If you want to rehabilitate your home, you should seriously look at what you already have and assess whether your ceilings need a new life. Combining decoration with changes (albeit occasional) in construction can be surprising.
There are a multitude of ceilings: worked, smooth, vaulted, spherical, sloped ... and the benefits of knowing how to take advantage of each one can be immense. To clarify the most relevant ones, we went to talk to those who know.
The architect João Tiago Aguiar starts by enlightening us about the main differences between a structural ceiling and a false ceiling. “The first are the structural ones, those that are“ glued ”to the slab that separates the ceiling from the floor from the floor above. In turn, and as the name implies, suspended ceilings are the ones that have something to hide, conceal anything. ”
Effectively, it is known that when remodeling a space it is common for "problems" to arise and, many times, they end up being solved through false ceilings.
Sometimes a false ceiling is also used to standardize a surface, the existing structure. As well as hiding cables and wires or creating unevenness in a room by creating recesses. The architect explains to us how.
“Like, for example, a partial beam, or totally apparent, a conduit or pipe that had no alternative to pass under cover and ended up being visible, a punctual undercut of the slab… Everything to avoid as much as possible. But think about false ceilings not only as a way to hide this type of 'problem' but also as a decorative, aesthetic or lighting solution, ”he explains.
Other times, it is also possible, right from the start, to embed the lighting in the ceiling, allowing for a luminosity and, consequently, a more comfortable and unique environment.
Image credits: FG + SG; João Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos
Source: Urbana
