Robert Connick
Healthcare | Market Co-Leader
Principal
Analog Devices has expanded their global headquarters to a new facility in Wilmington Massachusetts. The new buildings, designed by Baker Design Group, include ultra-modern laboratories, offices, and design manufacturing spaces for cross-functional collaboration.
The 50,000 sf Community Hub building comprises a welcome center/forum, auditorium, demonstration center, fitness facilities, roof deck, and campus dining for 2,500 people. The 175,000 sf Office and Research building (connected to the Hub via a pedestrian bridge) houses open and private offices, meeting rooms, and electronic lab spaces.
Acentech was involved in the project from Schematic Design through Construction for both the core and shell and fitout of both buildings, providing sound isolation, room acoustics, electronic sound masking, and mechanical systems noise and vibration control services for a wide variety of spaces.
Sound isolation needed to be addressed both horizontally (between adjacent office spaces) and vertically (where mechanical system noise was a major concern). Our room acoustics recommendations addressed sound buildup and reverberation control in open plan offices, meeting rooms, the auditorium, dining area and demonstration center.
Acentech addressed speech privacy concerns and options for electronic sound masking systems. We also guided the design team on mitigation of potential noise and vibration issues from HVAC equipment, specifying sound attenuators, vibration isolators and acoustic insulation measures.
