Stretch Ceiling Structures

The only limit with a suspended Barrisol stretch system is your imagination. We’ve pulled together some of our favourite projects for you to enjoy.

If you would like to know more about any of the Barrisol installations listed below, call the Barrisol Welch team on 0800 124 4143 or get in touch via the website and we’ll call you back.

Suspended Halo

Our skilled in-house team built and installed this suspended backlit circular feature for an internationally renowned luxury car manufacturer.

Our team used Barrisol Mercure translucent membranes, with its superb light reflective properties, over the handcrafted aluminium frame for a stunning effect.

Careful attention was given to creating a lighting design that would evoke the soft ‘halo’ effect that you can see here.

Retail Light Box

This commission for a high profile sports brand involved designing, constructing and installing one of our light rafts in a retail setting.

Firstly we constructed the raft framework taking into consideration that we had to incorporate a partition in the structure for sprinkler access – if you look at the photo above you can just about see the sprinkler.

The exterior of the light raft was powder coated to a customer specified RAL colour. The RAL colour matching system guarantees the correct paint shade as opposed to imitation paints that may show different hue and colour when observed under different light sources.

The perimeter track that would hold the Barrisol ceiling in place was then affixed to the lightweight structure. We then installed LED strip and co-ordinated sub structure requirements with the main contractor for working areas.

In order to keep the Barrisol light box in a pristine condition and free from bugs, debris and foreign bodies, a double skin solution was installed. The customer selected Barrisol Blanc Venus for its translucent properties for the lower sheet and we recommended Barrisol Nereide a clear protective sheet to be fitted above.

3D Structures

This complex Barrisol 3D structure impacts upon this commercial setting and is so lightweight it can easily be suspended such a void as this.

Barrisol can be shaped into almost any form and in a vast choice of finishes and colours. In this example the individual Barrisol segments were cut to the shape and size required and then welded together to create this tour de force.

Creative Lighting Design

This assignment involved the creation of 104 suspended Barrisol discs with programmable LED lighting for a cruise liner nightclub.

We chose  the Barrisol Xtreme Mercure translucent sheet with its excellent light transmission rate of  52% for this project. To ensure the required lighting output at 80mm depth discs, a super bright low energy LED strip was custom made with smaller chips for better light coverage at lower disc depth.

Passive cooled PSU’s were chosen for a noiseless operation and sufficient head room to keep their lifecycle as long as possible. A combination of DMX RGB decoders and RGB boosters provided the RGB output for all the low energy LED strip. This solution provided consistent colour changing lighting across the whole disc surface of the Barrisol material at the lowered 80mm depth.

All the discs were designed and assembled in-house by Barrisol Welch and ranged from 1.5m to 2.5m in diameter. A rolled aluminium angle with additional bracing was incorporated into the design to give more strength and framing to the structure. In addition bracing supports across top of the assembly were affixed to maintain rigidity and provide structure for the fixing points above.

The whole support system was then powder coated with a matt black finish.

The end result, as you can see, provides the client with a myriad of colour and light sequencing options from which to choose.

Watch: Cruise Ship Installation Video

2014 Interior Design Trends

Interior design is an art form and like fashion trends come and go while classic styles and pieces can last a long time. Spring/Summer 2014 embodies some nice twists as well as a few classic comebacks.

This year we have been involved in concepts and creations of some fantastic interior design installations, for both commercial and living spaces.

We have put together our 3 favourite interior design styles that are being used more and more in 2014.

Outside In

Merging outdoors and indoors, interior design meets landscape design.

Whether you are a fan of the outdoors, or never venture out, most people agree that the juxtaposition of nature and interiors is a beautiful solution. This is ideal for restaurants and homes and will give a space a lovely rustic, natural feel.

This concept is ideally finished off with a stretched ceiling that reflects natural light, or even a printed stretched ceiling that follows the design of the walls or features a sky scene.

Gallery of Outside In Style Installations

50 Shades of blue

Blue is a big trend this year.  From Interior design to fashion, blue is being implemented everywhere from your home kitchen to the catwalk. The real trick is mixing shades of blue in the same room. This was quickly adopted in spas and bathrooms but is also being introduced in other living spaces and commercial rooms such as hotels and cruise liners.

Blue is a versatile colour, depending on the shade you can excite the senses or create a peaceful tranquil area. Depending on the shades, atmosphere, and context, the blue trend fits in very well with stretched ceilings installations. You can have a simple spotlight effect or a more extravagant ceiling lighting complimented by the right stretch ceiling solution.

