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Teli Chinelis
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BSc(Hons) in Audio Technology
PgDip in Audio Acoustics
both from the University of Salford
Chartered Engineer (CEng)
Corporate member of the Institute of Acoustics (MIOA)
Corporate member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (MImechE)
Sound Insulation Award – Association of Noise Consultants Awards
Transportation Noise Award – Association of Noise Consultants Awards
I am an all-rounder in the field of acoustics, being involved in commercial consultancy from 2002 after
graduating from four years of study in the field of acoustics. My expertise is extensive in the fields of
architectural, planning, mechanical services, transportation and environmental acoustics and vibration.
My comprehensive knowledge of building acoustics covers not only the common issues of room
acoustics (of open plan offices, dealing rooms, conference facilities, auditoria, etc.) and partitioning
(i.e. acoustic privacy) between rooms, but also specialist areas such as isolating buildings from train
induced vibration using elastomeric or spring bearings.
I have been involved as part of the design team for both design and build and fit out projects for a
number of developments. I provided input regarding architectural acoustics in order to ensure both
occupier comfort as well as conventional standard requirements for residential, commercial, retail and
leisure developments. I have undertaken tests to determine the performance of internal building fabric
on a number of projects and provide input regarding the acoustic properties of external building fabric.
My knowledge in environmental acoustics is equally diversified as I have prepared various
Environmental Statement Chapters, helped numerous contractors with Section 61 Applications, and
involved in schemes like new roads, rail links, airports, waste facilities, wind farms, power stations,
mineral excavations, underground tunnel construction etc.
I have given evidence as an expert witness in public inquiries, planning committee meetings and
planning hearings.
Qualifications
Career Summary
Teli Chinelis
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Nova Victoria, Land Securities
Having worked on various schemes on this site for 6 years, a final scheme came into fruition in around
2012.
At a cost of around £2billion, this 5.5 acre island site to the north of Victoria Station. Nova, Victoria is an
architecturally daring urban campus that delivers a new and vibrant destination for London. The
complete development comprises five buildings within a new, 82,700ft2 pedestrianized, landscaped
public space at the heart of London's prestigious West End.
I led the acoustic consultancy work on the final scheme from the pre-application stage all the way to the
detailed design stage (RIBA Stage E). This involved preparing an Environmental Statement Chapter
with a detailed demolition and construction noise and vibration assessment, preparing a detailed design
for the architectural elements in relation to acoustics, and provide advice in relation to Crossrail line 2
and re-radiated noise from the underground tunnels beneath the development. One of the biggest
challenges for this development was the detailed design of the extensive building services installations
which comprises a large energy centre in the basement and numerous dry air coolers and air handling
plant located in various external roof top plant areas.
Millbrook Power Station, Watt Power
I prepared the Environmental Statement Chapter for the Development Consent Order (DCO) application
for a £200milion power station near the village of Millbrook.
The Power Generation Plant operates as a Simple Cycle Gas Turbine (SCGT) peaking plant and is
designed to provide up to 299 Megawatts (MW) of electricity. This incorporates up to five gas turbine
generators with up to five exhaust gas flue stacks.
The noise and vibration impact assessment included a prediction of the impact due to overhead lines
associated with the corona discharge.
Selected Experience
Teli Chinelis
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Park House, Oxford Street, Barwa Real Estate Q.S.C
I provided acoustic consultancy services for this £250m mixed used development from 2004 until its
completion and handover in December 2012.
Park house is a mixed use redevelopment covering a complete 1.04 acres city block on the edge of
Mayfair, fronting Oxford Street. The building includes prime retail space at basement, ground and first
floor levels. The levels above the retail are split into two parts comprising seven floors of prime
Mayfair office space to the western end and 39 private residential apartments to the east.
The acoustic consultancy services included the preparation of the noise and vibration chapter for the
environmental statement and detailed design to completion.
I was novated to the main contractor to assist with meeting the employer’s requirements (which I
prepared) after Stage E (Stage 4) and final commissioning.
The building is probably the most complicated vibration isolated building in the world. The vibration
isolation proposals were put in place in order to protect the noise sensitive uses from underground
train movements (LUL central line runs below Oxford Street).
Bespoke high quality double glazing was specifically designed, tested and installed on the north
façade fronting Oxford Street, the busiest retail street in Europe.
