High-end conversion of
a Paddington period office building, creating 14 luxury apartments
and 3 premier penthouses.
Project
location: Paddington, London, W2 1XT
Project
type: Office to residential conversion
Property
value: Average £1.172m per unit
Requirements: Combined
acoustic and bespoke, high-performance, low-profile underfloor
heating (UFH) solution.
Solution: Upper
Floors - 784m² AcoustiPanelTM14 (combined UFH and acoustic floor
deck, achieving acoustic improvements of up to +9dB)
Contractor: Golden Houses Developments Ltd
Client: Linton Property Developments Ltd
Architect: Clive Sall Architecture
Consultant: Syntegra Consulting Ltd
Project
schedule: December 2016 - Summer 2017
Project brief
Nu-Heat were tasked
with designing and supplying a bespoke, combined acoustic and
underfloor heating (UFH) system for Norman House.
UFH requirements
- Low-profile to
maintain ceiling height;
- High heat output
compatible with high ceilings and suspended timber floors;
- Deliver a
reduction in airborne and impact noise between floors;
- Suitable for
installation directly over the structural floor deck.
Project solution
AcoustiPanelTM14
for upper floors
Nu-Heat
specified and supplied AcoustiPanelTM14 for the property’s upper
floors. This low-profile, high-performance UFH system offers
independently-tested outstanding acoustic improvements of up to +9dB,
significantly reducing airborne and impact noise whilst creating an
ultra-smooth surface ideal for luxury floor finishes.
- Combined UFH and
acoustic performance solution
- Installed directly
over the structural floor deck
- Fully tailored
design for optimal heating and pipework layouts
- Fast
heat transfer and high performance heat output of up to 96W/m2
- Can assist in
exceeding Part E requirements when correctly installed as part of an
acoustic floor cassette
- Ultra-smooth, low
deflection surface
- Just 31mm height
build up
- Independently
tested acoustic and deflection load performance
- Full design
performance indemnity
- Can achieve up to
3 BREEAM credits
For
full design and technical specifications please visit
www.nu-heat.co.uk/ap14.
