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Holders Barbados
Design and construct a recording facilty in an old sugar storage barn on the grounds of a colonial home in Barbados, West Indies.
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This place became the destination of a wide variety of artists from Pavaroti to Kylie Minogue.
This top of the line recording facility in luxurious tropical surroundings with stunning live in accomodation drew clients from all over the world especially during the famous Holders Season music and theater festival.
Another outing in conjunction with Sean Zoega Associates doing the acoustic design work.
Beautiful timber detailing throughout.
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| outer wall | mon 1 | mon 2 | mon 3 | rpg 1 | rpg 2 |
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| ceil fr 1 | ceil fr 2 | ceil fr 3 | ceil fr 4 | ceil fr 4a | ceil fr 4b |
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| ceil fr 5 | ceil fr 6 | ceil sh 1 | ceil sh 2 | cr flr 1 | cr flr 2 |
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| cr flr 3 | cr flr 4 | cr flr 5 | cr flr 6 | cr fr 1 | cr fr 2 |
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| cr fr 3 | cr fr 4 | cr abs 1 | cr abs 2 | cr abs 3 | cr abs 4 |
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Using the RPG concrete diffuser blocks (especially imported in a container from the UK) for bottom end control.
Full concrete wrapping of the main monitor housings to eleiminate bass build up.
Lots of intricate set out and detailing as required by the curved naturs of the control room layout.
Steel girders to support the ceiling with the sand infills required for noise isolation.
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Before work proper could start on the studio we had to clear the barn and block up unnecssary openings and repair damaged parts of the structure.
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Given the type of work and the consiierable distance from a pre-mix concrete facility most of our mortar and concrete requirements for the works were mixed on site.
Copious amounts of sweat
generated by everybody - not something you really want to make a habit of the West Indian heat and humidity!
Reynolds and his lads did a superlative job helping out with everything.