The party walls and floors were designed to significantly exceed the minimum requirements for sound
insulation under the building regulations.
The extensive building services were designed to be inaudible at neighbouring premises and utilized
internally to provide sound masking and therefore enhance acoustic privacy in the residential and
commercial parts of the mixed use scheme.
Continuous noise, vibration and dust monitoring was undertaken during the demolition and
construction periods to ensure that suitable limits were adhered to.
Teli Chinelis
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National Aquatics Centre, Beijing Olympic Games
Comprising a steel space frame, the aquatics centre is the largest ETFE clad structure in the world
with over 100,000 m² of ETFE pillows that are only 0.2 mm in total thickness. This necessitated a
careful consideration of the acoustics in the space in order to ensure the safety of the users without
sacrificing or diminishing the aesthetic aspirations of the architect.
I created an acoustic model of the building in Catt Acoustic in order to review the internal acoustic
properties of the building and more specification the reverberation time and the speech transmission
index in relation to PA announcements.
I also devised a testing methodology (long before ISO:140-18 was published) in order to review the
internal noise levels due to heavy rainfall (apparently prevalent in China during the summer). A
bespoke sound transmission test was also devised and the testing was witnessed in the acoustic
laboratories of Tsingtao University in Beijing.
Queensway road link
I prepared the ES chapter for the noise impact assessment during construction and operation for a
new road link. This included a detailed DMRB assessment and identification of dwellings eligible for
additional sound reduction provisions based on the noise insulation regulations.
Teli Chinelis
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Eden Walk, British Land
I prepared the ES chapter for the redevelopment of Eden Walk shopping centre in Kingston Upon
Thames including an additional 400 apartments and a landmark tower. The work comprised
extensive surveying of the existing climate, the generation of detailed 3D acoustic models, and
consultation with the local authority, liaison with the design team (i.e. in relation to external building
fabric make up and ventilation). I also provided advice in relation to the sound insulation performance
of the separating elements between the proposed apartments and the retail premises which included
shops, restaurants and a cinema.
National Audit Office, Wates Construction
I worked for the contractor to ensure the employers requirements were met for the refurbishment of
the listed building which houses the National Audit Office. Employer’s requirements were refined in
order to enhance the acoustic environment. Various advice was provided in relation to the
performance of the external building fabric, fit out design including surface finishes and partitioning
detailing and building services noise and vibration control. Several site visits where undertaken during
the yearlong construction period in order to monitor progress. A complicated atmospheric plant noise
assessment, which included various mitigation measures, was undertaken to ensure suitable limits
were met and the planning conditions discharged.
Teli Chinelis
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Google premises, Google
I provided acoustic consultancy services to Google’s various premises near Victoria Station. This
included acoustic design of a small cinema, recording studio, gymnasium, restaurant and even a
stage set up for live bands (inside a normal office building). In addition to building acoustics related
work, design input was provided in relation to the atmospheric plant noise impact from additional
building services plant which served the new uses.
Ebury Square, Berkeley Homes
I provided a complete acoustic design for a luxury residential development at the edge of Belgravia
for Berkeley Homes. The Circle and District line is situated in the basement (north-west corner) of
the development. Due to high levels of tactile vibration and re-radiated noise due to train
movements, the whole superstructure was placed on suitably designed spring bearings. Duplex
apartments below the ground floor isolated line were also vibration isolated using a floating room
principle. The internal building fabric was also enhanced due to the high market value of the
apartments. All apartments were equipped with fan assisted gas fireplaces which needed special
noise attenuation measures due to their large number and the fact that they were overlooked by
nearby residential premises.
Teli Chinelis
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Lillie Square, Capital and Counties
I provided the detailed acoustic design following planning permission for the Lillie Square
development which is one of the largest and most high-profile residential developments in London,
transforming what was a 7.4 acre car park on Seagrave Road into 808 high-end homes set around a
new garden square. Services included train induced vibration advice, external and internal building
fabric design and building services acoustics.
62 Buckingham Gate, Land Securities/Sir Robert McAlpine
I completed the acoustic design services from pre-planning to completion (including commissioning)
for this landmark building which offers 23,870 sq m of office space over 11 floors and 1,442 sq m of
retail on the ground and upper basement floors. The greatest challenge for this project was the
acoustic design of the extensive roof top plant which included large chiller units, dry air coolers and air
handling units as these were overlooked by commercial and more importantly residential premises.
