Project Overview
- Client Location: Philippines (Manila)
- Client Business: Commercial Training & Education Center
- Product Sourced: Hexagonal PET Felt Suspended Acoustic Ceiling Clouds
- Application Scope: Training Classrooms, Computer Labs & Meeting Rooms
- Key Focus Area: Echo Control, Speech Intelligibility, Lightweight Suspension & Geometric Interior Aesthetics
Customer Background & Space Requirements
Our client operates a modern commercial training center in Manila, offering computer labs and corporate lecture rooms. The facility featured open concrete ceilings, hard glass windows, and smooth flooring. This high concentration of hard surfaces generated significant sound flutter and excessive reverberation, making instructor lectures muddy and difficult to hear clearly.
To resolve these room acoustics, the client sought a functional ceiling solution with specific technical criteria:
- Targeted Noise Reduction: High sound absorption (NRC) specifically in speech frequency ranges to boost vocal clarity.
- Structural Safety & Easy Hanging: Lightweight components that integrate seamlessly with existing overhead lighting fixtures without requiring heavy steel supports.
- Modern Geometric Aesthetics: A vibrant ceiling feature that complements tech-focused corporate training spaces.
The Oli Acoustics Manufacturing Solution
We supplied a specialized modular solution utilizing 100% recyclable PET polyester felt acoustic ceiling clouds:
- Precision Hexagonal Geometry: Engineered a modular 3D hexagonal cloud design with internal structural ribbing (as shown in our back-structure detail) to ensure the panels remain perfectly rigid and warp-free when suspended horizontally.
- Integrated Lighting Compatibility: Designed the ceiling cluster array so that LED pendant lamps pass directly through the open geometric centers, providing both task illumination and overhead acoustic absorption.
- High-Performance Sound Absorption: Manufactured with high-density 9mm/12mm PET felt (1400g/m²), offering excellent NRC values to soak up unwanted reflections in mid-to-high frequencies.
- Complete Suspension Hardware Kits: Supplied custom adjustable steel cable hanging kits, allowing installers to adjust suspension heights and level each cloud module with precision.
Results & Client Feedback
The installed PET acoustic ceiling clouds completely transformed both the acoustic dynamics and visual identity of the training center.
- Enhanced Speech Clarity: Reverberation time (RT60) was drastically reduced, allowing students to hear instructors clearly across computer workstations.
- Rapid Installation: The lightweight PET material and turnkey wire suspension hardware allowed the contractor to complete the ceiling installation within two days without halting classes.
- Aesthetic Appeal: The warm orange-toned hexagonal matrix paired with modern lighting created an energetic, high-end learning environment for corporate clients.
