PEIA Associati Architecture Studio has recently restyled the prestigious Hall XIX of United Nations in Geneva, which is 4000 Sqm. wide and is the greatest and most advanced technologies space of Geneva ONU, it contains 800 seats: 320 desks are intended for the representatives of states as many seats for assistants, these are in addition to the seats for observers and press.
Its architecture reflects United Nations’ values through its circular, concentric and radial pattern that expresses notion of equality, promoting identity of Nations and strength of Union to solve world’s problems.
The design of the United Nations room is also a clear reference to the cultural values of Qatar: the calligraphy (traditionally called Islamic calligraphy) is actually in a contemporary visual culture, without textual meaning and relationship with the religion, so the graphic design proposal of PEIA’s team is a contemporary interpretation of an artistic expression, that no longer belongs only to the vast Arab world.
In addition, the continuous graphics with seamless effect has been printed in high definition on ecological material of vegetal nature and with high acoustic performances.
WallPepper /group stands among “Made in Italy” Excellences which contributed to the realization of this project and has created over 800/m2 of surprising highly performing decorative walls.
WallPepper has been applied in two tested and verified systems, perfect to meet the Hall’s design requirements: WP/acoustic and WP/strong to maximize the comfort for United Nations delegates.
WP/acoustic is a real sound-absorbing and sound-insulating system realized to improve the acoustic well being of rooms differentiating the sound from noise, reducing reverberation and also contributing to energy savings thanks to thermal-insulating characteristics; the system is composed by special technical rolls 3mm thick and by protective WallSilk®CAT.
WP/strong is a new system developed to be applied in situations whereby it is necessary high resistance to scratches, or places with special issues that require the use of aggressive detergents for cleaning; WP/strong is composed by WallPepper® Smooth eco-TNT and protective treatment WallSilk®CAT, also available in antibacterial version to meet the specific standards of healthcare environments.
High quality materials, eye for details and environmental care – meant as sustainability – together with the ability to satisfy the most sophisticated decorative purposes with the best technical solutionsand to stir up emotions through images are the essential elements that have led PEIA Associati Studio to rely on the expert professional guide of WallPepper®/group for projecting this important and representational place, that required not only an advanced technological support but also a strong emotional component.
