Acoustic control
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News • News • 3 Jan 2023
Aisaka Architects Atelier designs a speaker-shaped building of music in Tokyo
Built on a small and irregularly shaped plot in the Kanda- Ochanomizu area of Tokyo, well known for its music stores, the Building of Music by Aisaka Architects' Atelier leaves a striking impression on passers-by.
Shigeo Ogawa
The design integrates multiple functions like instrument rooms, a hall for recitals, equipment shops for professional recording, wholesale instruments storage and various offices to look after different aspects.
Shigeo Ogawa
To facilitate the myriad functions, in a way that the interiors seamlessly adapt to the ever-changing needs, the structure incorporates a double skin that retains a uniform exterior appearance. In addition, a mesh membrane that moves slowly at high altitudes and can turn... More
Product • By FabriTRAK Systems, Inc. • FabriTRAK® System
FabriTRAK® System
FabriTRAK® is an exceptional fire-retardant rigid vinyl framework that provides a method for using textiles such as fabric, felt, leather, silk and vinyl, as an interior finish for walls and ceilings.
Acoustic System for Walls & CeilingsFabriTRAK® established itself early on by creating a framework, known as 'trak', that is manufactured from a unique blend of polymers and fire-retardant additives tested to virtually no VOC emissions.
The FabriTRAK® System incorporates over 50 profiles of wall and ceiling trak, infill and fabric, and is designed to reduce Hertz levels (noise), enhance speech clarity and privacy, and provide an excellent articulation index, all while allowing designers total creativity in an interior space.... More
News • News • 2 Dec 2021
GO! Talent takes a community campus approach to spatial organization and the local education landscape
Located in the context of Brussels Fortification Line and on the edge of Dendermonde’s historic centre, GO! Talent is a 5,953 square meter postsecondary education institute that provides vocational training in the care, commercial and industrial sectors for more than 600 students.
The scheme by B-architecten, B-bis & B-city takes a community campus approach to the project, addressing not only the functional and programmatic demands of the institute but also addressing the spatial organization of the local education landscape.
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The site’s existing Aria Building, dating from the 1920s, features magnificent architecture and a timeless layout. As such, it was determined after an urban and architectural an... More
Product • By Autex Acoustics • Quietspace® Panel
Quietspace® Panel
A discrete, high-performance broadband acoustic treatment engineered to absorb a minimum of 85% of sound energy. Quietspace Panel is made from 100% polyester fibre, with a hard, compressed face and cushioned backing to optimise the range of frequency absorption. More