Spec Finish Awards 2021

28 Approved Sto applicator Roskel Contracts installed an integrated Sto solution to create a balanced acoustic environment in themain auditoriumof Edinburgh’s Royal College of Physicians. The aimwas to improve speech intelligibility and reduce reverberation times to a 0.9 second remit. Roskel used the StoSilent Distance suspended ceiling system, which features a metal profile subconstruction onto which expanded glass granulate acoustic boards are fitted for a clean appearance. The ceiling was made up of several sections, some sloped to follow the line of the seating below. Various structural elements cut across the auditorium’s curved design, but the StoSilent system and lightweight insulation boards accommodated these and created the seamless hemispheres required. Roskel used spray-applied StoSilent Décor Macoustic finishing plaster to finish. CONTRACT Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh ARCHITECT LDNArchitects Photograph courtesy of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. SUSPENDED CEILINGS Roskel Contracts roskel.co.uk The judges applauded the “enormous amount of time and skill” involved. “Many of themetal sections had to be hand curved on site to accommodate the vagaries of the building design. And in some cases, the void depth was limited, making the fitting of sections a further challenge. However, all these complications and challenges were overcome, creating a striking overall ceiling finish that not only looks impressive but performs acoustically to a very high level.” CATEGORY SPONSOR CONTRACTORS AWARDS2021 SILVERWINNER