Several trips to factories and acoustic laboratories in Europe occurred in order to ensure that the
completed development didn’t require any fine tuning prior to handover.
Teli Chinelis
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Great West Quarter, Brentford, Barratt Homes
I provided acoustic design services for a mixed-use development comprising almost 800 private
and affordable apartments, shops, restaurants, a pub, health club, art gallery, crèche, hotel and a
landmark 25-storey double-skinned tower. The successful conversion of Grade II listed, Wallis
house situated to the east of the site, from commercial to residential/commercial accommodation
resulted in the receipt of a 2009 British Home Awards commendation for conversion development
of the year.
British Embassy Jakarta, Mace International
I provided acoustic design in terms of a bespoke BREEAM brief for this 3,800 m² embassy building
which is designed over three levels and is located on a 1.5 hectare site in central Jakarta. The top
floor is residential in use with two office floors below. Acoustic privacy design of various partitions,
moveable walls for several cellular offices, meeting rooms, interview rooms and ambassadorial
residence was successfully completed which included design input on architectural acoustics,
building services acoustics and the design of a suitable sound masking system.
Teli Chinelis
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St Thomas Hospital, London, Phillips
I provided detailed acoustic design for the placement of three new MRI’s in two wings of the hospital.
One of the MRI units produced reverberatnat sound pressure levels in the region of 105dB and
another (quieter) unit was placed on a thin suspended concrete slab underneath recuperating. Night
operation of one of the units was also accommodated though a successful and convoluted sound
insulation design.
Northern Line Extension, Ballymore
I provided assistance in the discussions between the developer for the Embassy Gardens residential
scheme and Transport For London. The Northern Line Extension would operate in tunnels located
beneath the development and there were issues with the proposed planning condition as the
developer believed that it didn’t safeguard their assets in relation to the impact of train induced
vibration and re-radiated noise. I provided expert and specialist advice to the QC and the solicitors
advising the developer and prepared rebuttals for the work produced by the advisors for the scheme
which ranged from noise consultants, to planners and lawyers.
Teli Chinelis
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One Commercial Street, Redrow Homes/Sisk
I provided various services from initial conception (early RIBA Stages) to detailed acoustic design for
this mixed use 21 storey tower in London. The assessment included work associated with train
induced vibration and re-radiated noise, specifying the high levels of noise reduction required by the
composite external building fabric, looking at ways to enhance the sound insulation performance of
the separating floors and walls and minimizing flanking transmission at junctions with the curtain
walling and designing bespoke solutions for the noise control of the building services plant. I was
novated to the contractor and therefore had the chance to closely supervise the construction
progress in relation to the numerous acoustic specifications and was tasked to complete the sound
and air tightness testing of the finished development.
The building won the Award for the “best high rise apartment building in 2013-2014” by the UK
property awards.
Magna Park in Lutterworth, Barwood
I prepared the noise and vibration chapter for the proposed extension to the Magna Park in
Lutterworth, which was for an outline planning application for up to 3 million square feet of
distribution and warehouse logistics floor space together with ancillary lorry parking provision. This
included detailed 3D noise mapping modelling in order to review the impact of the additional traffic at
nearby noise sensitive developments.
In order to appease neighbouring receptors I also provided additional advice (outside the scope for
an outline planning application) which related to the noise impact from the lorry park, detailed design
of mitigation measures and specialist advise in relation to the impact of construction induced
vibration at vibration sensitive equipment and processes.
Teli Chinelis
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Alma Estate, Enfield, Countryside Properties
I prepared the ES chapter for the noise and vibration impact associated with the construction and
operation of the circa 800 homes redevelopment at Alma Estate in Enfield. I also assisted with the
engineering design of the development and in particular the design and approach associated with
the noise and vibration impact from the proposed gymnasium, energy centres and a youth centre
comprising outdoor play areas, a nursery, a garage workshop, a hall, music studios and ancillary
space located below a residential tower.
National Stadium Abu Dhabi, Gensler
I provided detailed architectural acoustics fit out advice for the royal box at the National Stadium
Abu Dhabi. The royal box was actually a four storey independent building inside the stadium
comprising meeting rooms, crèches, prayer rooms, bars, dining areas etc. The royal box was also
segregated vertically in male and female areas. The advice also included a review of the noise and
vibration impact to the royal box activities within the stadium including crowd participation.