A Ceiling That Inspires

Look up and the ceiling immediately draws you in. More than 500 custom acoustic panels were supplied to create this striking architectural feature at Te Kahu o Waipuna – Marlborough Library & Art Gallery. Manufactured from 12 mm Black Firesafe MDF with crown-cut European Oak veneer, HR713CF hole perforations and a clear Ultimatte finish, the panels introduce natural warmth, visual rhythm and acoustic control throughout the expansive public interior. The feature ceiling helps shape a welcoming environment that brings library, gallery, learning and community spaces together within this important civic destination for Marlborough. "It is of course the library and the art gallery but it's a living space, it's a children's space, it's an all ages space and it's a future technology space and that's what the people of Marlborough wanted." Mayor Nadine Taylor