BBA provided acoustic design advice for the award-winning College 5 building at Pinehurst School, Albany, Auckland. The main auditorium required careful design of the room acoustics to ensure the reverberation time, Early Decay Time, Bass Ratio and speech intelligibility provided a functional performance space for unamplified orchestral instrumentation, drama recitals and lectures. The room acoustics criteria were achieved using strategically placed absorbers to target the reverberation balance and control the reflection order, in addition to bespoke diffusing sidewall panels and pyramid ceiling tiles. The rain and HVAC noise was designed to meet significantly low levels to provide a first-class performance space. The acoustic design also incorporated sound insulation elements to ensure a high level of privacy was achieved between adjacent high noise spaces. BBA were proud to be part of an exceptional and innovative team lead by Fat Parrot Architecture and Milne Project Management. The College 5 building has won the Gold Award in the New Zealand Commercial Project Awards.