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Sound in a room is generated at a location, spread in all
directions and then reflected completely or partially at the surfaces it hits.
If a room resounds or echoes too much, the reverberation time has to be reduced
by absorptive measures. These absorptive measures should be adapted to the
room’s functional as well as aesthetic requirements.
The heart of BASWAphon’s appeal is a combination of exceptional absorption with
a strikingly beautiful appearance. The Classic finish is smooth, seamless, with
the look of hand-troweled plaster. The final rich looking result can be
integrally colored and textured to conform to any design concept.
The system is suitable for:
- flat surfaces such as walls and ceilings
- arched and vaulted surfaces
- double-curved surfaces
- free-form “warped” surfaces
“Frosted” System
Applications Include
Airports, Atriums, Auditoriums, Audio Visual rooms, Ballrooms, Cinemas
and Home Theaters, Classrooms, Conference and Teleconference rooms, Courtrooms,
Learning Centers, Financial Exchanges, Libraries, Lobbies, Museums, Music
Rehearsal Rooms, Pre-function Spaces, Recording and Broadcast Studios,
Residences and Restaurants
BASWAphon- acoustical absorption systems
BASWAphon technology provides architects and acousticians
with new design possibilities thanks to the following characteristics:
- seamless, smooth surfaces
- exceptional sound absorption
- minimal loss in room height
- unrestricted color choice
- non-combustible
The Product
The key ingredient of BASWAphon is a proprietary emulsion
of mineral particles, which form a micro-porous membrane. The BASWAphon
Acoustical Finish System consists of pre-coated mineral wool supporting panels,
BASWAphon-Fill, BASWAphon-407 and BASWAphon-Top. The pre-coated BASWAphon
mineral wool supporting panels are adhered directly to any stable sealed
substrate surface. The seams between the supporting panels are then filled with
the BASWAphon-Fill. BASWAphon-Fill has the same composition as the surface layer
on the pre-coated supporting panels. After drying, the seams are sanded and a
higher density (smaller mineral particles) base coating of BASWAphon-407 Base
Coat is trowel applied and smoothed. When dry the base coat is sanded and
highest-density (even smaller mineral particles) finish coat of BASWAphon-Top is
trowel applied and smoothed. The dimension of the mineral particles decreases
from factory applied pre-coat to the final topcoat, thus providing the
appearance of a smooth, seamless conventional gypsum or plastered surface.
The BASWAphon Acoustical Finish System can be applied to flat, inclined, curved,
warped, vaulted or domed surfaces. The pre-coat on the supporting panels is
flexible. When the mineral wool is scored in one or two perpendicular directions
on the rear side, the panel will conform to curved surfaces.
The BASWAphon Acoustical Finish System is available in 3 system thicknesses,
30-mm (1.18”), 40-mm (1.57”) and 68-mm (2.68”); each having different sound
absorption characteristics.
Surface areas as large as 5,000 square feet can be installed without the designer having to introduce an control or expansion joint.
BASWAphon-407 Base Coat and BASWAphon-Top Finish Coat can be pigmented to match
any desired color. The surface can be renovated either to change the color or to
revitalize the acoustical properties, if the surface porosity is reduced due to
dirt and grime over the years. This is accomplished the first time by recoating
the installation with BASWAphon-Top Finish Coat. If additional changes or
renewal is required, this is accomplished by removing the finish coat by
steaming the surface as you would to remove wallpaper. After softening, the
outer finish coat is scraped off and new BASWAphon-Top finish coat is
re-applied.
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