INTD 54

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INTD 54 ceilings
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• ceilings
• should not be considered as merely a flat surface
  over our heads
• integral part of a room
• affects space, light, heat and sound
• ceiling design should reflect overall ambience of
  room
• treatments limited only by designers imagination

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• pressed tin
• making a comeback
• even available in acoustic versions

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pressed tin
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cast or carved plaster

• historically highly decorative plasterwork
  ceilings were popularnow achieved using
• precast plaster in pieces or tiles
• molded polyurethane foam
• wood moldings

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cast or carved plaster
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plaster
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venetian plaster
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coffered ceilings
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gypsum board uses ½-inch thick panels specially
designed to resist sagging surface may be
perfectly smooth, lightly textured or heavily
textured according to preference
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beams oldest form of ceiling constructionceiling
beams of lower floor being the floor joists for
the upper floor today for aesthetics,
manufactured beams (cost) or laminated beams
(strength cost)
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beams
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acoustical ceilingsresidential does not keep
sound from transferring from one floor to
another does help to dampen sound within a given
spaceplayroom or theater room for example
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acoustical ceilingscommercial
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acoustical ceilingscommercial
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• other ceiling materials
• mirrors
• baffles
• ceramic tile

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participation activity gathering ceiling
inspiration using magazines and the internet,
collect 10 images of ceiling installations that
inspire you try to collect as wide a variety of
ceiling images as possible organize images
professionally and add to the ceiling section of
your product binder