Aurora Municipal Center, Aurora, Colorado

Aurora Municipal Center, Aurora, CO - Square feet: 265,000 - Cost: $67 million - Completion date: December 2002 Barber Architecture, Denver, Colorado presented the City of Aurora with seven possible schemes for the master plan and design of their future Municipal Center. The City chose a master plan that offers plentiful green space for public gatherings. The Center itself sits at the head of a long park that includes a library, Justice Center and the future Performing Arts Center. The design is a gift to the people of Aurora. Project Architect Deborah Barber of Barber Architecture indicated that the acoustical finishes specified by acoustician Ed Logsdon of D. L. Adams Associates, Denver, Colorado, provided an aesthetic and acoustical solution to both the Lobby and the Council Chambers of the facility. Logsdon was concerned with the circular shape of the room and specified absorptive wood for wall areas and column covers and BASWA®phon for the curved ceiling fascia, to control focusing and reverberation time. Logsdon also specified FlutterFree® for the front wall of the chamber to diffuse sound for improved speech coverage, uniformity and intelligibility. The Weitz Company, general contractor on the project, provided a professional installation, which fully realizes the architectural plan and showcases the RPG products in their best light. This view of the chamber shows the FlutterFree® front wall, behind the podium and BASWA®phon on the curved ceiling fascia The front view of the chamber is appointed with FlutterFree® to provide uniform diffusion and good speech intelligibility. The rear view of the chamber highlights the BASWA®phon on curved ceiling fascia. The beautiful lobby utilizes absorptive wood on the column covers to provide a handsome wooden appearance as well as controlling the reverberation time in the large space. Installed Products