Warner Norcross + Judd Legal Offices
Warner Norcross + Judd occupies the 15th floor of the Warner Building (a 15-story mixed-use tower) in the heart of Grand Rapids, along with other locations throughout Michigan, including Detroit,…
Quincey SmailAcoustical Consultant
Quincey Smail is an Acoustical Consultant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with a Master of Engineering in Acoustics from Pennsylvania State University. His master’s thesis included modeling a music rehearsal space, and validating the model with acoustical measurements. Quincey made recommendations to the music department for improvements that could be implemented without major impact to renovations, and would maximize fund allocation. In his free time, Quincey - a talented singer - performs in local choruses and choirs. He can be found enjoying the Grand Rapids local craft-brewery culture, role-playing and board games, and is an E-Sports fan.
Quincey Smail's Projects
Interlochen Music Center Interlochen Center for the Arts
ABD Engineering & Design worked with Cornerstone Architects to develop complete acoustical recommendations for the state-of-the-art Music Center. The Music Center includes a variety of acoustically critical listening spaces: 3…
Muskegon Community College Arts & Humanities Theater, Music, and Art
ABD Engineering & Design worked with Progressive AE on updates to the Muskegon Community College Overbrook Theater, and to renovate and re-purpose the applied technologies building for use as music…
South Christian High School South Christian High School
ABD Engineering & Design partnered with AMDG Architects to develop acoustical and audiovisual designs for this new campus. The school includes 56 classrooms, performing arts center around a 1,100-seat auditorium…
La Porte High School Performing Arts Center
ABD Engineering & Design worked with Schmidt Architects on complete acoustical consulting and audiovisual design for this auditorium and support spaces renovation project. Rotating an existing auditorium 90 degrees to…
Quincey Smail's Experience
Quincey Smail's Blog Posts
What Do Acoustical Consultants Actually Do?
So what exactly does an acoustical consultant do, anyway? If you’ve been to a noisy restaurant, noticed a lack of privacy in a healthcare setting, felt oppressed by noise at the office, or been in a performing arts theater, you already know why acoustical...
Acoustics and LEED For Schools
The 3 acoustical criteria for design and construction of K-12 Education, for better learning environments, and LEED.
Active Learning Classrooms
Removing obstacles to learning. That’s the mantra around the movement toward Active Learning Classrooms (ALC) in University settings. This departure from the traditional lecture format, and toward flexible furniture, writing surfaces, collaborative activities, and...
Boarding up the Board Room – Speech Privacy
Acoustics By Design gets requests, every week, to help corporate office environments with their speech privacy. Whether it’s a conference room, single private office, or one with legal privacy concerns (like a doctor’s or lawyer’s office), it’s important to keep...