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A simple minimal design was the brief for the internal aesthetics of the refurbished Wellington offices of lawyers Buddle Findlay on levels 15-17 of the State Insurance Tower. For Forman Building Systems, who worked with the architect on the selection of the ceiling systems, this meant supplying a range of products that was clean, slick, professional looking and within the budget allocation.

John Kitchen, market manager for Forman Building Systems, says, "Our main challenge was to achieve the acoustic requirements and integrate the lighting, air diffusers and acoustic sliding door tracks into the metal and perforated plasterboard ceilings to maintain the architect's high standard of aesthetic finish." The company supplied two different Armstrong exposed suspended ceiling systems Armstrong's blue-tongue aluminium top-hat grid was used with MetalWorks 1200 x 300 micro-perforated steel acoustic ceiling tiles, and Armstrong Peakform steel exposed grid was used with Armstrong RH99 Ultima regular edge acoustic ceiling tiles. Boral Echostop® perforated plasterboard was installed onto a Rondo Key-Lock plasterboard grid adjacent to both the MetalWorks ceiling and Ultima ceiling to provide contrasting ceiling finishes.

Installation and integration of the different ceiling types required a high level of accuracy, and liaison with mechanical engineers Norman Disney & Young by ceiling installers Forman Commercial Interiors ensured function and aesthetics weren't compromised, says site manager Robin McKeown.

FORMAN BUILDING SYSTEMS

PO Box 12349, Penrose, AucklandPhone 0800 454 000 Fax (09) 276 4141www.forman.co.nz john.kitchen@forman.co.nz

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