Use these expert tips to improve space acoustics and get your design ideas out of the box (pun completely intended.)
TRICK #1: Defy convention with jaw-dropping geometry
Round of applause for Moscow City Hall.
Ecophon® Solo™ baffles provide a visual and acoustical focal point for the concert hall in Moscow City Hall.
TRICK #2: Turn expectations on their ear with vertical installation
Eyes up. Attention grabbing vertical installation in a busy reception area.
Ecophon® Solo™ baffles take on an entirely different look when installed on the wall.
TRICK #3: Entrance them with hypnotic waves
Doing the wave at Sweden’s Hallarna Shopping Centre.
Staggered Ecophon ® Solo™ baffle waves create a sense of undulating movement in Sweden’s Hallarna Shopping Centre.
TRICK #4: Give predictable shapes a break
Trying something different at Wiley publishing.
A grouping of Ecophon® Solo™ trapezoids adds a level of interest squares and rectangles can only dream of at Wiley publishing’s Hoboken, NJ offices.
TRICK #5: Enchant the eye with hundreds of feet of floating clouds
Combine clouds and baffles to reach even grander design heights.
Ecophon® Solo™ clouds and baffles float throughout the atrium at Aecom’s South Africa offices.
TRICK #6: Create the boxes for students to think outside the box
Rectangle baffles get turned on their side.
Ideas roam free while sound gets trapped within square arrangements of Ecophon® Solo™ baffles at Finland’s Hiukkavaara School and Community Centre.
To see the rest of our great ideas for acoustical ceilings, and more inspiring photography, check out the infographic: 9 Design Tricks to Keep Occupants’ Eyes Up and Noise Down.
To learn more about how and when to incorporate clouds and baffles in your ceiling design, download our free guide: Acoustical Design for Open Spaces.
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