Reach Academy (K-5) Interiors-custom perforated plywood

Gelfand Partners
www.gelfand-partners.com
415.346.4040
San Francisco, CA 94103

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School interiors are demanding environments. In order to control acoustics, maintain washable surfaces, and convey warmth we designed an assembly of insulation, speaker cloth and perforated plywood panels. While competing products exist, they are generally priced beyond the budgets of our K-12 clients. We can design the pattern and size of perforations that we wish to see in the plywood. It is then fabricated using CNC technology. The same material can also serve as a handsome panel in a railing, providing a degree of transparency and air circulation.
Unperforated, the plywood also serves as a solid panel where we don't want sound absorption. We also coordinate the species with our built in casework. This consistent design language meets the functional, budget and aesthetic requirements for elements of the school interior.

: Reach Academy | Oakland, CA
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Images by Mark Luthringer