Sustainable acoustic design
Recently, King Willem-Alexander officially opened the new building of Mediavaert B.V., a new journalistic center located in the Overamstel Business Park South in Amsterdam.
This brand-new timber-hybrid and ultra-sustainable office combines flexibility, healthy working, innovation, creativity, and sustainability with a spacious design and modern comfort. Pleasant spatial experience and speech intelligibility play a crucial role in creating a comfortable and healthy working environment.
Asona proudly contributed to this project by optimizing the room acoustics with a seamless sound-absorbing ceiling solution—truly a delight for both eye and ear!
Sustainable spray-on acoustic solution
Asona has developed innovative, sound-absorbing, and completely seamless spray-on solutions that not only significantly enhance spatial experience and speech intelligibility, but also blend so subtly into the room’s design that they become virtually invisible—silently doing their job. These ceiling systems now meet the highest international quality standards in terms of sustainability.
In DPG Media’s brand-new building, Sustainability and Acoustics are written in bold.
It is therefore no surprise that Asona was entrusted with contributing ideas and carrying out a sustainable acoustic solution to optimize the room acoustics. In this process, not only the sustainability of the materials played a major role, but also the spatial design. The architect of this remarkable building opted for many curved shapes and a spiral staircase opening—posing a unique challenge for the application of a functional sound-absorbing solution on both ceilings and walls.
The spray-on system Sonaspray was chosen for its ability to seamlessly follow all existing lines and (ceiling) shapes, making it virtually invisible while fully integrating into the existing design—without compromising the architectural concept.
Sustainability is crucial at DPG
Sonaspray has been a top performer in the field of acoustic ceiling systems for years. This seamless spray-on solution can be applied to virtually any surface—walls or ceilings—and is available in any desired color, texture, and thickness, depending on the acoustic requirements.
With a Cradle to Cradle Bronze certification, Asona has given its seamless spray-on ceiling system Sonaspray a significant ecological boost. Sonaspray contains both plant-based fibers and water-based components, and is now composed of up to 80% recycled materials. It’s no coincidence that Sonaspray has earned the prestigious American Greenguard Gold certification.
Multifunctional acoustic solution
In addition to this premium version, Asona also offers an alternative ultra-smooth ceiling system—Sonacoustic—which is likewise applied seamlessly, providing both pleasant indoor acoustics and an exclusive aesthetic.
Both solutions are a perfect complement to the interior design, precisely following the contours and shapes of the existing ceiling—whether flat or curved, domed, wavy, or interrupted. Each system contributes to health and well-being in two ways: through their excellent sound-absorbing performance and the sustainable materials from which they are made.