Hunter Douglas
Architectural’s award-winning Heartfelt modular felt ceiling system is now
available for walls.
Two years after it
launched the world’s first modular and linear felt ceiling system, it has
successfully applied the unique system to walls, creating a warm and inviting
ambience to a space.
The technical
experts at Hunter Douglas Architectural created a locking device on the carrier
system so that it could be used on straight walls. A solution for curved walls
has also been engineered.
Pieter van Rees,
Business Development Manager, Ceilings, said an extra, small profile was added
to the carrier system, which pushes the wall panels down and outwards, fixing
them in place securely.
The additional
application means architects and interior designers now have the exciting
option to include both a felt ceiling and wall on projects, creating a seamless
visual effect.
“When we first
developed this product as a ceiling, we thought it would be fit for a wall,” he
said. “Having developed a carrier system for it, we are pleased with how it
performs and we believe it will be a popular choice in many settings.
“It is a forgiving
material, so even if it is bumped into, it bounces back, and it also creates a
warm ambience. While the ceilings are the dominant acoustic absorber, the
HeartFelt wall acts as a local additional sound treatment, absorbing sound up
to two metres.”
The wall panels come
in lengths of 1000mm-6000mm and dimensions of 40 x 55 mm available in five
shades of grey and five earth tones.
Sixteen standard
carrier modules offering different joint widths means there are myriad ways of
installing the system to suit the space.
The linear felt
panels are made of non-woven, thermoformed PES fibres and because they have no
finishing coat, they are 100% recyclable. The aluminium carriers and galvanised
steel hangers are also 100% recyclable. The total system has been certified C2C
bronze level.
The
Hasselt City Hall in Belgium is the first building to use HeartFelt as a wall
application, and it has been used to stunning effect across 4,000m2.
In the building’s
public hall, a 40m length of wall, ranging in height from 8.5m to 4.0m, was
covered with vertically placed panels and these continue for another 22m into
the back office. The wavy parapet around the large mezzanine in the public hall
also has vertically mounted panels.
In the offices, the
walls above the wall cabinets are lined with horizontal panels and this
application partially merges into the ceiling.
