Cleaneo acoustic ceiling lining from Knauf was specified for a new integrated academic hub being developed at Ormond College, Victoria.
The MacFarland Library Building redevelopment created an integrated academic hub to support the College’s undergraduates, graduates and non-resident communities in their learning. By integrating academic, library and IT functions, the Academic Centre provides the flexible, collaborative and IT-enabled working spaces required by students to succeed in their university studies.
For the Academic Centre to function as a learning and collaborative space, it needed to achieve the correct acoustic environment by reducing excessive noise. The use of Cleaneo acoustic ceiling lining contributed to achieving this goal.
Cleaneo’s Circular 12/25R pattern delivered the specified amount of sound absorption required in the large open library area of the Academic Centre. Cleaneo’s four precision cut edges and carefully designed patterns allow the panels to align, creating a continuous perforation and a seamless flow of pattern throughout the space, with joints virtually invisible.
According to architect Tom Sharp of McGlashan Everist Pty Ltd, Cleaneo helped them create the desired acoustic environment for an open plan learning hub, while also delivering a unique, contemporary ceiling integral to the building design.
Funded entirely by community philanthropy, the $3.3 million project has won numerous prestigious awards from the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects and the Council of Educational Facilities Planners International.
