CMS Danskin Acoustics’ acoustic pedestal floor system is being installed at 2 Trafalgar Way, London E14. Working with main contractor Midgard, CMS Danskin Acoustics has developed raised access and non-accessible acoustic floor build ups for spaces with various uses, including residential, gym & yoga studios, retail and offices.
Set to be the largest Passivhaus student accommodation scheme in Europe, 2 Trafalgar Way comprises three towers of 28, 36 and 46 storeys. Developed by Urbanest UK Ltd and designed by architects Apt, Trafalgar Way will provide 1,672 student beds, 80 residential apartments, ancillary residential and retail facilities and 41,000 sq ft of commercial office space.
“The objective is to meet acoustic performance requirements, while limiting weight, working with shallow floor heights in some areas and meeting budgets,” explains CMS Danskin Acoustics’ Mat Norris.
The resulting raised access floor system has 600mm x 600mm steel panels, that can be lifted to reach services, supported by metal pedestals sitting on isolation pads, a combination that provides the desired acoustic performance.
In areas where access beneath the floor is not needed, in place of the steel access panel the CMS Danskin Acoustics’ system involves A1 non-combustible Smartspan, a gypsum-based panel designed to span across load bearing structures such as joists, pedestal and batten systems.
For the gym and yoga suites, the solution needed a more complex approach to deal with the vibration and impact noise generated using weights, rowing machines, treadmills etc. For these areas CMS Danskin Acoustics arrived at a floor build up comprised of Smartspan, a timber cradle & baton support bearer, a levelling system, plywood, Regufoam? and an isolation pad.
In some sections floors are as shallow as 100mm. Installing pedestal systems in such limited space is unusual, but CMS Danskin Acoustics has provided a system to meet that challenge.
CMS Danskin Acoustics is supporting flooring and interiors contractor FJ Corvan with site visits and online meetings to provide installation guidance.
CMS Danskin Acoustics, part of The Performance Technology Group, manufactures and sources acoustic insulation products advising on all matters relating to acoustic and vibration control materials and noise reduction strategies, including floors, ceilings and walls, to combat airborne, impact and reverberation noise. Notable projects include the W Hotel in Edinburgh, Park Hill residential, Sheffield, and Berkeley Homes scheme West End Gate.
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