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Multifunctional airport ceiling

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How to combine structural and noise reduction functions in a concrete building construction, all that in a very nice design shapes. Great!

As seen in an airport:

A great example of Form Follows Functions or how to combine:

aesthetical design
noise reduction
structural support

If made out of plastic — if made out of plastic

The main purpose of the this blog post is to point out its nice aesthetic, but as small technical notes:
the bottom of the beam structure being the one submitted to tensile force -not well adapted to concrete- it is likely steel reinforced, while the upper part, being submitted to compression -and here with much more thickness is very very adapted to concrete.
At a different scale, would such mesh being made out of injected plastic, the junction would have needed to be differently to avoid variation of thicknesses, which obviously for concrete would straight steel tension rods impossible

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Topics covered: Multifunctional ceiling, airport design, structural support, noise reduction, aesthetic design, concrete construction, tensile force, steel reinforcement, compression strength, injected plastic, design shapes, acoustic performance, building materials, architectural design, form follows function, mesh structure, junction design, and thickness variation..

Lakelyn Pugh

Interesting concept! But ever considered the maintenance difficulties of such a complex structure? Could be a nightmare for the staff.

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1. Fabrice
  
  Sure, it might be challenging, but no great achievement comes without effort!
  
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Alvaro

Can these multifunctional ceilings capture sound efficiently, or is it all just fancy aesthetics? 🤔

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Fabrice

Higher functionality, higher maintenance. No risk, no innovation. Just another perspective.

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