Improving acoustic clarity in a specialist healthcare environment
At the London offices of an independent regulator, which works within a framework set by UK and EU legislation and is accountable through Parliament and the courts, Style was specified to create flexible space. The company operates across six UK offices, with London being one of its prime locations, and with a desire to create […]
At the London offices of an independent regulator, which works within a framework set by UK and EU legislation and is accountable through Parliament and the courts, Style was specified to create flexible space.
The company operates across six UK offices, with London being one of its prime locations, and with a desire to create adaptable room configurations, Style installed 2 DORMA Huppe Variflex, semi-automatic moveable walls in one of its meeting rooms.
The desire was for the meeting room to have enough adaptability to be opened up to create an expansive, and completely open plan, area where seminars, large group meetings and major staff briefings could take place.
Alternatively, it could be quickly closed off to create 3 separate rooms, or one larger meeting room next to a smaller one.
With phenomenal 60dB Rw acoustic integrity, concurrent meetings can be held either side of the walls undisturbed, and with a chic white finish the operable walls perfectly complement the modern, contemporary interior design of the room.
“As the exclusive UK partner to Dorma Huppe’s range of moveable walls, we are able to offer architects, specifiers, contractors and end-user clients the very best choice of moveable walls from a global, market leading manufacturer,” said Style’s group managing director, Julian Sargent.
“The Variflex system is an exceptional, and hugely popular, moveable wall with an extensive choice of panels and parking arrangements, making it not only suitable for a relatively standard room such as this London office, but also for buildings with complicated room proportions where sloping ceilings or circular spaces have to be accommodated.”
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