Indirect Lighting

As lighting gets smarter, so do the way that interior designers implement it. We are seeing more and more uses of indirect lighting on commercial sites, but this is following through into homes and living spaces.

LED’s provide a flexible solution that is becoming more affordable for the residential market. Indirect lighting creates a subtle light source that is less invasive and much calmer than direct light in living spaces.

We have developed a lot of different solutions with indirect lighting in stretch ceilings this trend can compliment new fashions or a classic look.

If you would like to know more about Barrisol, call the team today on 0800 124 4143 or get in touch and we’ll call you back.

Barrisol Marine Stretch Ceilings

Barrisol Welch awarded major marine contract

Barrisol Welch is pleased to announce it’s latest contract win for the refit of the Carnival Sunshine Cruise Ship.

• $155 million makeover of the Carnival Destiny
• The refit will include 104 Barrisol light fixtures
• Once completed the cruise liner will be renamed Carnival Sunshine with an increased capacity for 3,006 passengers

Representing Carnival Cruise Lines’ most ambitious refit and transformation project ever; the Carnival Destiny will undergo a $155 million makeover that will incorporate all of the line’s “Fun Ship 2.0” dining, bar and entertainment features, as well as a variety of exciting innovations unique to this vessel.

Barrisol Lighting Installation

The refit will include a reconfigured layout, with the addition of a partial deck and the expansion of two other decks within the forward section of the ship, providing the opportunity to incorporate a number of new and exciting on-board spaces. One-hundred and eighty-two cabins will be added, as well.

The redesign will be so extensive and wide-ranging that the ship will be renamed Carnival Sunshine following the 49-day dry dock, which will take place from February to April 2013.  The refit work will be completed by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.

Following the dry dock, Carnival Sunshine will embark on a schedule of 9 and 12 day Mediterranean voyages from Barcelona and Venice from April to October 2013. The newly refitted cruise ship will then launch year round, seven day Caribbean departures from New Orleans from the beginning November 2013.

If you would like to discuss a Barrisol lighting installation, call the team today on 0800 124 4143 or get in touch and we’ll call you back.

Artolis Fabric System

Barrisol Welch adds Barrisol Artolis to its expanding portfolio

The latest Barrisol stretch fabric system, Artolis, combines discreet sound absorption with art.

• Barrisol Artolis is a highly durable stretch fabric
• Barrisol Welch is the UK’s leading supplier of Barrisol Artolis
• Fast and easy to install, with a clean professional finish

Artolis Installations

An ideal solution for commercial offices and high-end interiors, Barrisol Artolis offers a clean and easy fit installation.

Combining Barrisol’s technical fabrics with design and acoustic performance to create improved work and living environments.

Barrisol Welch Installations

1. The installation of Barrisol Artolis is fast, simple and clean. The fabric can be made-to-measure or supplied by 3 or 5m widths
2. Once we have assessed your profile requirements, the track can be fixed to the wall or ceiling by conventional Barrisol fixing methods.
3. Combining third party accessories such as lighting features, CCTV, smoke detectors and electrical outputs is all possible with Barrisol Artolis
4. Our team of qualified Barrisol engineers will install the stretch fabric using specialist tools or a perfect finish

Watch: Barrisol Artolis Fabric System Installation

Artolis Fire Ratings

Artolis has an excellent fire rating of Class M1 in France. The CAN/ULC-S102.2 Surface Burning Characteristics test show that Barrisol FSC1 results are 0 and the SD results less than 5.

Download the Barrisol Artolis brochure for more information, get in touch or call the Barrisol Welch team on 0800 124 4143 to discuss your Barrisol installation.

Artolis Printed Murals

Barrisol Artolis is specially printed at the Barrisol factory in France with your personal designs. You can choose to have your images or logos printed, or you can select from over 750,00 work of art thanks to Barrisol Editions.

All supplied images need to be a minimum of 300dpi in EPS or JPG.

Gallery of Barrisol Artolis Editions

Barrisol Translucent

Artolis Lumière is backlit using LEDs to create specialist lighting features.

The light is perfectly diffused by the Barrisol and has the benefit of being robust, allowing for floor to ceiling mounted light boxes.

For more details information on Barrisol Artolis please contact us or call 0800 124 4143.