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Feb 22

The use of wood panels in the new architecture of Ireland

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Ireland is a small country but it holds a large number of outstanding architects’ studios which have stood out in recent years offering some of the projects that best make use of wood. Exterior cladding and inner linings with wood panels are showcased in some projects which denote an exquisite taste for working with this elegant material. After years enjoying the images of these works in various publications, we wanted to select some of the ones which have most drawn our attention. We will see wood panels, wood walls and wood ceilings, cladding and other construction details, in different colours and different formats. We hope you enjoy them. . Ballynoe home by McCullough Mulvin Architects built entirely of wood with spectacular curved wood ceilings. Information and photos from mcculloughmulvin.com . .   New extension of the Ballymahon farmhouse by ODOS architects with oiled cedar exterior cladding. Information and photos from odosarchitects.com   .   Airbnb headquarters in Dublin, by Heneghan Peng Architects, covering over 4,000 square meters, where about 400 employees work. Photos by Donal Murphy from designboom.com . . Scale of PLY is the redesign of the ground floor of a Victorian house in Dublin by NOJI Architects employing some colourful interconnected plywood panels arranged in triangles. Information and photos from noji.ie . . Library in Dublin by Carr Cotter & Naessens with oak wood panels to modulate books and sound. Information and photos from ccnarchitects.net . . If you liked this post about the use of wood panels you may also be interested in: . - Acoustic conditioning with sound-absorbent wood panels that are hung like paintings - Is it possible to decorate walls with wood panels? - Sustainable wood panels for a sustainable and environmentally friendly architecture - 10 Questions you should you ask yourself before using wood panels for acoustic conditioning in your company
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Feb 15

6 reasons to install a wood false ceiling in a room

By Acoustics, Architecture, Construction, Decoration, News No Comments
If you are thinking of installing a wood false ceiling in any room, there is no doubt that a wood false ceiling offers many advantages. Here we give you 6 good reasons why you should install a wood false ceiling in a room:   Sound absorption: installing a wood false ceiling offers great acoustic advantages because it gives us the opportunity to use sound-absorbent wood acoustic panels. These wood panels are ideal for controlling reverberation in room effectively and discreetly. Hiding wires: one of the main reasons why one uses a false ceiling is that it allows you to hide cables and pipes for different types of installations (electrical, fibre, thermal conditioning, etc.). Removability: another great advantage of installing a wood false ceiling is that it is easily removed or disassembled for ready access to any cable or device located inside and needing to repairs. It also makes it possible to quickly replace damaged panels. Wide variety of finishes: the wood false ceiling manufactured by Spigotec, the division of Spigogroup which manufactures its false wood ceiling line, has a vast catalogue with numerous options and combinations of finishes in melamine, natural varnished wood, lacquers, laminates CPL, HPL, etc. Impact resistance and fire and humidity reaction: the Spigotec wood false ceiling is designed for maximum wear resistance and also, depending on the needs of each project, it can also be made with materials having specific fire and humidity reaction characteristics. Energy savings: by lowering the ceiling of a room, one reduces the amount of cubic meters of air requiring conditioning, while the air space between the wood false ceiling and original ceiling provides heat and sound insulation.     If you liked this post about installing a wood false ceiling, you may also be interested in:   - 34 Models of wood ceilings, false ceiling and wood panelling - Wood ceilings and the use of the false ceilings for acoustic conditioning in rooms - Machining and fixtures for wood ceilings and for installing a false ceiling - A wood false ceiling means energy efficiency in construction
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Feb 08

Insulation levels in wood soundproof doors or acoustic doors

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Wood soundproof doors or acoustic doors are one of the key components when improving the sound insulation of a room. In fact, in many cases, a door is the only physical point of communication between two spaces and it is a critical area for sound transfer between rooms. Although a room may have good sound insulation in walls and ceilings, if the doors are not properly conditioned, undesirable sound transfer can take place from one room to the next, thereby reducing sound quality and comfort; in addition to making the outlay for insulating other components worthless. The need to soundproof a room marks the level of external noise detected from within and also the level of sound produced in the room that we can detect on the outside when all the doors and windows are closed. Depending on our needs one can choose soundproof doors, also called acoustic doors, with different levels of soundproofing. The Spigodoor catalogue of wood soundproof or acoustic doors includes: . Wood acoustic doors with a soundproofing level of 32 dB: 32 (0; -1) Db. Soundproof 32 DB     Wood acoustic doors with a soundproofing level of 34 dB: 34 (-1;-2) Db. Soundproof 34 DB     Wood acoustic doors with a soundproofing level of 38 dB: 38 (-1;-3) Db. Soundproof 38 DB     Wood acoustic doors with a soundproofing level of 42 dB: 42 (-1;-4) Db. Soundproof 42 DB     . If you liked this post about wood soundproof doors or acoustic doors, you may also be interested in: . - What will future wood acoustic panels be like? - 8 rooms where you can use acoustic doors / soundproof doors - Technical doors – What dimensions should I take to place an order? - Why use wood acoustic doors on cultural buildings?
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Feb 01

Decorative wood panels of the future… Will they be our next television?

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Decorative wood panels are one of the oldest known aesthetic resources to turn a room into a warm and comfortable place. We manufacture wood panels and although architectural development offers new construction materials and new designs every day, in the end, to a greater or lesser extent, we always end up using wood panelling to decorate some space. Fashions and tastes are changing and decorative wood panels adapt and offer new possibilities: curved panels in different wood finishes, colour mixing, etc., but what will the decorative wood panels of the future be like? A few months ago they inaugurated a truly amazing space at the Cabrini Children’s Centre in the Cabrini Hospital in Malvern, Victoria (Australia). They wanted to convert some areas of the hospital in a reception area for their young patients with a calm and positive atmosphere and they created this proposal, halfway between art and technology, which allows one, thanks to the use of LEDs, to project interactive visual material on the wood inner linings of the hospital corridors. Is best seen in the following video. .   Technological development progresses at a rapid pace and it is true that soon, any type of panel, made of any materials, will surely offer a similar interactive experience to a TV or touchscreen. If we go even further, virtual reality and, later, holography offer us all these possibilities without even needing the support of a panel. In the future decorative wood panels will undoubtedly integrate other technologies that allow them to offer many added advantages but especially at the end when we turn the OFF button, we will have a room with the warmth, balance, feeling of comfort and elegance provided by wood. . If you liked this post about decorative wood panels of the future, you may also be interested in: . - What will future wood acoustic panels be like? - The most curious wood projects in the world - (wood panels) Part I - Is it possible to decorate walls with wood panels? - Sustainable wood panels for a sustainable and environmentally friendly architecture
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