The Challenge:
Maintenance of property assets to good standard is a neverending task for school boards. And with an aged and badly leaking roof in need of replacement the Parua Bay school board secured funding for a major renovation of the School Hall under the weathertightness programme.
The plan called for a total removal and replacement of the building envelope as well as internal linings to bring the building up to NZBC code and DQLS requirements.
The existing structure had an exposed grid and tile ceiling with panels that were constantly lifting when subject to ball impact and poor internal acoustics. Featuring a large volume space with an apex ceiling design, wooden sprung flooring and glazing for natural light, the project created several design challenges.
The first of which was to strip the building to its core structure then replace the leaking roof with a modern warm roof system followed by replacing internal linings including the old grid and tile ceiling with systems that would be more stable and economical to meet acoustic and seismic codes.
- Address leaking roof.
- Avoid creation of a costly seismic report.
- Create a cleaner, crisper aesthetic.
- Stronger panel stability able to take knocks.
The Solution:
To meet the internal lining requirements architect, Maynard Marks engaged with Asona Ltd technical and design team to come up with acoustic ceiling options for the hall.
After a couple of iterations, the selected solution was a custom size Asona Triton Sports 40 Cloud SR Panel™ fixed to the structure via 50mm Z brackets to create a ‘floating’ panel effect that expressed the portal frames.
Panels were sized to balance both length and width of the hall to create a neat and tidy ceiling with great acoustics and ball impact resistance. A side benefit was that the fixing methodology avoided seismic engineering costs common with suspended alternatives.
Manufactured in Auckland by Asona the Triton Sports 40 Cloud SR Panel™ is a high impact resistant glass fibre acoustic ceiling and wall panel with a smooth, high density glass fabric facing.
The panel is designed to provide high sound absorption level of NRC 0.85 in areas subject to impact, knocks and bumps. The Triton Sports 40 Cloud SR Panel™ has a 40mm acoustic core, reinforced foil backing and a concealed steel frame for additional strength. The end result was both aesthetically pleasing and time efficient as the individually fixed metal frames allowed the installers to work even faster than suspended options.
- Modular panelised aesthetic.
- Durable ball impact resistantance.
- NRC of 0.85 achieved for quiet comfort.
- Global GreenTag Certified Level A.
- Made in NZ.
