Architectural audio consultancy

Sound, designed
as architecture.

We are a design-led audio consultancy that shapes the sonic character of a space, alongside its architecture and interior, so the way a room sounds is a deliberate part of the design, not a consequence of it.

Sound, architecture, atmosphere and design meeting at the centre of the Sonic Design Studios approach

The studio

One discipline, practised to its depth

Sound is its own discipline, and it is the only one we practise. A room's acoustic behaviour, its loudspeaker strategy, its control logic and its atmosphere are design decisions, made with the same intent as the plan, the palette and the light. We carry the sonic layer of a project from first concept to final commissioning, and we carry it completely.

We practise one discipline and we practise it to its depth. The acoustic behaviour of a room, its sonic character, the way it carries music and voice: this is the whole of our work. We leave automation, networks, security and video to the integrators. Sound is not a line item on our drawings. It is the drawing.

Our work spans luxury hospitality, high-end residential, and arts and culture, and selected design-led commercial spaces. Recent projects include Porto Arts Club, Dear Darling and Chotto Matte, alongside private residences across London. Each begins with the same question. What should this room feel like, before it is asked to perform?

Tariq Ibrahim, founder of Sonic Design Studios — Tariq Ibrahim — Founder

The founder

From the dancefloor to the design table

The studio is founded and led by Tariq Ibrahim. For over two decades, Tariq did not merely study acoustics in a laboratory. He manipulated sound in real time across the globe as an international music producer and DJ, a high-pressure education in how acoustic energy dictates human behaviour within physical spaces.

That practical experience of crowd dynamics is anchored by deep scientific application. Tariq co-founded Meya, a neuroscience-based audio wellness platform that translates clinical research into everyday listening experiences.

Today, this intersection of live music culture, psychoacoustics and architectural discipline forms the DNA of Sonic Design Studios.

Selected clients and collaborators