Employees at the
Foyer Assurance offices in Leudelange Luxemborg are delighted with their
recently refurbished staff cafeteria.
Designed by
Essential Environments and project managed by architect Michael Salsby, the
existing facilities have been transformed from a basic staff canteen into a
smart restaurant-like environment that features a dual finish ceiling system
from Hunter Douglas Architectural.
The new ceiling
features two natural material finishes in veneered wood and Hunter Douglas
Architectural’s exciting new HeartFelt®
modular felt ceiling system.
The veneered wood
grill panels in oak, offer a directional flow away from the serving and
preparation areas and act as a distinguishing feature against the HeartFelt® panels in black that were installed over
the seated areas.
HeartFelt® in particular is ideal for such
environments offering a blend of softness to the ceiling arena whilst
delivering incredible noise reduction and acoustic performance.
Both staff and
employees that have made use of the new facilities have noticed a marked
reduction in noise reverberation.
Michael Salsby
added: “The decision to use HeartFelt®
was due in the main to the incredible acoustic performance levels it offers,
plus it is always good to introduce a new product that you know will look good
and deliver on the acoustic requirements of the project.
"The client was
particularly pleased with the way the two materials worked together and how
they helped emphasise key areas within the cafeteria."
Over 325m2 of HeartFelt® and 190m2 of wood
product were installed on to a standard modular carrier system.
The Hunter Douglas
Architectural range of engineered wood veneer ceiling systems are available in
over 40 natural finishes and can be supplied in grill or panel forms.
HeartFelt® panels are available in seven shades of
grey and five earth tones. Both are simple to install, are virtually
maintenance free and provide easy access to the plenum.
