Improving acoustic clarity in a specialist healthcare environment
The double glazed office fronts (laboratory rated to Rw 47dB) meet Skyfold at 90 degrees to either separate the area into individual meeting areas or offer the client an opportunity to open the entire area up for larger functions with ease of operation as the most critical factor.
Skyfold
London
Gensler
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Working alongside Interior Architects Gensler, we delivered a highly flexible events and meeting space for Reed Smith, combining vertically rising Skyfold Classic folding walls with double glazed acoustic movable wall systems to achieve the client’s aesthetic and functional requirements.
The double glazed office fronts, laboratory rated to Rw 47dB, meet the Skyfold walls at 90 degrees, allowing the space to be divided into individual meeting areas or opened up entirely for larger functions. With ease of operation as the most critical factor for the client, we designed the installation to transform in moments without compromising on acoustic performance.
Beyond the three Skyfold Classic walls and three double glazed movable walls, a further three solid acoustic movable wall systems divide several adjoining meeting rooms. These incorporate acoustic stretched fabric panels, finished with a factory-painted MDF skirting at the base for a crisp, considered finish throughout.
Both the Skyfold Classic walls and the solid acoustic movable walls are fabric wrapped in Kvadrat Sharkskin, creating a cohesive, premium finish across the full suite of spaces. The result is a sophisticated, high-performing environment that gives Reed Smith the freedom to adapt its corporate workspace to suit any meeting format.
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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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.
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