COQODAQ, Award-Winning Restaurant for Hospitality Design and Audio Design

When Michelin Award-winning Chef Simon Kim, CEO and Founder of Gracious Hospitality Management, set out to create COQODAQ—a modern, elevated fried chicken experience in NYC—he aimed to build a space as bold and innovative as his culinary vision. To bring this concept to life, he partnered with Global AV Group to design an equally distinctive audiovisual environment that complements the restaurant’s 8,000-square-foot art nouveau interior.

The Process: Deliver a sound system that tightly aligns with COQODAQ’s sophisticated aesthetic while delivering high-quality sound.

Global AV Group obtained a firm understanding of the need, along with tight collaboration with all parties involved, aligning sights and high-energy sound with its sophisticated clientele. COQODAQ wanted clean, pristine audio, as music programming was a critical part of the business model for this restaurant. With 1 SOUND loudspeakers, Global AV Group achieved an incredible lack of distortion while also maintaining very high intelligibility in the vocal range.

The design included:

(38) 1 SOUND in-ceiling and surface-mounted Cannon speakers
(14) 1 SOUND WSUB45 wall subwoofers
The DJ booth utilizes (2) Pioneer CDJ 3000, (1) Pioneer A9 Mixer, (2) 1 SOUND C6 Monitors

Working closely with the architect, Rockwell Group, was a critical piece of the puzzle in how the sound system looked in the space while still delivering quality sound. The client was aligned with Global AV on delivering the best experience possible when it came to the audio design.

Global AV Group worked with 1 SOUND’s Custom Shop on custom colors that allowed the Cannon C6s to blend in with the room's aesthetic. Subwoofer placement posed a challenge, but Global AV found a way to incorporate the subwoofers into the dining room banquets and recessing utilizing 1 SOUND’s WSUB45 Wall Subwoofers into walls.

Lastly, for the DJ booth, Global AV Group chose Pioneer equipment.

The Outcome: Global AV delivered a solution that combined best-in-class audio from 1 SOUND with seamless integration into the interior. Guests stayed longer, boosting ticket sales.

Chef Kim was pleased, stating, “Working with Global AV Group was an exceptional experience. Their understanding of our vision and their innovative solutions have significantly enhanced our guests’ experience. We couldn’t be happier with the results.”

With decades of hospitality experience, Global AV struck the balance between aesthetics and sound, optimizing speaker layout and placement while keeping them virtually invisible—enhancing both the ambiance and acoustic experience of this award-winning property.

“We delivered a high-fidelity sound system that enhanced the dining experience by optimizing the loudspeaker layout and positioning them in the optimal listening position. Maintaining the elegance of a room is always challenging when installing speakers. Either the "sound" or the “look” tends to suffer, but with decades of experience in the hospitality industry, Global AV Group was able to deliver both to this award-winning property in New York City.” - Jason Ojeda, President & CEO, Global AV Group

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