New Zealand Commercial Design Trends Series NZ Commercial Design Trends Vol. 33/03C | Page 94

High quality office space, such as that found
in the Sistema building, delivers key health and
productivity benefits to staff – these include plenty
of natural light and also quiet working conditions.
To create quiet office spaces at Sistema,
Woodhams Meikle Zhan Architects specified
Armstrong Ultima ceiling tiles, supplied by Forman
Building Systems. These were used throughout the
office fit-out, meeting rooms included.
Elena Skhodtseva, specification manager at
Forman Building Systems, says the ceiling tile was
ideal for this fit-out for several reasons.
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“Ultima tiles with their high sound absorption
qualities provide perfect acoustical balance for
these open-plan office environments,” says
Skhodtseva. “They also improve room-to-room or
space-to-space privacy, making them suitable for
the meeting rooms, too.”
Sistema is also a company with an emphasis
on sustainability, so the tile’s green credentials
were another positive. These include the GreenTag
and Cradle to Cradle Certified for WELL Building
Standard and Green Star accreditation.
And while ceiling tiles don’t suffer from much
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strong, acoustic-rated, and in a
light-reflecting white, Armstrong
Ultima ceiling tiles were used
throughout the contemporary
Sistema building office fit-out.