The installation of the acoustic wavy ceiling in the hall of the castle in Pardubice will take three months

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Pardubice - The installation of the wavy ceiling in the Pardubice Castle will take three months, which was designed for the future social hall by architect Eva Jiřičná and her team from AI - Design, and is intended to create suitable acoustics for hosting musical and other programs. It consists of 1100 parts in the form of white berries and will spread over 300 square meters. Representatives of the companies and the region said this to journalists today.

"These are plaster shells reinforced with glass fibers. The space has not only an aesthetic role but also an acoustic role. As a resident of Pardubice, I realized that this will be the third wavy ceiling in the city; one is at the main train station by Karel Řepa. The second is in the former baths in Ideon," said regional councilor Roman Línek (Coalition for Pardubice Region).

The new ceiling is part of the restoration of the castle wing on the second and third floors, where the region is building a social hall for 165 million crowns, supported by a European grant of 156 million crowns. The hall could serve the public from the second half of next year. It will also include a glass staircase, according to Jiřičná's design.

Currently, scaffolding stands in the future social hall. Workers hoist parts weighing around ten to 12 kilograms using a pulley. The castings are made precisely to a tenth of a millimeter and their surface is velvet, said the managing director of the ceiling parts manufacturer Studio Krygi, Marian Lacek.

"The casting can be taken out about an hour after pouring. We learned this for a long time. The defect rate was really high. We learned the working procedures. At first, we pulled out every fifth berry cracked; we were somewhat desperate about it. Over time, we improved," Lacek said about the production of the ceiling parts.

At the end, the workers will penetrate the installed parts to prevent the ceiling from getting dirty and soaking up moisture. Some of them will have lights built-in.

"We have about 50 types of castings. Each one is numbered. First, we made 3D models; it's like a 3D puzzle and then assembling the real puzzle," added the construction manager Jan Boháč from OHLA ŽS regarding the installation of the ceiling.