Luxalon

How can we radically change the appearance of an existing building, marked by the dreadful popular success of a postmodernist aesthetics infamous for its easy play on historicism? How can we reflect its use as a training centre, as well as a leading technical centre, in the frontline for the development of virtual images? These issues have been implemented by taking into account the distinctive characteristics of a building site on an occupied site Luxalon® Stretch Metal of Hunter Douglas was choosen as ceiling solutions, ideal were high acoustic absorption is required or where there is a need for visual or physical transparency of the ceiling. Also ideal for situations where regular maintenance or service is required on installations... More

The Project Already suffering from the abuse of time and neglect, Landry High School was nearly destroyed after Hurricane Katrina swept through the area. After many believed the school would not reopen, Landry High School was chosen by The Federal Emergency Management Agency, Louisiana Recovery Authority and Recovery School District to receive funding and grants to rebuild the school. The Challenge Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, the architectural team, was challenged with designing a sustainable new high school that retained the old school's basic layout, with modern upgrades. The Solution To help achieve this goal, the architects chose two unique ceiling applications from Hunter Douglas Contract. Hook-On metal ceilings and metal tube-shaped... More