Improving acoustic clarity in a specialist healthcare environment
Its new premises in Glasgow, which opened in May 2023, reflect the new employee preference for a more balanced choice when going to the office by offering flexibility and a central, well-connected location.
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for generations to come.
Its new premises in Glasgow, which opened in May 2023, reflect the new employee preference for a more balanced choice when going to the office by offering flexibility and a central, well-connected location.
Working with Aecom and contractor, AKP, Style was specified to create flexibility in the social collaboration spaces using a combination of glass and solid moveable walls.
A Dorma Huppe Variflex glass, semi-automatic moveable wall was installed by Style to create a meeting room within the main breakout area. This has a fully glazed single pass door so that the wall can be left in position for extended periods of time, with ease of access.
A solid Dorma Huppe Variflex moveable wall, also with semi-automatic operation, offers a different solution by creating an additional meeting area near a pool room and relaxation area. With a magnetic writable surface on one side, and black laminate on other, the wall can be used during brainstorming sessions, training and workshops.
With 47dB and 46dB acoustic ratings respectively, meetings can take place without being disturbed from outside noise, and the semi-automatic operation ensures the acoustic seals are applied to the correct pressure each time.
“We were delighted to have been appointed for this very forward-thinking and highly sustainable building,” said Angela McGowan, sales director at Style Scotland.
“The Dorma Huppe moveable walls are EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) certified in accordance with ISO 14025 and EN15804, which means they are a perfect fit for this eco-friendly office.”
Talk to us about your acoustic goals — we’ll help you design a solution that sounds as good as it looks.
2026 © Style Group
HBN 00-09 sets out these surface characteristics because unsealed joints are a recognised place for moisture and micro-organisms to collect. A genuinely joint-free edge is designed to address that specific detail.
This is a surface and edge specification, not a clinical claim. Zero-joint technology has not been evaluated or certified by NHS England, and does not claim to reduce infection rates.
Food-service and guest-facing areas are typically inspected under hygiene and housekeeping standards that look closely at surfaces and joints. A seamless, moisture-resistant edge is designed with exactly that kind of scrutiny in mind.
Every one of these sectors shares the same underlying surface problem: a bonded-strip edge is a seam, and a seam is a place where dirt, moisture or wear can concentrate in a way a continuous surface can't. Zero-joint technology addresses that one structural detail across offices, schools, healthcare and hospitality settings alike — one construction detail, one shared weak point removed, four sectors that each care about it for their own reasons.
Fill in the form below and we’ll get back to you within one working day.
Fill in the form below and we’ll get back to you within one working day.
Fill in the form below and we'll get back to you as quickly as we can.
