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PROJECT SUMMARY

The Royal College of Physicians building on Queen Street, Edinburgh, required an upgrade of the auditorium, exhibition and communal areas to improve both the appearance and acoustics. As certified installers of Sto acoustic plaster ceilings, we were approached to assist with design and install of the auditorium ceiling.

Within the auditorium the architects’ aim was to reduce reverberation times and increase speech intelligibility. Due to the existing infrastructure, there was a requirement to keep the curved and sloped design. As part of the brief, Sto Silent Décor M and MF plasterboard were required to form the clients’ required look and sound requirements.

The layout of the ceiling created setting out challenges as it was made up of several sections, with a number of these being sloped to follow the line of the seating layout below. This was further complicated by structural elements of the building effectively cutting across the curves. However, through a lot of hard work, these complications were overcome, creating a striking ceiling finish.

We installed a mixture of MF plasterboard and British Gypsum Quattro 41 ceilings to the exhibition and communal areas.

This re-fit was nominated in several categories at the Academic Venue and Conference Awards, winning the Best Non-Residential Conference Venue 2019 Award. We also received a Silver award at the FIS Contractors Awards 2021.