Acoustic Wood. WE LIKE THE SOUND OF IT. When you walk into a new room, one of the first things you experience is the aural environment. Even before your eyes take in the visual aesthetics. Is the room loud and reverberant, or quiet and intimate? Acoustic materials shape the aural environment. In best practice acoustic design, the rooms function and create an environment to complement the architects' and owners' vision. One of the tools in an acoustic engineer's bag is acoustic woods. Acoustic wood materials are becoming more commonplace in building construction because of their aesthetic appeal. 48 I designsolutions spring 2020