There is no doubt that brick and concrete dominate modern construction. These materials can be found to a greater or lesser extent in practically all of today’s architectural projects. But they also coexist with a wide array of different materials, each of which boasts different features, the most outstanding being wood.

Wood is special and it is unique. It is a living element. Next to stone it was probably one of the first materials that man used to build dwellings and it is almost certainly the first material to be used in ceilings. Those were the first wood ceilings, which were actually made with plant materials, such as leaves, branches and bark.

The decision to endow a building with wood ceilings, or ceilings with wood panelling covering other materials has many origins. Sometimes there is a need to contribute warmth to the building such as that offered by wood ceilings which other materials can just not achieve. At other times, the use of design ceilings requires it. Even the use of sound-absorbing wood ceilings can come from the need to use acoustic ceilings in order to fit a room with acoustic conditioning.

The question is that, far from being out of fashion, the use of wood ceilings in building construction is more in vogue than ever. Wood ceilings are used in housing and also in public buildings. You can also find wood ceilings in offices and meeting rooms, precisely because of the acoustic conditioning they provide.

In short, the use of wood ceilings, or ceilings with wood panelling in buildings is an option to bear in mind in any architectural project.

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