A new Cantonese restaurant on the waterfront of Brisbane’s Howard Smith Wharves, Stanley combines the work of head chef Louis Tikaram and Martin Audio sound.
The restaurant needed help with designing and implementing an audio system that delivered high quality and balanced audio across the two-storey venue, both indoors and out. It also needed a single touch point that would be simple to operate by any member of staff, depending on the atmosphere required, with automatic control to provide specific level adjustments to comply with their licence.
Turning to local company Ampd Electronics to design, model and agree layouts prior to installation, the solution lay in a Martin Audio installation, based around the CDD (Coaxial Differential Dispersion) series under QSC QSys control.
Working with the interior designers, the integrator identified the best locations to ensure even coverage, while the system’s design complemented the intricate wood panelling that lines the walls and ceilings. A complete tuning of the system was performed to deliver optimum quality, both inside and out.
To achieve this Ampd used 11 CDD8s for the interior, with 14 weatherised CDD8-WR and six CDD6-WR loudspeakers for transitioning from inside to outside areas. These IP54-rated outdoor speakers are hidden in the surrounding gardens to maintain the restaurant’s aesthetic and the immersive experience for customers. A further four SX110 (1 x 10-inch) ultra-compact subwoofers provide LF extension where necessary.
The signature sound of Martin Audio’s ceiling speaker range in the shape of 19 C6.8T ceiling speakers and a C8.1T (for the higher ceiling area) continue the experience throughout the ancillary areas, such as back hallways and bathrooms of the restaurant.
Martin Audio has a heavy presence right through the Howard Smith Wharves development, that has been constructed at a cost of Aus$250m on the premium waterfront site.
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