Rockfon bring specialist acoustic solutions to Sports College
Published: 09 November, 2009
Smith's Wood Sports College is part of Solihull's £74m Building Schools for the Future programme. The 1100-place college has been fitted out with a range of Rockfon ceiling systems to meet specific performance criteria.
Martin Oubridge, Project Manager for BAM Construction, who were responsible for the design and build, commented: "We had a lot of performance criteria for this project, which included meeting specific acoustic requirements, alongside overall life cycle costs and price. The design included a large amount of exposed concrete for thermal mass to assist with the building's BREEAM rating. Rockfon tiles were very adaptable to this type of construction, being available in a range of module sizes, with the facility to install both vertically and horizontally within a grid system and were easy to cut and handle on site."
The majority of classrooms don't have standard wall-to-wall ceilings, which meant ceiling tiles had to be installed to soffits, U-shaped bulkheads and rafts. Rockfon Koral was specified for these areas as its micro-textured, painted white surface ensured high sound absorption and helped achieve the relevant NRC values. Koral also offers best in class A1 fire protection thanks to its 100% stone wool core, which gives it excellent dimensional stability too.
The ceilings in the circulation areas needed to conceal an abundance of services, but the lack of suspension height left no room for hangers. The solution was Rockfon's MaxiSpan system. This allowed the ceiling to be mounted directly onto the walls and is ideal for use with wide planks giving the finished ceiling a more seamless appearance whilst using less grid components.
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