We are going to learn what it exactly means to carry out the acoustic conditioning of a room and what acoustic and acoustic ceilings, and reverberation are. . Acoustic conditioning The acoustic conditioning of a room is the set of materials and techniques employed to to get the sound from a source to spread out equally in all directions to create an ideal diffuse sound field. The key to achieving a good acoustic conditioning is to try to minimize unwanted reverberation by usingsound-absorbent wood in wood interiors, inner linings, and wood walls and wood ceilings. The acoustic conditioning is common practice in concert rooms, auditoriums, theatres, convention centres, public buildings, etc., and also in boardrooms and offices where excellent sonority is required. Because of this, sound conditioning such premises is achieved using acoustic material, such as sound-absorbent wood panels, and acoustic ceilings and acoustic panels. . Reverberation Reverberation is the permanence of sound beyond the time required to properly hear and understand a message. Explained in a more technical manner, "reverberation time " is the time it takes for the sound to decay by 60 dB as received stood the sound emission source stops. In short, it is an annoying acoustic effect, even more so in rooms intended for listening to music or speeches: theatres, meeting rooms, auditoriums, halls, recording studios, offices, etc. . Acoustic wood panels and acoustic ceilings Acoustic panels are panels made of sound-absorbent wood used for acoustic conditioning and reverberation control and they are installed as part of the wood walls and acoustic ceilings of the room. These wood panels have grooves and circular holes in different densities, shapes and sizes, and they determine the degree of absorption of each of the existing models of acoustic panels. . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - Acoustic conditioning: 5 rooms where it is necessary to use acoustic panels - How to choose wood acoustic panels for your project - Acoustic conditioning in rooms: Calculate the optimum reverberation time with this online simulator
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Wood inner linings, design ceilings, acoustic panels, phenolic lockers, special wood furniture... the Dinastía Vivanco Museum of the Culture of Wine is one of our most special wood projects. We are proud to say that we participated in the birth of the most important museum in the world dedicated to wine culture, and even more so as it was built in our land, La Rioja, by the Vivanco family. The technical carpentry for the Dinastía Vivanco Museum of the Culture of Wine was large and spectacular. The Museum was opened in 2004 but the project took several years as they built the various rooms and furnished them. They most varied pieces of furniture were built and installed, including acoustic panels, sound-absorbent wood inner linings, technical doors, phenolic lockers and acoustic ceilings. This involved all the divisions of Spigogroup. The project was carried out by the architect Jesús Marino Pascual and the decorator Jesus Lozano. These were some of the most important actions in the different rooms, all of which were made to measure for the project: . AUDIOVISUAL ROOM Acoustic conditioning of the museum audiovisual room by covering floors, ceilings and walls forming three overlapping Spigotec type wood boxes made of acoustic panels of sound-absorbent wood finished in balsamic walnut, ash and alder. See Photo 1 Special doors for the room and central benches made from obeche. See Photo 2 WINE SHOP The furniture is solid oak by Carpintería Paco, our technical carpentry division: counters, display cases, wine racks, glass cabinets, central furniture or islands and wood walls with curved shelving. See Photo 1 - See Photo 2 - See Photo 3 - See Photo 4 - See Photo 5 - See Photo 6 COFFEE SHOP/RESTAURANT Obeche wood furniture: side furniture, curved furniture, racks, bar counter, wardrobes and wood walls with acoustic panels from our Spigoacoustic division. LIBRARY AND OFFICES Wenge stained and varnished oak tables, special door with wood panels, square counter, shelving andinner linings in the front wood walls of the library. Maple wood flooring and tables, shelves and side furniture in offices. TASTING ROOM FURNITURE Long tables for tastings, made cherry wood veneer , countertops and front pieces. CONFERENCE ROOM / FOOD TASTING ROOM / EXHIBITION HALL FURNITURE The following furniture was made to measure and installed: Curved tables with stained varnished wood, curving bench for the ramp of the food tasting room, obeche wood benches with a wood structure and covered with wood panels, double curve arched doors in the barrel ageing hall, shelves, glass cabinets and furniture and curved wood panelling with obeche wood slats in the exhibition area. See Photo LOCKER ROOM / CHANGING ROOMS Furniture made of phenolic panel by our Spigocompac division: phenolic lockers, stall doors, auxiliary furniture and phenolic screens in dressing rooms. OTHER WOOD PROJECTS Natural maple wood flooring in different rooms and in auxiliary offices. Wood panelling in the central counter of the museum reception hall. Curved wood panelling on the corridor wall, made of trapezoidal oak panelling. Doors in general made of veneered natural lacquered pine and FR-60 technical fire doors . