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  • Location: Auckland
  • Architect: Isthmus Architects
  • Colour: NW18 Light Mahogany
  • Finish: Satin
  • System: Profix PXF

“We selected Trespa Meteon panels to line the soffit ceiling of the new Ferry Basin Canopies alongside Queens Wharf for several reasons. In the first instance we wanted a product that is weather resistant, low maintenance and robust enough to be installed in a marine environment to withstand salt air and wind driven rain. Our soffit lining finish would be exposed and needed to be colour fast and fade resistant which Trespa Meteon can offer. From the Trespa colour and finish range we selected a timber grain finish providing the soffit with a wood-like appearance but with the longevity and durability of a high-pressure laminate. A key driver was to source a panel product that could be machined, worked, and cut without compromising its material integrity.

Working closely with Mana Whenua artists, full size Trespa panels were arranged across the soffit celling into a loose chevron tile layout. The artists then developed an abstracted sail motif that was ‘CNC’ routed into the panels across the ceiling plan. Using controlled CNC machining, each pattern cutout was routed in a single manner and direction providing the same intricate ‘carved’ texture across the soffit, which also revealed the panel core, providing a dark contrast finish to the wood grain panel surface.

The finished soffit has a crisp, clean appearance, with the wood grain offering a warm feel and ingrained with rich texture and pattern across the floating ceiling plane.”

Paulo Costa

Principal Architect, Isthmus Group

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Décortech have been market leaders in acoustic and decorative wall and ceiling linings since 2002. Décortech offers a complete program of decorative, acoustic and fire resistant panels, combined with standard or fully customised perforations to suit your design requirements. We are a New Zealand owned company and all our panels are manufactured in our Penrose factory.

Our years of experience means we have in place a stringent process to minimise errors in the manufacturing and delays on site. Shop drawings for every panel are included in our service to ensure that the panels are made right, first time. This process has been invaluable to our installers as potentially costly mistakes are picked up on paper and fixed before they become problems during construction.

When working with Real Timber Veneer, Décortech work closely with architects to ensure the best outcome. We have in place a control sample archive for completed projects to help minimise veneer inconsistencies should extra panels be required at a later date. Décortech will also work closely with suppliers of other veneered items to ensure a better project consistency.

All standard Décortech panels have been tested for Acoustic performance by Marshall Day Acoustics making it easy to specify panels to achieve required NRC and open area values.

The Décortech Paintline is used to pre-finish most of our panels. The Paintline allows us to provide a high quality finish with a computer controlled application giving a perfect, run free appearance every time. Our specially developed UV cured paint or clear finishes are hard wearing, scratch resistant and ensure a dust free final product. Panels come off the line dry allowing us to keep lead times to a minimum. Pre-finished Décortech panels mean a controllable and pre-determined panel appearance and finish quality.

At Décortech we have years of experience behind us and have been part of some of New Zealand’s most prestigious projects. We have delivered many high end commercial projects building a reputation for quality. In 2010 we completed Wellington Airport, one of our most demanding projects. There were over 500 shop drawings created to achieve the complex and unique angled triangular panels. The results are outstanding and well worth the effort.

At Décortech we have the ability to make your project come to life. Talk to us today for further information or to request samples.