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| interiors The restaurant has hardwood floors, oversized mirrors, and dark wood pillars topped with contrasting golden-yellow tiles. Approximately 600 sq. ft. of the 2,200-sq.-ft. dining area uses acoustic ceiling tiles to provide comfortable communication.
Acoustic Panels Enhance Dining Experience An elegant Montreal restaurant uses custom-colored ceiling panels to provide comfortable communication for diners.
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rasserie Bernard is a classic French brasserie in
er, making it even more difficult to have an enjoyable
The panels were adhered to the restaurant’s ceiling with
the heart of Outremont, a high-end neighbor-
conversation.
pinta’s acouSTIC adhesive.
hood in Montreal. Owners of several popular
“Our painter created a unique texture and color by
The smooth-surface, direct-apply wall and ceiling pan-
restaurants, brothers Maurice, Paul, and Richard Holder
layering paints on the ceiling and walls,” explained Mau-
els are said to provide superior sound absorption and
knew from experience that acoustics are an important
rice Holder. “We provided a sample of the color to pinta
offer limitless design possibilities. ASTM E84 Class A,
part of developing an ideal atmosphere. To create a space
acoustic. They formulated a custom coating that coordi-
CAN/ULC-S102 fire-rated, natural gray or white panels
that allows comfortable communication, the brothers
nated with the ceiling.”
can be produced in a variety of shapes, sizes, and thick-
selected lightweight, WILLTEC direct-apply panels from
Approximately 600 sq. ft. of the 2,200-sq.-ft. dining
nesses with square or bevel edges and color coated in a
pinta acoustic inc., Minneapolis. In addition to providing
area received acoustic treatment with 24- x 24-in., 2-in.-
variety of standard, premium, and custom water-based
acoustic benefits, the custom golden-yellow panels har-
thick WILLTEC custom panels finished with a specially
finishes. The panels adhere to most substrates and can be
monize with the multidimensional painted ceiling and
formulated water-based, golden-yellow acoustic coating.
cut to fit on site. CA
walls, and contrast with the black wood and leather banquettes. The restaurant has hardwood floors, oversized mirrors, and dark wood pillars topped with contrasting golden-yellow tiles. Without an acoustical treatment, hard surfaces in the space reflect sound energy. Excessive sound builds up and produces higher levels of background noise. This often results in people speaking loud20
MARCH 2019
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