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Project • By Knauf Ceiling Solutions • Student Housing
Sherbourne House
AXO Student Living provides high quality student residences in the UK. To satisfy increasing demand for places in the Midlands area, AXO commissioned a new purpose built construction within an existing site, Sherbourne House in Coventry. This new accommodation offers over 115 studio rooms plus internal and external communal spaces. HERADESIGN® ceilings from Knauf AMF are fitted in the acoustically-demanding areas to help create an environment that’s conducive for study and relaxation.
Architect Seán Kehoe at Fraser Brown Mac Kenna specified HERADESIGN® after having attended a CPD: “We chose HERADESIGN® because of its textured effect that would provide a tactile quality and soften the space both aesthetically and visually. Colour matching... More
Project • By Knauf Ceiling Solutions • Hospitals
Weir & McClafferty Dental Care
Gourock Municipal Building is the town’s Grade C listed landmark building which sits in a prominent position on the banks of the River Clyde. Richard Robb Architects were part of an ambitious renovation project for the building, which is now home to Weir & McClafferty Dental Care. Knauf Ceiling Solutions ceilings were installed throughout to provide a clean, minimalist aesthetic for a professional working environment that meets stringent hygiene criteria.
Architect Richard Robb explained the reasons for choosing Knauf Ceiling Solutions: “We required a ceiling system that provided a clean, simple appearance and allowed us to rationalise level changes with the existing plaster ceilings. Knauf Ceiling Solutions provide... More
Project • By Knauf Ceiling Solutions • Universities
University of Sunderland
The University of Sunderland has been transforming its City Campus through a series of landmark building projects. The University has close links with industry, and is internationally recognised for its strong track record in pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical sciences and environmental sciences.
Building on this position, the University has invested £8.5 million to remodel its Sciences Complex to provide some of the most modern, well-equipped facilities in the UK. Delivered by main contractor Clugston Construction, phase one of the Complex was opened by renowned Professor of Science Lord Robert Winston. Since then, dated offices and science areas have been transformed into integrated, multi-disciplinary teaching laborator... More
Project • By Knauf Ceiling Solutions • Military buildings
Beacon Barracks in Stafford
Heradesign ceiling rafts were specified by HLM Architects for the new Junior Ranks Mess building at Beacon Barracks in Stafford. The architects were attracted to Heradesign because they wanted “a ceiling solution that would perform acoustically and enhance the modern, high quality design.”
The Junior Ranks building is part of a £150 million pound redevelopment to turn Beacon Barracks into a vital hub for the UK’s armed forces. This large, multi-purpose project houses catering, retail, leisure and sports facilities, and medical services to provide service personnel with necessary amenities on site.
The Mess is a light, open space with moveable walls, exposed roof apex and double height spaces in many areas. David Greig, of HLM Architec... More
Project • By Knauf Ceiling Solutions • Sports Centres
Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre
Knauf AMF specialist acoustic ceiling solutions are installed throughout one of the largest leisure complexes in London, Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre. The flagship leisure centre is part of the council’s ambitious multi-million-pound sports venue investment programme and is the borough’s premier sport, health and fitness facility.
The 8,000m² Centre’s two-storey building had to meet stringent acoustic criteria set out by Sport England as Jason Griffiths at Space&Place architects explained: “Rooms within the centre needed to comply with strict reverberation and sound absorption levels. Knauf AMF worked closely with us to ensure we achieved the correct specification for each area.”
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Project • By Knauf Ceiling Solutions • Sports Centres
Holly Hill Leisure Center
100m men’s breaststroke Olympic Gold medallist, Adam Peaty, opened the £9m Holly Hill Leisure Centre to the huge excitement of Fareham residents who had successfully campaigned for a new community pool in the area. Holly Hill has a 25m swimming pool, learner pool, gymnasium, exercise rooms and dance studio. Knauf AMF provided acoustic solutions to help create a facility fit for future Olympic athletes.
Swimming pools are often very noisy places. The sound reverberates off the hard surfaces back into the humid air. High humidity amplifies sound making the noise level seem even higher. Philip Lyons at Space & Place architects specified Heradesign wall absorbers for the swimming pool hall to reduce and manage the noise level, creating a co... More
Project • By Knauf Ceiling Solutions • Restaurants
Americana Group Dubai
Americana Group is the largest operator of globally recognised quick service dining chains in the world. Heradesign Superfine ceiling systems were chosen recently for two of its most famous brands: Kentucky Fried Chicken in Jumeirah Beach and Pizza Hut in Al-Ghurair. Knauf AMF ceilings are to be fitted in all new restaurants for Americana Group and their YUM brands franchisees in Dubai.
Americana Design Manager, Dinesh Talitaya, explains why Heradesign was chosen: “Noise can be a problem for restaurant diners. We wanted to create a more relaxed environment for our customers. Acoustic control was key to the success of the design which is why we chose Heradesign. We were also attracted to the textured surface of Heradesign, it adds a natura... More
Imperial War Museums
A Mapei system of flooring products has been specified as part of a major redevelopment at IWM London. Part of the Imperial War Museums, the historic museum has been transformed to mark the centenary of the First World War; the design– created by architects Foster + Partners - improves access, circulation, as well as creating new vistas to the park outside. Mapei’s high performance cementitious flooring system, Ultratop, was chosen to complement the exhibits and provide a low maintenance floor coupled with resistance to heavy pedestrian traffic. All works were co-ordinated by IWM’s Construction Managers, Lend Lease, and Mapei systems were installed by Polished Concrete Designs for ITC Concepts Ltd.
The transformed IWM London includes new... More
Project • By Knauf Ceiling Solutions • Offices
STABILO CUBE
The architects of the STABILO CUBE used green-coloured "Heradesign superfine" acoustic boards from Knauf AMF About 100 employees from the Marketing and Sales departments of the international writing instrument manufacturer work in an excellent acoustic environment in the new STABILO CUBE administration building. This is made possible by the use of Heradesign acoustic boards from the ceiling specialist Knauf AMF. The architectural highlight: The boards are coloured bright green, reminiscent of the famous highlighters. However, this is not the only special feature. During their school days, training and study, almost everyone has used highlighters. It is also very likely that these were made by STABILO, which has sold more than 2 billion of t... More
Project • By Auer Weber • Auditoriums
University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld
The new building is located North of Peter Kulka’s 1976 planned University complex, one of the biggest University buildings in Europe.
Small-scale housing and single and double family houses characterise the surroundings.
The urban concept highlights the dialogue to the existing University and is defined both by a clear volume and clearly landscaped green spaces.
The new building is to become the centre for the hitherto decentralized technical areas: Engineering, Mathematics, Social Services, Economy, Health, as well as the main installations of the University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld. This includes offices, meeting and conference rooms, seminar and practice rooms, labs of various types, workshops, experimentation halls, audito... More
Project • By Knauf Ceiling Solutions • Secondary Schools
Christiaan Huygens College
Knauf AMF has developed performance ceilings for universal applications. One of the recently built projects is the Christiaan Huygens College, Eindhoven in The Netherlands.
New technical standards ensure their increased use to benefit the safety and comfort of human beings. At the same time these ceiling systems are also an integrated part of the architecture of spaces. Knauf AMF is committed to the advancement of integration between function and aesthetics. More