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DECEMBER 2015 | 51 PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY LINEA CEILING & WALL SYSTEMS complexes where there are large sections of wall," says Scott Matich, accounts man- ager. "Instead of tenants or customers just looking at a blank space, we can add a bit of colour or green visuals. When people are looking at leasing or renting a com- mercial building, they are more likely to see the potential of being there when there is lots of green space and plants or climbing vines that create a sense of character. That goes for commercial, residential or multi-use. Green space is a really good sell- ing feature, especially in urban areas." Matich says most of the time these outdoor walls are installed above planters or garden sections where climbing vines fill up the mesh spaces. "We also do walls that have mesh baskets, or mesh channels that we fill with landscape fabric then fill it with soil." Another unique option for smaller variations on the wire walls in urban areas is having them installed as a privacy screen between each unit on the balcony. "Tenants can use the wall to grow flowers or vegetables," adds Matich. Linea Ceiling & Wall Systems has brought a 3D feeling to its installations of acous- tic wood and ceiling wall panels. The most recent application has over 300 flower petal cutouts falling from the ceiling of a corporate office in the newly opened Telus Garden building in downtown Vancouver. "Some of them are solid wood in the shape of the petal and some are just the outline of the petal," says David Price, general man- ager. "This installation is in a 1,200-square-foot reception area so the ceiling portion is approximately 40-feet long by 20-feet wide. When you look up, it looks like petals are falling, and they are also suspended from the ceiling to enhance the 3D look." Having acoustic wood panels in the ceiling helps defuse the sound bouncing off hard surfaces like slab concrete walls. "In this particular building, the finishes are all concrete and white so the wood tones bring a warmth to the space," says Price. A second project for Linea is the River District project located in south Vancouver. "This is a multi-residential lobby that features a 20-feet high by 30-feet wide tower in the middle of the lobby," says Price. "It has a cantilevered canopy with wood slats in varying depths and thicknesses that give it a lot of movement and create an acous- tic diffuser." Sunco Drywall Ltd. is bringing stately warmth to interior design with its line of wood ceilings. "These types of ceilings are timeless and clean, and give a standard office building a professional environment," says Dino Gusola, project manager. "We did an installation at the RCMP E Division Headquarters in Surrey, B.C. that has an open area in the foyer. In contrast, when you look up to the second floor, there is a gorgeous wood ceiling with a dark red hue on the finish." Installing a wood ceiling is labour intensive because the slats are done individu- ally. "We take time to make sure each slat is spaced identically to the others in the layout," says Gusola. He notes Sunco has installed wood ceilings in a number of loca- tions including the Metropolis at Metrotown shopping centre in Burnaby, B.C., sev- eral high-rise residential projects and hospital lobbies. "In some hospitals we have the wood ceiling in mini-lobbies which creates a relaxing environment that is less sterile," says Gusola. Wood ceilings are a look that rarely feels outdated, he adds. "This design choice can be found in buildings that are thirty years old, or projects that were completed last month. You can walk through a regular hallway or foyer and not notice any- thing, but the wood ceiling is that detail that draws your eye up." A Walls & Ceilings Telus Garden reception area installation by Linea Ceiling & Wall Systems. February 2016 ANNUAL INDUSTRY FEATURE: Appliances Book your ad space now: Dan Chapman 604.473.0316 Alexander Sugden 604.473.0358