State-of -the-art Technology for a Sacred Building
During the renovation of the Church of Our Lady and St. Joseph in Irish Kildare, the building was equipped with an acoustic plaster system of the Emskirchen-based ceiling manufacturer Vogl Deckensysteme.
Following extensive restoration works, the Church of "Our Lady and St. Joseph" in Kildare that dates back to the year 1790 was re-opened in a festive inauguration on 30 May 2010. The work included the renovation of the outdoor area, such as granite pavement, planting of trees, illumination as well as the erection of a multi-purpose room including a kitchen. Project owner was the Caragh Parish Church, the architect in charge of the construction project was Martin Murray, and the construction management was in the hands of Pat Moore Construction Ltd.
The Celtic character of the church was to be retained. Not only is the area around the altar emphasised by red flooring and white stone steps, but it also sports three circular platforms situated on different levels, the bottommost of which accommodates chair and lectern. The tabernacle area is formed as a curved background, clad in oak and fitted with walnut panels. Illuminable wooden elements along the wall symbolise the four evangelists and direct the eye to the glass windows with Christian themes. As a contrast, the church room, with wooden pews to the left and right, has flooring of light to medium-grey carpeting tiles and walls painted in pastel colours.
Type of object: Church
Client: Caragh Parish Church
Area: 302,5 m²
Vogl products: VoglToptec Acoustic Plaster System
Photographer: Ronan Coffey
Completion: 2010
Architect: Martin Murray
Site management: Pat Moore Construction Ltd.
Ceiling contractor: Integrated Acoustic Solutions Ltd.
Room for worship and prayer
The modernisation project from January to April 2010 comprised not only the illumination, heating and electrical installations, but also the ceiling. In order to improve the church acoustics, tests were conducted that determined a low echo time of 4.2 seconds. The contractor, Integrated Acoustic Solutions Ltd., consequently designed a ceiling system that meets both acoustic and aesthetic requirements. The decision was made in favour of the VoglToptec acoustic plaster system panel A in dimensions 1206 x 2006 x 12.5 mm (EN 14190) with a 12/25 square perforation backed with white acoustic fleece, of the Emskirchen-based ceiling manufacturer Vogl Deckensysteme. This perforated gypsum plasterboard was installed on an area of 302,5 m². With its perforated area being 22.9%, it is particularly suited for good sound absorption. Benedikt Roos, product manager of Vogl Deckensysteme, comments: "Following the priming and subsequent wallpapering of the ceiling with the plaster base fleece, the white acoustic plaster Nano Superfein is machine-applied in three time-lagged operations until an approx. 3 mm thick, open-pored plaster is achieved. The same procedure is used for the VoglToptec Akustik-Color Nano SF RAL." The plus of the VoglToptec acoustic plaster system is its reliability of application. All Vogl products, from the ceiling framework to the ultimate finish, such as screw kit, super primer, special adhesive, plaster base fleece and acoustic plaster, are perfectly harmonised in order to enhance each building's value through design, colour and functions and thus sustainably increase its usefulness!
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