Watergate Bay Hotel

The hotel offers unique experiences throughout, with three dining options and two large communal areas. Their sound was played across all of these and had become stale and repetitive. The music did not match each experience, leading to a lack of individuality and character for the hotel's brand.

Altaura's team identified and designed the two most important elements that influence the space are the tide and the sun. So we used these to build a soundscape of that would incorporate and move with both of these elements. The music needed to become more vibrant throughout the day, as the light changes through the space into the evening. The team used lots of warm acoustic guitars, brazilian drums, slow strings and light piano sounds for more relaxing times of day, because these are particularly good at creating a warm atmosphere for guests, vs more electronic beat driven sounds as the sun starts to set, because these create a more vibrant but cooler atmosphere in the evenings. We also identified certain sounds suited different areas within the hotel, so as each spaces evolve throughout the day, so to does the sound in each room.