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News Release from: Ecophon | Subject: Architectural ceiling tiles
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 June 2008
Riding a wave with the architectural
S-line tile
Architect in charge at Ashton Sixth Form College made full use of Ecophon's innovative architectural ceiling tiles.
Ashton Sixth Form College in Ashton-Under-Lyne is always striving to update its facilities and recently opened a major new building The building, designed by A-Cube Architects, includes a new learning centre and library
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 19 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The architect in charge, Faheem Aftab, worked closely with the design team at Ecophon when considering the library ceiling, making full use of Ecophon's innovative architectural ceiling tiles.
A library is a silent or quiet area for study where students can attain their maximum concentration levels.
Conversation doesn't need to be loud or travel far, and background noise should be reduced to a minimum.
Good acoustics in a library therefore means an environment which is highly sound absorbent.
Faheem Aftab was well aware of the acoustic requirements of a library, but he also wanted something more than a flat suspended acoustic ceiling at Ashton.
He planned to increase the architectural interest of the space by introducing some three-dimensional features to the ceiling.
In consultation with the Ecophon design team, it was decided that the Focus S-line E tile offered an elegant way to add shape.
The S-line tile was used in conjunction with the matching flat Focus E tile, both tiles being manufactured from high density glass wool with a surface coating of Akutex T to provide excellent acoustic capabilities.
The S-line tile, as the name suggests, is s-shaped and results in a change of ceiling height.
Parallel lines of S-line tile were used across the width of the library with sections of the flat E tile in between creating an attractive wave-like effect. Request a free brochure from Ecophon ...
Janet Nevin, Principal of Ashton Sixth Form College, is delighted with the new library, commenting, "The library is light and airy, and the ceiling has a stylish curvy wave-like effect, which is innovative and attractive.".
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