The PICKLR
Scottsdale, Arizona
Client
Esquire Architecture and Planning
Industry
Architectural Acoustics
Scope of Work
MD Acoustics provided acoustical consulting and noise impact evaluation for The PICKLR indoor pickleball facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. The project involved converting an existing retail tenant space into a 14-court indoor pickleball facility adjacent to neighboring retail uses and separated by a shared demising wall.
MD Acoustics conducted baseline interior and exterior noise measurements using calibrated Type 1 sound level meters and developed an indoor acoustical model using SoundPLAN and MD Acoustics’ pickleball noise database. The analysis evaluated pickleball-related noise transmission to adjacent tenant spaces and compliance with Talking Stick noise requirements. Based on the findings, noise abatement recommendations were developed for demising wall assemblies, including target STC ratings to support code compliance.
Outcome
The study provided a clear, defensible assessment of indoor pickleball noise impacts and identified effective sound control strategies to limit noise transmission to adjacent tenants. MD Acoustics’ abatement guidance and STC-based wall recommendations supported a code-compliant retrofit design, reduced risk of tenant conflicts, and enabled the successful conversion of the space into an acoustically controlled indoor pickleball facility.
Scope of Work
MD Acoustics provided acoustical consulting and noise impact evaluation for The PICKLR indoor pickleball facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. The project involved converting an existing retail tenant space into a 14-court indoor pickleball facility adjacent to neighboring retail uses and separated by a shared demising wall.
MD Acoustics conducted baseline interior and exterior noise measurements using calibrated Type 1 sound level meters and developed an indoor acoustical model using SoundPLAN and MD Acoustics’ pickleball noise database. The analysis evaluated pickleball-related noise transmission to adjacent tenant spaces and compliance with Talking Stick noise requirements. Based on the findings, noise abatement recommendations were developed for demising wall assemblies, including target STC ratings to support code compliance.
Outcome
The study provided a clear, defensible assessment of indoor pickleball noise impacts and identified effective sound control strategies to limit noise transmission to adjacent tenants. MD Acoustics’ abatement guidance and STC-based wall recommendations supported a code-compliant retrofit design, reduced risk of tenant conflicts, and enabled the successful conversion of the space into an acoustically controlled indoor pickleball facility.
