The use of wood panelling in shopping centres is yet another example of the importance of architectural design and interior design for the spaces which have been aptly termed the new cathedrals of the 21st century. The need to make customers feel at home so they purchase with the appropriate serenity, unconcern and pleasure leads to the choice of wood panelling in shopping centres over other materials. Wood panelling brings warmth and elegance and, in addition, offers the possibility of improving the acoustics in a room by choosing panels with some type of grooving to reinforce acoustic absorption of walls and ceilings. We often manufacture wood panelling in shopping centres. The last one was only a few months ago, at the end of 2015. We manufactured and supplied close to 1,500 m² of wood panelling for the shopping arcade and common areas of the Equinoccio Shopping Centre in Majadahonda, Madrid. The model chosen on this occasion was the Spigotec Sagittarius, in 1,200 x 600 mm plates, with melamine oak finish on a 12 mm flame retardant bs2, d0 M.D.F. support and perimetral machining through a hidden T-24 profile. The result was an arcade with shops and restaurants with roof areas equipped with a very elegant finish in quality wood panelling, which adorns and gives warmth to spaces which are intrinsically cold: wood panelling makes the difference. . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: - PEFC or FSC wood panelling What’s that? - Wood inner linings in the work of Frank Lloyd Wright - Walls and wood panelling in the works of Frank Gehry - Inner linings to improve acoustic conditioning of business premises and franchises
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After several months implementing various revisions and improvements, we can finally present our new Optimum Reverberation Time Simulator, an indispensable online tool for any professional needing to undertake acoustic conditioning work. 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. When reverberation time is too long, there is an annoying acoustic effect which is corrected by acoustic conditioning with acoustic panels. But, how do you know the reverberation time of a room? How do know what the optimum reverberation time should be? That is where Spigogroup’s Optimum Reverberation Time Calculator comes into play. You enter the dimensions of the room, the type of material used in the walls, ceiling and floor (with the option of testing Spigoacustic and Spigotec acoustic panels) and the furniture used and the online Optimum Reverberation Time (ORT) Calculator will yield the following results: . Average Low Frequency absorption coefficient Average Medium Frequency absorption coefficient Average High Frequency absorption coefficient Acoustic Brightness index Acoustic Warmth index Optimum Reverberation Time range Reverberation Time estimated according to the RT60 SABINE formula Reverberation Time estimated according to the RT60 EYRING-NORRIS formula Reverberation Time estimated according to the RT60 MILLINGTON-SETTE formula Comparative graph of estimated reverberation times according to the three formulas above. Finally, the Spigogroup Optimum Reverberation Time (ORT) Simulator can send you the results to your e-mail address in PDF format. If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: - 20 posts you should read on acoustic conditioning, acoustic panels and acoustic ceilings - Acoustic conditioning – Readings on acoustics (in Spanish) - What is soundproofing? What is acoustic conditioning? Is it the same? - Acoustic pictures – definition and uses
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Acoustic islands are formations of acoustic panels mounted on suspension systems and usually located on room ceilings. Acoustic islands are basically acoustic panels used for acoustic conditioning in rooms. The difference lies in that, rather than being installed as a false ceiling or ceiling cladding, they are installed as an addition to an already existing ceiling. Thus, acoustic islands hang from the original ceiling either with cables or with fixed structures, thereby maintaining the original ceiling and providing flexible, quick, and easy acoustic performance. Acoustic islands made of sound-absorbing wood are used in acoustic conditioning jobs because they provide great acoustic control through sound absorption and sound reflection for optimal acoustic conditioning —something which is highly necessary in certain rooms. Reverberation is the permanence of sound beyond the time required to properly hear and understand a message. Explained in a more technical fashion, "reverberation time " is the time it takes for the sound to decay by 60 dB as received stood the sound emission source stops. By installing acoustic islands, you can control reverberation and ensure correct sound in places such as concert halls, meeting rooms and offices where the hearing speech and sound particularly important. One of the strong points of acoustic islands is the ability to function as a decorative element. In Spigoart, the Spigogroup division specialising in the manufacture and installation of acoustic pictures and acoustic islands, we can produce, on demand, acoustic islands of any shape and size required by an acoustic project and, in addition, we offer dozens of finishes as well as customization if required, as panels can be silk-screened with the decorator’s choice of images. If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: - Installation of accessible ceilings, acoustic ceilings or false ceiling - Acoustic pictures – definition and uses - Definition of acoustic panels, acoustic ceilings and acoustic conditioning - Wood acoustic ceilings and acoustic panels: How does sound absorption work?
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We closed 2015 with dozens of wood projects in Spain and other countries around the world which now enjoy products of the Spigogroup family. Last week we highlighted some of the international projects we concluded this year outside our borders; projects which have turned Spigogroup into an industry leader. Now we would like to highlight those wood projects carried out across Spain in 2015 which stand out for their size, complexity or importance. Here is where we should clarify that not every relevant project is included in the list but all the projects in the list are relevant: Colegio Irabia – Izaga (Pamplona) Equinoccio Shopping Centre (Madrid) OHIM European Agency headquarters (Alicante) Hospital San Juan de Dios (Pamplona) Guardia Civil Officers’ Academy (Aranjuez) Hotel Campo Volantín (Bilbao) Autodesk offices (Barcelona) Carrefour Shopping Centre (Saragossa) Multi-purpose Room (Balearic Islands) Nájera Citizens’ Office (La Rioja) Irún BM Supermarket (Basque Country) KFC in Roquetas del Mar (Andalusia) Garrovillas Hostel (Extremadura) Restaurante El Molino (La Rioja) Restaurante Rekondo (Basque Country) Basque Government Offices (Basque Country) Uría y Menéndez (Valencia) Valencia Medical Association (Valencia) Carrefour de Elche Shopping Centre (Valencia) Azkar Offices Institute of Social Sciences in Jerez (Andalusia) Mutual Universal (La Rioja) Colegio Inmaculada Marillac (Madrid) Clínica San Fermín (Pamplona) Banco Popular National Police Control Centre in Algeciras (Andalusia) Palma Carrefour Shopping Centre (Canary Islands) Centro BBVA (Madrid) Vitoria City Shopping Centre (Basque Country) Palacio de Europa in Vitoria (Basque Country) Molina de Segura Ramparts Museum (Murcia) Igea Multi-purpose Centre (Basque Country) School in Burgos (Castile and Leon) South estate Auditorium in Seville (Andalusia) Hotel María Cristina in San Sebastián (Basque Country) Kueto Social Centre in Sestao (Basque Country) Galáctica Centre (Saragossa) Nuestra Señora del Pino student residence (Madrid) Palmera Montero Civic Centre in Irun (Basque Country) Hotel Hesperia Bilbao (Basque Country) Mercaflor in Valencia (Valencia) If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: - Spigogroup’s Most Outstanding International Wood Projects in 2015 - Wood panelling and acoustic conditioning in the Logroño Auditorium - The most curious wood projects in the world - (wood panels) Part I - The most curious wood projects in the world - (wood panels) Part II
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