Do you generally recommend the use of office-type T-Bar ceiling tiles and carpet in performance & worship venues?
A7. While those materials may be fine for rooms were the prime use is watching movies or listening to pop music or teaching, office finishes are not recommended in performance & worship venues. Such live music venues need more return from the room, back to the musicians. In the case of all but the most contemporary churches, the congregation needs to hear each other and some return from the room, from surfaces such as the floor (under seating), and the ceiling. Carpet is useful in the aisles, to control “foot fall” noise. Office-type T-Bar ceiling tiles can be useful around the edges of a space. It is recommended to incorporate diffusion into the ceiling; diffusion can be accomplished with traditional ceiling coffers, more modern shapes like pyramids or by installing factory-made diffusers (into a T-Bar grid).
