Marine Event Centre

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  • Architect: Moller Architects
  • Product: Décortech Firesafe Radiata Plywood with Custom HR915 Hole Perforation.

Over 2500 triangles were required for the award winning Marine Events Centre and 280 custom panels were individually templated by installers Forman Commercial Interiors. The panels were then shop drawn and once approved, produced.

The panels had to meet both acoustic requirements and fire requirements. The fire ratings required on the ceiling were SFI – 2 and SDI – 5 and were crucial to meet the building code for surface spread of flame and smoke development index. Our Firesafe Radiata Plywood panels were ideal as the our SFI – 0 and SDI – 3 rating more than covered this and due to the coastal environment, Radiata Plywood was the obvious choice. Being able to combine plywood with the Fire Resistant coating system meant that natural timber could be used in the project and no compromises were required in terms of the finish as Décortech Firesafe Radiata has a hard wearing, satin finish that is applied down our Paintline for a premium result on every panel.

The panels curved to a 3 metre radius and initially it was unclear whether this could be achieved in 12mm Radiata Plywood. Décortech constructed a full sized 3 metre radius curved sample to demonstrate to Moller Architects exactly what they were specifying. This was then critiqued and changes were made as required. Countersunk screw holes were added to make onsite installation easier.

Acoustic Requirements of 30% open area were required so a custom perforation HR913 was created to achieve the open area needed to keep the hole perforation that the architect specified.

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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.