Metal wall panels provide acoustical control to new airport terminal
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Completed in November 2011, Terminal C at the John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., is a 282,000-square-foot extension of the existing terminal. Armstrong Ceiling and Wall Systems, Lancaster, Pa., supplied more than 80,000 square feet of its 30- by 82-inch MetalWorks Torsion Spring Custom Curved Ceiling Planks in a custom Cream Weave sur- face fi nish. The perforated planks are made up of 0.032-inch-thick aluminum and backed with a fi berglass infi ll to provide acoustical control. To help replicate the visual feel of the exist-
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ing terminal, the design team included barrel- shaped metal ceilings in the main entrance check-in area, concourse area and baggage claim area of the new terminal. The custom- curved metal planks enabled a variety of arch lengths to be used in shaping the semi-cylindrical ceiling designs. Planks with smaller radii are installed in the concourse area, while those with larger radii are used in the other public spaces, including the 70-foot-high vault in the baggage claim area. According to David
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Loyola, principal and design director at Los Angeles- based architect Gensler: “Metal ceilings are a good long-term solution for airports because the ceil- ings must last for decades. Most of the ceilings here are not easy to get to. The downward accessibility provided by the metal ceil- ing’s torsion spring feature also makes it easier for the airport’s operations staff.” “We wanted a clean,
refi ned look in the ceiling that would not only be con- sistent with the architecture of the terminal but also highlight it,” Loyola adds. “The butt edge detail of the
metal planks provided us with the seamless look we were looking for.” “It took a tremendous amount of work to
make it happen, but the fi nished project looks exquisite,” says Marty Hovivian of Martin Integrated, Orange, Calif., the installer. “We’ve installed a lot of metal ceilings, but this is the pinnacle. It’s going to be hard to fi nd a terminal that looks nicer than this one in terms of quality of construction and appearance. We wanted to make it a marquis job that lasts for decades, and we did.”