The
StoSilent Distance A2 110 acoustic system has been installed to assist with the
acoustic challenges of attenuation and reverberation and also enhance speech
clarity within this major new London landmark building.
The
acoustic system has been installed at One New Ludgate, as part of a project to
transform a 1980s city building into a contemporary new mixed-use development.
The project was
built on an island site. The twin-height, multi-storey refurbished building now
offers over 179,000 sq. ft. of busy office and retail space, and so excellent
acoustic design and balance formed an important part of the project.
The StoSilent Distance system was the perfect option. A
limited void space, combined with a requirement for the ceilings to be used as
a plenum for air extraction, and architectural requirements for clean
uninterrupted lines, meant that the use of traditional tiles in an exposed grid
or perforated plasterboard solutions were not an option.
The
StoSilent Distance A2 110 acoustic system allowed freedom to encompass their
design ideals and achieve all the engineering requirements and challenges with
one system. Sto’s Technical Consultant for Acoustics, Michael Wallace explains:
“The system was initially installed in the ceiling of the foyer and was later
added to a large dome structure, in the same area, to improve the acoustic
performance further.
“We have used Sto
acoustic products a number of times previously, so we knew they would provide
the acoustic performance needed on this project,” adds Tony Partridge of Roskel
Contracts Ltd, the suspended ceiling specialists who installed the StoSilent Distance
system, and an authorised acoustic installer for Sto UK. “It is an ideal
acoustic system which meets the various challenges of modern day buildings for
sound attenuation/reverberation and increased speech clarity and is very
accommodating where ceiling void space is limited.
“It allowed us to
achieve an attractive clean monolithic finish in the areas where this was
required. It is a very light system, compared to more traditional systems,
which makes it easy to work with. The lighting design was incorporated behind a
central dome area and we were able to cut many of the individual pieces
required on-site.”
StoSilent Distance allows the creation of large seamless
areas of up to 200m², allowing architects and
designers maximum freedom to incorporate sharp precise features, inclined
planes and curved surfaces.
The StoSilent Distance
system was finished with Sto Silent Décor M,
to provide a classic, acoustically open, fine stippled surface. Sto Silent
Décor M can be tinted to match a wide range of shades from the StoColor system.
