|Campinas, Brazil|
A team from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Design developed a customized sound-absorbing panel for Plasma's recording studio. With the intention of promoting the culture of do-it-yourself (DIY), the boards were designed and produced using the machinery available in the lab.
These consisted of 8mm thick fiber cement plates (1m wide by 2m high), which were milled using a computer numerical control machine (CNC), forming a pattern with the Plasma logo. The fiber cement, over others material, is a low-cost alternative that can be easily customized with paint or cut-outs. The panels were installed 70mm away from the wall, with a rockwool filler between them. The holes in the panels are 12mm in diameter and are 13mm apart. In total, 14 boards were used, each with a unique design. The CNC used in this project is the Router CNC Scriba from Victor Ciola. The process of designing and cutting the panels took one week, and the installation was done in one day.
Under the coordination of Prof. Dr. Gabriela Celani the team that developed the project of Acoustic Customized Panel for PLASMA Laboratory was composed by Prof. Dr. Stelamaris Bertoli (acoustic study), Architect Barbara de Holanda Maia Teixeira (plates design) and Laboratory Technician Rafael Corrêa Remédio (use of the CNC to mill the plates).