Audio resolved as architecture.
High-fidelity residential audio and acoustic design for premium London homes, shaped around the architecture, the interiors and the way each room is actually used.
Not smart-home installation. Not hi-fi retail. A system that feels inevitable rather than installed, from a dedicated listening room to whole-home audio.
We join your team at the right moment
Smart-home integrators treat speakers as a line item alongside blinds and lighting. Hi-fi dealers specify beautiful equipment without accounting for the room. We sit between the two. Two decades in professional audio mean we understand how rooms behave and how a system has to perform across a home: morning quiet, family life, entertaining, serious listening.
Who we work with
Architects & interior designers.
We coordinate loudspeaker positions, containment and treatment within your drawings, not after them.
For architects →Private clients.
Building, renovating or fitting out a home, working with you directly or alongside your design team.
Residential developers.
Pre-integrated audio, specified to match high-specification interiors.
What we bring to the project
- 01Audio strategy and zoning
- 02Loudspeaker layouts coordinated with ceilings and joinery
- 03Infrastructure and cable routes before first fix
- 04Control designed for the household
- 05Equipment specification and supply
- 06Installation oversight
- 07Calibration and commissioning
Designed into the house, not fitted around it.
Because we work at design stage, loudspeaker positions are coordinated with ceiling details, joinery and lighting, cable routes are planned before first fix, and acoustic treatment is specified alongside the finishes.
It is the same discipline we bring to designing a private listening room.
Where we work in London: Mayfair, Chelsea and Kensington.
- Architecture
- Joinery & ceilings
- Audio
- Infrastructure
The best system in a home is the one you forget is there. Where audio should disappear, we fold it into the architecture. Where it should be the occasion, we make it deliberate.
The system changes with the room.
EVERYDAY
Kitchen and open plan.
Even coverage and zoning that follows how the household moves through the day.
ENTERTAINING
Living and reception.
Architectural loudspeakers voiced for everyday listening and for guests, coordinated with lighting and joinery.
LISTENING
Dedicated listening room.
Symmetry, treatment and placement resolved for an accurate, stable stereo image.
CINEMA
Cinema and media.
Immersive surround sound and low-frequency weight, calibrated to the room.
REST
Bedrooms and wellness.
Quiet, intimate sound designed around lower listening levels and the acoustic character of each room.
OUTDOORS
Terraces, gardens and pools.
Weatherproof performance without industrial aesthetics, blended into the landscape.
Sculptural where it should be seen. Concealed where it should not.
A body of residential work, from sculptural loudspeakers in living spaces to integrated whole-home systems.
Three stages, one team.
Before first fix
Layouts, zoning, infrastructure, and ceiling and joinery coordination.
Technical design
Specification, control design and contractor information.
Completion
Installation oversight, calibration in the furnished room and handover to the household.
Sonic methodology
How hard is this room asking people to listen?
Where listening comfort is central to a residential brief, such as a dedicated listening room, we can use the Cognitive Load Index to assess individual rooms. Most residential design proceeds directly from the architecture, the interiors and how the household uses each space.
Explore the Cognitive Load Index →- Acoustic Interference Load
- Environmental Design Score
- Population Vulnerability Index
- Temporal Load Risk
These speakers have added such joy and presence to my life. The sound quality is uncompromising and they look straight out of an alien star ship. The aftercare service has been terrific and hands on.
Professional, transparent, courteous, and really crunched the job in a timely manner. The speakers sound, and look, incredible. Tariq was available throughout the install to answer any queries we had.
Reviews published on Google. Some predate the studio's current name and were left for Sonic Installations Ltd, trading as Sonic Design Studios.
Before first fix
We usually begin with plans, reflected ceiling plans, room uses, finishes and any joinery or lighting information that affects speaker placement. Early coordination means loudspeakers, cabling, equipment locations and control can be resolved as part of the interior rather than added once the construction package is fixed.
Yes. We can take responsibility for the audio design and specification while coordinating with the wider technology and electrical teams. This allows the audio system to benefit from specialist design without duplicating the infrastructure or control work already being delivered by others. Where a project needs formal sound-insulation or building-acoustic design, we coordinate with the project's specialist acoustic consultant.
Both approaches are possible. Some rooms call for architectural or concealed loudspeakers that visually recede. In others, a sculptural loudspeaker can be part of the interior composition. The decision is made around the architecture, listening requirements and client preference rather than a fixed house style.
Yes. The two require different design priorities, but they can form part of one coordinated brief. Whole-home audio focuses on consistent, intuitive coverage across multiple spaces, while a dedicated listening room allows greater attention to speaker placement, room behaviour and the listening position.
Yes, although the available routes for cabling, speaker placement and equipment will be more constrained than on a new build or major refurbishment. We assess what can be retained, what is limiting the existing system and where changes will produce the greatest improvement with the least disruption.
Both. We can provide design and specification only, or continue through equipment supply, installation oversight, DSP setup and final commissioning. The scope is defined around the project team and the level of support the client requires.
We provide residential audio design across London including Chelsea, Kensington, Fulham, Notting Hill, Mayfair, Hampstead and Belgravia. Our consultancy extends to country houses across the United Kingdom and international projects.
Make your home sound as good as it looks
Whether you are at concept stage, mid-build or living with a system that never worked properly, send us the plans and how each room is used. A 30-minute Audio Strategy Review will show what to resolve first.