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - Wood projects: Wood panelling and acoustic conditioning in the Logroño Auditorium - Wood projects: The role of a technical carpentry in the decoration of restaurants: the Wine Fandango case - Wood projects: A success story: How we improved the acoustic conditioning of a restaurant with three pictures made with acoustic panels
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FR doors or fire doors are, perhaps, the most commonly used technical doors in building. In addition to the wood doors that everyone uses in the building trade, there are other so-called technical doorswhich have special features, such as acoustic doors or isophonic doors; and FR doors or fire doors in which we will showcase in our post this week and which allow us to minimize the risks of a fire and its spreading. If you don't know why you should contemplate the use of wood fire doors or FR doors in your project here are three powerful reasons: . 1.- Safety It is the most important and common reason for using fire doors or FR doors. Fire doors and FR doorstake longer to burn and therefore lengthen the time needed by a fire to spread from one room to another. This helps evacuate the people inside the building and to control the fire and reduce damages. . 2.- Legislation The current regulations applicable to building in Spain determine the use and maintenance of the fire doors or FR doors. These are some of the most important standards to take into account: - CTE/ DBSI: Technical Building Code - RSCIEI: Safety Regulations on Fire Fighting in Industrial Premises - Corrections-RD2267-2004-RSCIEI - Directive 89/106/EEC: CE Marking of Building Products - Maintaining Pedestrian Doors with fire protection functions . 3.- Aesthetics The fire doors or FR doors that are made of wood offer all the advantages of technical doors but with the aesthetic value of wood. In architecture and decoration, safety should not be at odds with beauty, and wood fire doors or FR doors, with their wide range of available finishes, offer the possibility of including this safety element in a way that is almost imperceptible or unidentifiable, practically becoming just another decorative element. . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - 7 articles on soundproof doors, FR doors and other technical doors - Fire doors and FR doors, safety and models to choose from - Fire doors and FR doors, what are these technical doors for?
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Large wood ceilings, decorative wood slats, rooms with wood walls... the great cathedrals of wine show off their great wood projects. Wineries have become the venue of some of the greatest wood projects in the world. Not only do you find wood in the ubiquitous barrels. For many years, wineries have implemented wine tourism programmes and opened their facilities to the public. If you know that you are going to receive visitors at home, you take greater care in decorating it and making it look nice to offer the best image; and wineries are no different. New rooms, such as reception halls, museums, wine stores, auditoriums, restaurants and private dining rooms make up the new hospitality areas in wineries across the world. These new spaces have large design wood ceilings, wood walls decorated with wood panels or special wood slats. Their offices and auditoriums have a false ceiling with removable wood ceilings or accessible wood ceilings, and the wood panelling that converts a cold room into a welcoming space can be found in every corner. Furthermore, receiving many visitors means having large rooms which are acoustically susceptible to unbearable reverberations. Again, wood comes into play. The acoustic conditioning of these new spaces requires the use ofsound-absorbent wood through the installation of acoustic panels on walls and ceilings that help control reverberation. Acoustic ceilings and soundproof doors or acoustic doors (as well as fire doors or FR doorsnecessary for safety reasons) top the list of wood items used in the acoustic conditioning of wineries in the 21st century. . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - Why use wood ceilings in auditoriums and theatres? - Wood panelling and acoustic conditioning in the Logroño Auditorium - A success story: How we improved the acoustic conditioning of a restaurant with three pictures made with acoustic panels
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