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Pizza Hut - Play Center

White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group

Acoustical criteria for a prototype play area in a restaurant.

Foothills Mall - Funderland, Tucson, AZ

Bourn Properties

Acoustical recommendations for a 4,000 square foot food court and children's spontaneous free play area in a mall.

Rockin' Taco, Mountain View, CA

Bethe Cohen Designs

Developed noise control methods to isolate sound from blenders at the juice bar.

Ming's Villa Restaurant, Palo Alto, CA

Ming's Villa

Design of a large-screen TV system in a bar/restaurant for Monday Night Football.

Gallo Winery, Modesto, CA

Gallo Winery

Sound system upgrade recommendations to optimize its performance in the Atrium area.

Great Mall of the Bay Area, Milpitas, CA

Barrett Quezada Architecture

Detailed review of the mall's audio and paging system. Recommended changes in loudspeaker placement and programming adjustments to enhance intelligibility. Our recommendations are being phased in as funding allows. At the present time, only 1 zone has been modified.

Safeway, Belmont, CA

MBH Architects

Reviewed architectural drawings and recommended methods to reduce noise levels generated by compressor room adjacent to employee break room.

Civic Center Shell, Fremont, CA

Civic Center Shell

Noise measurements to check that proposed upgrade of car wash meets city ordinances.

Kinko's, Berkeley, CA

Ace Architects

Design of a background music/PA system for several different zones within this building. Additionally reviewed the acoustical character of the facility which serves as a musuem, library, banquet hall, and community center.

CSU Hayward - Bookstore, Hayward, CA

David Bartlett Associates

Developed acoustical details for a new 31,000 square foot, 3 story foundation/bookstore building immediately adjacent to the existing library. Focused on isolating noise from the HVAC systems and reviewed sound transmission between the retail and office space.

Villages Golf and Country Club, San Jose, CA

Kenneth Rodriguez & Partners Inc.

Room acoustics, mechanical noise/vibration control, sound isolation and audiovisual system programming for a 14,400 square foot country club.

CSU Fresno - Bookstore/Student Union, Fresno, CA

David Bartlett Associates

Developed acoustical details for 42,000 square feet in dining area, bookstore, and student union. Services included sound isolation between the kitchen and cafeteria, audiovisual system upgrade, HVAC system noise control, sound masking system design, and room acoustics for the multi-story building.

Rancho Canada - Banquet Room, Carmel, CA

Coast Business Communications

Acoustical recommendations for selecting an operable partition to divide a country club's banquet room from the kitchen.

The Jewelry Mart, San Francisco, CA

Tanner Leddy Maytum Stacy

Designed audio/video display system with six monitors for the Diamond & Jewelry Mart lobby.

Kaiser Center, Oakland, CA

Teleport Communications Group

Developed sound isolation and noise/vibration control methods for reducing noise from an emergency generator located in a shopping complex.


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