The Warehouse Hotel started life, as its name suggests as river storage in Singapore during the height of the spice trade. Asylum was hired as the interior designed to convert the space into a hotel. Loud Technologies Asia (LTA) was appointed to install an audio system that delivered quality audio while retaining the aesthetic of the hotel.
LTA installed a K-array solution comprising four Kobra-KK52 I line-array cabinets, a pair of Rumble-KU210 passive subwoofers and a Kommander-KA24 4-channel amplifier to power the setup. The system was specifically designed to combat the acoustic challenges presented by the hotel’s reception and lobby bar areas which feature a triple-pitched roof, original masonry walls and high ceilings, as well as reflective glass surfaces.
Colin Quek, LTA president and project supervisor, said: “Because the ceiling is so high, the space is quite cavernous and there are so many reflective surfaces with all the glass in there, it essentially meant many products would just not have been suitable for this project. The owners wanted a low-level sound but still wanted clarity, so by virtue of the line array, the nano-miniaturised line array that the Kobra is, we were able to achieve the requirements for the entire lobby using just four Kobra-KK52 loudspeakers.”