SonaSpray K-13 acoustic ceiling spray in grey throughout Henrietta House offices. Morey Smith, CBRE Offices London. ©Hufton+Crow.

Henrietta House

Collaborative office spaces that prioritise acoustic comfort

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SonaSpray K-13 acoustic ceiling spray in grey throughout Henrietta House offices. Morey Smith, CBRE Offices London. ©Hufton+Crow.

about the project

The ambitious redevelopment of Henrietta House began with two key priorities in mind: enhancing the wellbeing of its users and creating collaborative, open office spaces that would boost productivity.

Lead architect MoreySmith and established fit-out contractor Faithdean selected Oscar Acoustics for the job, entrusting us to create a perfect acoustic ambience that wouldn’t compromise the sleek, stylish interior of the building.

SonaSpray K-13 acoustic ceiling spray in grey throughout Henrietta House offices. Credit to Morey Smith, CBRE Offices London ©Hufton+Crow 2023.
SonaSpray K-13 acoustic ceiling spray in grey throughout Henrietta House offices. Credit to Morey Smith, CBRE Offices London ©Hufton+Crow 2023.

The challenge

In noisy office spaces, stress levels can escalate and productivity plummets. With several social areas designed to encourage staff interaction, the main challenge for Henrietta House was to address the echo chamber of noise created by these communal open spaces.

SonaSpray K-13 stood out as the optimal solution. The seamless, deliberately coarse spray finish absorbs sound energy dampening excessive noise in reverberant open-plan areas. Applied in grey throughout the building, it also complemented the interior colour scheme and enhanced the aesthetic appeal.

SonaSpray K-13 acoustic ceiling spray in grey throughout Henrietta House offices. Morey Smith, CBRE Offices London. ©Philip Durrant Photography.
SonaSpray K-13 acoustic ceiling spray in grey throughout Henrietta House offices. Morey Smith, CBRE Offices London. ©Philip Durrant Photography.

SonaSpray K-13

In addition to enhancing the building’s design, sustainability was also an important part of the brief. Fortunately, SonaSpray is M1 Classified as a Low Emitting Building Material, contributing towards SKA and Living Building Challenge and adding up to 17 points towards the LEED rating of a project. GREENGUARD Gold Certified for Indoor Air Quality, the SonaSpray range meets the most comprehensive standards for minimal VOC emissions into indoor air.

Fire safety was also a primary concern for the project. As a premium spray that surpasses Approved Document B fire requirements (Class 0 to BS476 & B-s1, d0 fire rating), SonaSpray was the perfect choice.

SonaSpray K-13 acoustic ceiling spray in grey throughout Henrietta House offices. Morey Smith, CBRE Offices London. ©Hufton+Crow.
SonaSpray K-13 acoustic ceiling spray in grey throughout Henrietta House offices. Morey Smith, CBRE Offices London. ©Hufton+Crow.

Safer, smarter and more sustainable acoustics

Since its completion, Henrietta House has been awarded Platinum status by the prestigious WELL Building Standard®, in recognition of its user-centric design and finish. The use of SonaSpray supported this achievement as the range satisfies many features under the standard. In fact, Delos, the company that founded WELL® used SonaSpray fcx throughout their HQ offices. As you would expect, this building is built to the very highest standard of WELL and to achieve LEED v4 Platinum and Living Building Challenge certification.

Commenting on the success of the project, Oscar Acoustics’ Managing Director Ben Hancock said:

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“Henrietta House stands as a testament to how our SonaSpray range of acoustic sprays integrates sustainability, acoustic comfort and innovative design to create calmer, safer office spaces that employees love spending time in.”

“By specifying Oscar Acoustics’ SonaSpray range, the project not only achieved its environmental and user-centric goals, but also set a high standard for future developments in sustainable office spaces. Seeing it come to life and being able to contribute to its success has been a real pleasure.”

Ben Hancock – Managing Director

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