Knauf acoustic panels were installed at the Northern Beaches Christian School in Sydney to handle the dynamics of an open learning environment.
The Northern Beaches Christian School caters to as many as 180 students at any one time. Project architect Catherine Downie of BVN Donovan Hill Architecture explains that the goal for the school’s progressive learning environment called ‘The Zone’ was to create an agile, flexible space where learning could occur in any place at any time.
Downie says there’s a lot of noise and energy in the space with 180 young students. The acoustics treatment had to attenuate that to allow students to work both individually and within groups, and ensure neither would impact negatively on the other.
Downie says she was attracted to Knauf’s Cleaneo acoustic panels with alternating perforation from an aesthetic perspective; however, research indicated the product ticked all the boxes in terms of performance requirements.
Anne Knock, Northern Beaches Christian School’s director of development adds that the effective acoustic treatment in The Zone has enabled the school to centralise teaching and learning in a fun and motivating environment.
