WINK Hotels is a line of sleek, modern, and affordable hotels targeting a younger generation of travelers, developed by Indochina Kajima (ICK), a Vietnamese–Japanese joint venture. The Danang Centre project, located on Tran Phu Road in the heart of a vibrant district, posed a unique challenge: how to create a quiet and private atmosphere for guests despite constant urban activity and heavy traffic noise.
Our collaboration with ICK began earlier, with the acoustic audit of their first operational WINK Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. The audit, which included testing background noise, impact noise, sound insulation, and reverberation, highlighted the brand’s commitment to guest experience through acoustic comfort. This real-life data shaped the standards required for Danang Centre and future WINK hotels, ensuring a consistent level of privacy and comfort across the brand.
For the Danang Centre, Delhom Acoustics conducted environmental surveys to measure and model the impact of traffic noise from Tran Phu Road. Rather than implementing blanket solutions, we focused on targeted improvements, identifying weak points such as the window frame system, which we optimized to reduce external noise intrusion in a cost-effective way.
In parallel, we worked closely with the architects and interior designers at Van Aelst | Nguyen & Partners, developing tailored sound insulation strategies for guestrooms and shared areas to maintain privacy and intimacy. Technical aspects such as HVAC noise, impact noise, and reverberation were also assessed to ensure high acoustic performance across public and private zones. This work laid the foundation for brand-level acoustic guidelines, making the WINK experience scalable across ICK’s upcoming developments.
The WINK Hotel Danang Centre now delivers a quiet and refined guest experience, standing out from other urban hotels through its consistent acoustic privacy. By addressing the challenges of a busy environment while preserving the brand’s sleek, modern identity, Delhom Acoustics helped establish sound as a core pillar of the WINK experience. The acoustic guidelines developed for Danang Centre now serve as a benchmark for all future WINK hotels, ensuring guests enjoy comfort and calm, wherever the brand expands.
