Partitions
Plasterboard and metal stud partitions are becoming ever more prevalent within modern construction projects due to their versatility, light weight and speed of construction.
A cavity, to accommodate services, combined with technology to achieve any fire and acoustic performances required make metal stud partitions ideal for use in hospitals, retail units, offices, laboratories, clean rooms, surgical rooms and cinemas.
At their basic level a metal stud partitions clad with standard plasterboard provides a quick and cheap division wall. Adjust the metal stud and replace the standard plasterboard with one of the highly engineered specialist boards now on the market to provide a partition suitable for any situation.
Partition wall complete with services, noggins and a fire rated IPS recess.
Full height splayed wing wall. Odeon Cinema, Wimbledon
Structural stud external wall. St. Leonard's Hospital, London.
Demountable Office Fit-Out.
Metal Stud Partitions - Hospitals »
Aspect Ceilings have extensive experience in the field of hospital
partitions and can offer advice throughout the design stages.
Requirements for hospitals combine a need to provide fire compartmentation
with an ever increasing acoustic requirement and occasionally
the provision of lead backed plasterboard for X-ray rooms.
Couple these needs with a multitude of services and support noggins within the partition cavity and a complex project begins to emerge.
Hospital projects often require substantial management co-ordination and detail resolution. Aspect Ceilings are well versed with these problems.
Metal Stud Partitions - Cinemas »
Over recent years Aspect have been involved with numerous cinema projects. The auditoria division walls to the majority of cinemas require the use of metal stud partitions due to height, weight and speed of construction criteria.
The high acoustic requirements of modern digital cinemas call
for partition designs which are at the limits of current acoustic
performance.
Construction is generally twin rows of metal stud. An acoustic
cross brace ties the rows together but does not detract from the
performance. Studs are then clad with multiple layers of plasterboard
and the cavity filled with quilt.
Recent projects have also called for the installation of an acoustic
isolation strips beneath the partitions in order reduce vibrations
to a minimum; further heightening performance.
Wall heights using this system are theoretically limitless, recent projects have been built to a height in excess of 16m. Outstanding acoustic results can be achieved using modern sound resistant plasterboards now available. On site acoustic test results for one recent project were recorded in excess of the 72dB laboratory results.
