IAC'S BIGGEST EVER STUDIO PROJECT: 27 DIGITAL STUDIOS FOR BBC'S MIDLANDS FACILITY

摘要

In one of the biggest studio projects the company has ever undertaken, Industrial Acoustics Company (IAC) of Winchester, world leader in acoustic engineering, has designed and installed 27 state-of-the-art digital studios for the BBC's new broadcasting centre at The Mailbox in Birmingham. The purpose-built, 100,000 sq ft facility replaces the 33 year-old Pebble Mill complex and will be home to some of the world's most advanced broadcasting technology. Bringing broadcasting back into the heart of the community, the BBC now occupies two floors of a building that also houses hotels, shops, restaurants and apartments. Public access to the facility was a core element of the project and this presented particular design challenges to the team of professionals commissioned to work with the BBC to bring this objective to reality. This comprised Building Design Partnership (architects, structural and environmental engineers), BDP Acoustics, ISG Interior Exterior pic (management contractor) and IAC. IAC won the tender in January 2002 to design and install the 27 studios at The Mailbox, all to very stringent acoustic and aesthetic criteria. With fitout due for completion in September 2004, The Mailbox will be one of the world's most sophisticated broadcasting facilities - a fitting tribute to the world's most famous and accomplished broadcaster.