close to the minima
avoid spaces with floor heating systems integrated in the existing concrete slab
avoid spaces where multiple undocumented structural modifications have taken place over the years
avoid proximity to train lines and roads with heavy traffic
avoid spaces with difficult access

Partners & contractors

We are also very proud to work in collaboration with some of the finest companies in the world of Pro Audio and Engineering, which allows us to offer our clients an all inclusive, highly competitive and well thought-out series of packages. Our preferred construction teams are Pro Audio Consulting (San Marino) in Europe, The DDCG (NYC, NY) and Mardukis Projects (Los Angeles, CA) for North America. All are industry leaders in specialty acoustical build-outs and ensure that the engineered plans are executed accurately to our high standards.