Movable wall

Can you expand meeting area without actually adding new square footage? The Walter E. Washington Convention Center did just that by using 17 Skyfold Classic vertically folding acoustic retractable systems to capture 48,000 square feet of new flexible meeting space within the original building’s footprint.WORKING WITH WHAT YOU GOT   At this DC convention center, a retrofit renovation was the ideal alternative to a costly scheme to build an expansion across the street where estimates came in at many times the convention center’s final budget. The secret to their success? Making two large registration areas convertible as part-time meeting rooms with Skyfold vertical folding retractable walls, a gain of about 20,000 square... More

On the 25th floor of an office building in downtown Montreal, a masterclass in design engineering, collaboration and retrofitting took place between Skyfold engineers and architects. THE DESIGN CHALLENGE  HUMÀ design + architecture was tasked with redesigning a multipurpose conference room for law firm BCF. The conference rooms were being used for client meeting spaces and employee training. In both cases, privacy and noise control were top concerns. In the original design concept, HUMÀ was considering traditional movable walls, but limited floor space meant that storage closets on the floor for horizontal panels were out of the question. Instead, HUMÀ, wanted to give their clients a flexible space solution t... More