Project · 2016
Galeria Posnania
- Completion date
- 2016
- General contractor
- Eiffage Polska Budownictwo
Posnania at ul. Pleszewska 1 in Poznań is a multi-purpose retail and service centre with a leasable area exceeding 100,000 m², encompassing retail, dining, entertainment and recreation spaces. The client and operator of the building was Apsys Polska, the general contractor was Eiffage Polska Budownictwo; the concept was the work of the French studio Valode & Pistre, and the architectural design was prepared by RTKL. Construction of the investment began in 2014, and the centre opened in 2016.
The multi-purpose character of the shopping centre called for solutions that would meet both the high aesthetic requirements and the intensive use of the public spaces. In the Food Court zone, reverberation control and improved acoustic comfort were of particular importance, while in the arcades and circulation routes it was essential to achieve a uniform, orderly ceiling finish consistent with the interior architecture.
As part of the works at Galeria Posnania, we carried out a comprehensive scope of ceiling works comprising the supply and installation of suspended ceilings in the shopping arcades, the Food Court zone and the circulation routes. Varied solutions were used — from aesthetic modular ceilings in the arcades and circulation routes to acoustic ceiling systems in the Food Court zone, where we installed, among other products, free-hanging Ecophon Solo Baffle panels.
The project required precise execution of the ceilings in large, intensively used public spaces, and coordination of the works with the other fit-out elements and technical installations. A particular challenge was maintaining a consistent geometry and aesthetic of the ceilings in the arcades and circulation routes, and the correct placement of acoustic elements in the Food Court zone. The use of appropriately selected ceiling systems achieved a durable, orderly finish to the spaces, and the acoustic solutions further improved comfort for users of the dining zone.