Improving acoustic clarity in a specialist healthcare environment
With its many design and construction variants DORMA Variflex was selected as the most suitable option, largely based on its adaptability which would enable Style to match it accurately to the environment.
Peter Collier Associates
Raymond Brown
Bartley Lodge already had a moveable partitioning wall in their main conference room, used for meetings, weddings and other functions, however it needed replacing with a new system which would remain sympathetic to the room. Working with contractors, Raymond Brown and architects, Peter Collier Associates the main challenge for Style was to match the internal oak wood panelling that was a feature of this stunning room as well as maintain the line of the wall and re-use the existing parking area.
With its many design and construction variants DORMA Variflex was selected as the most suitable option, largely based on its adaptability which would enable Style to match it accurately to the environment.
“This is a very old building that demanded a great deal of care and respect,” said Julian Sargent, Style’s Managing Director.
“In addition to matching the room’s aesthetic style, the panel dimensions needed to be coordinated to ensure the faces matched the ceiling and surrounding walls.
“We also extended the carrier stems to enable encasement in matching joinery to cover the underside of the track. However, you expect these challenges when working on older properties and we have a great deal of expertise in this area.”
“And when you look at the final outcome it is truly breathtaking. Certainly, no-one would know that these were moveable partitioning walls as they blend in beautifully.”
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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.
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