Hung Acoustic Panels

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Built environments

Looking up at circular acoustic panels in tan and black hung below a high ceiling

For
A general contractor

Scope
Shop drawings, installation

Install
Under six hours, against two days scheduled

The challenge

A general contractor brought us in to produce shop drawings for a set of hung acoustic panels, part of a renovation of an apartment complex’s common areas. The architect had specified each panel’s size and the layout, and our drawings went to the architect for approval. The panels hang from a 19-foot ceiling in the kids’ room near the lobby. Given the complexity, the GC had scheduled two days for the installation.

Shop drawing of the panel layout with dimensions
The measured layout projected onto the ceiling

How we solved it

Hanging panels to a precise layout normally means measuring overhead from a scissor lift, again and again. Instead, we projected our measured drawings straight onto the ceiling, using an old projector Chris had at home, and worked from the projection. It cut out most of the back-and-forth measuring.

On site

The bare ceiling before the panels
Before
Testing the projection at home first
Testing the projector at home
Scissor lift, laser and projector set up in the room
Lift, laser, projector
The layout on a laptop, seen from the lift
Working from the lift

Result

Installation complete in under six hours.

The finished panel layout seen from below

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