About a year ago the building work of the new headquarters of the La Rioja Building Labour Foundation were concluded. We would like to take this opportunity to show you one of our most special wood projects. It is special because of its technical complexity, fully developed in house, in our land, in La Rioja, and because the results are technically superb and truly beautiful. As a technical carpentry specialising in wood panelling and wood ceilings as well as acoustic conditioningin many different buildings, our first task was, as usual, to provide the architect with the necessary technical and financial advice during the design stage of the project. Subsequently, once the works had been tendered and awarded, and after the necessary and timely prototypes, visits, budgets, and adjustments, the complete wood technical carpentry project was entrusted to us. This included: wood panelling on walls, false ceiling, panelled technical doors, etc..., and a very special element —a curved wall which rose from the floor to become one of the most spectacular wood ceilings conceivable across the building. One of our most significant values as a technical carpentry company devoted to integrated decorationprojects in wood is that all of our products are manufactured entirely at our facilities. This concept helps us to improve competitively, be more flexible, improve service to our customers, provide immediate solutions to installers, etc... In this photo you can see the spectacular wall-ceiling, with its wood panelling, which receives visitors upon entering the building. This one shows the same wall in the meeting room of the La Rioja Building Labour Foundation. This other picture shows the false ceiling in the offices. In total, more than 500 m² of wood panelling were manufactured for the project. The model used is the SPIGOACUSTIC 28-16-16 AS, which features 2.8 mm grooves on the visible side, with a 16 mm separation between centrelines and rear circular 10 mm perforations with 16 mm between centres. In addition, the design required that the panels be finished in clear veneer cherry wood and, of course, that they comply with B-s2, d0 reaction to fire as per the UNE-EN 13501-1:2007 + A1:2010 standard. In addition, we installed panelled technical doors in cherry wood veneer using the same wood panelling model 28-16-16 AS. Here you can see them in this picture of the main corridor. Do you like how everything looks? . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - 20 posts you should read on acoustic conditioning, acoustic panels and acoustic ceilings - From wood ceilings to toilets made with phenolic panel, from wood doors to fitted wardrobes andmade-to-measure furniture: to speak of Spigogroup is to speak of wood projects - Which wood panelling should I use for my office or workplace?
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Although there are some wood projects in houses, the truth is that the use of accessible ceilings made of wood are to be found mostly in wood projects in non-residential buildings: public buildings, schools, culture centres, auditoriums, conference centres, hospitals, sports centres, community services facilities and special buildings. Accessible ceilings offer a number of advantages which are quite obvious from a technical point of view. These are the top six reasons why a decision is made to install accessible ceilings in a building: . 1. Accessible ceilings offer maximum accessibility for the repair and maintenance of facilities. That is why a false ceiling or accessible ceilings are used provided the space between the main ceiling and these is to be used for electrical wiring, sound, fibre optics, etc., or piping and ducts for air, gas, or fire-fighting systems 2. Ease of replacement and substitution of wood panels in case of breakage or deterioration. This is one of the most notable features of accessible ceilings, because you only need to change the damaged wood panels and not the complete wood ceilings. 3. Accessible ceilings offer a wide range of complementary wood panels that are available, such as those used to install downlights, speakers, ventilation grilles and other systems. One can also order complementary wood panels made to measure. 4. Accessible ceilings are the ideal support for the mounting of acoustic ceilings with sound-absorbent wood panels, essential for fitting a room with acoustic conditioning. 5. The quantity and variety of wood panels and acoustic panels which can be used for the installation of accessible ceilings made of wood is huge, and it is almost impossible not to find measures, materials or finishes that fit our needs. 6. Accessible ceilings, just like wood panels and FR doors, can offer fire-retardant properties to conform to the safety requirements of any project. . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - Watch out! All accessible ceilings are removable, but not all removable ceilings are accesible - Machining and fixtures for wood ceilings and for installing a false ceiling - Wood ceilings and the use of the false ceilings for acoustic conditioning in rooms
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Educational and cultural institutions are construction projects where a technical carpentry such as Spigogroup has much to say. To begin with, classrooms in schools are a very clear example of the type of room that needs suitable acoustic conditioning where the use of acoustic panels and acoustic ceilings made of sound-absorbent wood is often essential to ensure proper hearing. There are also buildings where the use of phenolic panel and phenolic boards in toilets, lockers, etc. is widespread, and where the use of some technical doors, such as fire doors or FR doors is often mandatory. From the point of view of aesthetic appeal, the installation of wood panelling already long ago on the interior walls of these buildings but now, increasingly, we can see wood slats and wood panels also covering the exterior walls of educational and cultural institutions across the world. Following we offer you ten examples of the use of wood slats and wood panels on the exterior of schools and culture centres in France: . 1. Wood slats l'Ecole Jean Jaures in Cenon 2. Wood slats in the Regional Lycée René Goscinny in Bezaudun Les Alpes 3. Wood slats and wood panelling on the exterior of the Early Childhood House in Mayenne 4. Complete wood panelling exterior with wood slats in Ablon-sur-Seine Leisure Centre 5. The use of wood slats as beams in the Pau School and Culture and Education Centre 6. ... or the Michel de Montaigne Intermediate School in Lormont 7. Wood slats at the school complex in Rillieux-la-Pape 8. Wood panelling outside of the Aimé Césaire book and media library in Blanzat 9. Wood panelling on the exterior of the Henri Wallon Primary School 10. Wood slats and wood panels in the Montrottier school . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - Acoustic panels, acoustic ceilings and the communicative process in schools and universities - The use of phenolic panel, and phenolic boards in educational facilities - Which wood panelling should I use for my office or workplace?
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Wood continues to be —although in its latest version (wood panels, wood slats, etc.), and in coexistence with other materials— one of the materials used in the construction and decoration of churches, chapels and other temples. The use of wood in the construction of churches and temples of worship is ancient. And not only were wood panels used for wall covering or for installing wood ceilings. Wood was also used in the entire structure of the building. In many cases, those primeval wood ceilings and wood walls have not made it to present day because of the deterioration produced by the passage of time, or because they ended up burning in fires. In many other cases they are still visible, however, and can be visited and enjoyed by lovers of this type of wood projects. Today it is very rare for an architectural or decorative project of a church, temple or chapel not to use wood in any of its forms. From the installation of wood ceilings and wood panelling on walls, to the decorative use of wood slats. In in a growing number of cases, the acoustics of the temple is demanding the use of acoustic material to allow for acoustic conditioning of the hall. So, we can see acoustic ceilings of sound-absorbent wood panels, and also acoustic panels on walls, columns and other areas which use some type of wood panelling. In addition, in order to create a warm, inviting ambiance for meditation and prayer, there is a growing use of decorative solutions such as the installation of walls and coatings made with wood slats, or the use of FR doorsand soundproof doors with a wood finish. And of course, wood continues to be the most common material used in manufacturing benches, confessionals, lecterns, and other numerous elements used to furnish churches and chapels. . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - 3 Good reasons to use wood panelling in enclosed public spaces - The wood ceilings in the history of humanity - Wood ceilings, and sound-absorbent wood panelling, to keep a room's reverberation under control
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