Gavin Stevenson

Head of Acoustics, Manchester Team Lead Manchester

T: +44 [0]161 828 2200
E: gavin.stevenson@bdp.com

Gavin joined BDP in 2001 and is the head of the acoustic profession across the practice.

Gavin has been working in acoustic consultancy for over 20 years and joined BDP in 2001. He has overall responsibility for the profession and leads the Manchester acoustics group. He manages a team of consultants and supports engineers on a variety of projects. He also acts as lead consultant overseeing projects across all sectors, including residential, commercial, retail, office, industrial, educational and healthcare. He is responsible for complete acoustic consultancy design, applying his expertise to all project stages from initial design concepts and planning applications through to site inspections and final commissioning.

Gavin was responsible for the acoustic design of the BDP studio in Ducie Street as well as Manchester City Football Academy. One of the team’s largest schemes was the Qatar National Convention in Doha which required many complex acoustic design elements all to very high standards, including isolated substructures, fully-floating auditoria and low noise environments.

WHAT IS THE MOST EXCITING INNOVATION IN DESIGN?

“Advances in computer modelling technology will continue to help realise acoustically innovative and challenging designs. For every type and scale of project, 3D modelling increases accuracy while reducing uncertainty, risk and cost.

Projects

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Oldham Town Hall

BDP was appointed by Oldham Council to regenerate its Grade II listed Old Town Hall and bring the building back into use as a cinema.

BDP Manchester Studio, Ducie Street

A six-storey showcase of fresh thinking. We designed a transparent north elevation to catch limited light and complement the canal basin while the street side displays a confident punctuated stainless-steel façade.

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Manchester Town Hall Complex Transformation Project

Major refurbishment of two Grade II* listed buildings, the Town Hall Extension and Central Reference Library

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Abito Apartments

Modular apartments for smarter 21st-century living. We created a modular building, designing a nine-storey 256-apartment scheme from the inside out.

UCL Student Centre

The BREEAM Outstanding Student Centre provides state-of-the-art informal student study facilities over 10 storeys including four basement levels.

Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport

Stripping the existing four-storey building back to its concrete frame and repurposing it to provide state-of-the-art teaching, research and support space.

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Aberdeen Music Hall

The redevelopment of the Category-A listed concert hall offering additional public space and reconfigured existing rooms and a major upgrade to the 1,300-seat main auditorium.

Royal College of Physicians at the Spine

The Royal College of Physicians opens an exciting new purpose-built office in partnership with Liverpool City Council called RCP at The Spine.

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Wren Urban Nest

Wren Hotel makes the most of its tight urban site offering 137 compact and luxurious bedrooms in the heart of Dublin.

Weir Mill, Stockport

£60m development plans to bring Weir Mill, a Grade II listed former mill in Stockport, back to life. The reimagined Weir Mill will feature a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments, as well as 24,000 sq ft of commercial space across the existing and new buildings.

News

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The Sound of Heritage

Gavin Stevenson

Gavin Stevenson analyses the importance of acoustics in realising major heritage refurbishment projects.