Improving acoustic clarity in a specialist healthcare environment
Large children’s toy brands such as The Disney Princesses, My Little Pony and PAW Patrol are in good company at John Adams, as well as their own heritage brands like Tiny Tears, Fuzzy Felt and BLO pens.
John Adams is a children’s toy and games specialist who make and design products that encourage creativity and provoke interesting talking points.
Large children’s toy brands such as The Disney Princesses, My Little Pony and PAW Patrol are in good company at John Adams, as well as their own heritage brands like Tiny Tears, Fuzzy Felt and BLO pens.
Located in Alconbury Weald, Cambridgeshire, John Adams was looking for a moveable wall to separate its design office from its meeting room where conferences, client briefings and partners’ meetings regularly take place.
Working with main contractor, RG Carter and, architects, Face Interior Design, Style provided a stylish moveable wall that features a solid panel, a solid inset pass door and three glass panels. This DORMA Glass moveable wall system allows natural light from the external windows into the design office, creating a spacious and bright atmosphere in the room.
An additional feature to this semi-automatic wall is that the panels fold back into a pocket and are concealed when not in use, giving added discretion.
This chic moveable wall boasts an impressive 47dB Rw acoustic rating ensuring meetings can run undisturbed. Finished in a classic laminate pearl grey coating, the operable wall also stylishly complements the room’s interior design.
“The DORMA glass moveable wall was the perfect choice for the John Adams’ office”, said Mike Fine, Style’s director for the midlands.
“Not only does it offer maximum flexibility, privacy and ease of operation, it also optimises the natural light coming into the room and enables others to see when meetings are taking place.”
The DORMA moveable wall offers 10mm clear toughened glass and leads the way in sustainable solutions with an environmental product declaration (EPD) in accordance with ISO 14025 and EN 15804.
Talk to us about your acoustic goals — we’ll help you design a solution that sounds as good as it looks.
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