Control presentation light
Treat glazed areas that cause glare or reduce projected-image contrast.
Universities & lecture theatres / APPLICATION GUIDE
One space. Several ways to teach.
University teaching rooms host lectures, screenings, recorded presentations and hybrid sessions. Curtain systems can help adapt light and selected reflective surfaces to the activity taking place.
LAYOUT STUDY / 08PLAN VIEW · NOT TO SCALE
Illustrative placement study. Curtain coverage, cavity and access are designed for your actual room.
THE ROOM & THE REQUIREMENT
Speech, projection & hybrid teaching.
Large rooms need coordinated acoustic and audiovisual design. A fabric specification should be considered alongside the seating layout, sound reinforcement, cameras and the amount of treatment already supplied by other surfaces.
Support recorded teaching
Add suitable absorption at identified surfaces that contribute unwanted reflections to microphone pickup.
Allow different operating modes
Keep daylight available for discussion, with a controlled-light mode for projection or recording.
PLACEMENT & SPECIFICATION
Make the detail
fit the room.
Coordinate window and rear-wall curtain runs with projection, camera sightlines and the room’s loudspeaker coverage.
Performance boundaryCurtains cannot correct an unsuitable sound system or establish uniform intelligibility across a lecture theatre without an overall room assessment.
Review the test evidence ↗What to establish
- AV layout
- Locate microphones, cameras, projectors and loudspeakers on the plan.
- Room operating modes
- Specify which curtains should move for lectures, screenings and hybrid events.
- Large curtain runs
- Check track support, access for maintenance and the mass of the complete assembly.
Confirm the selected material’s certificates, care requirements and the final track and fixing design for your installation.
FABRIC STARTING POINTS
Build your shortlist.
Compare these ranges against the room brief. A suggested range is not a verified performance prediction for your room or selected lining.
Wool Serge 3.0mA wide acoustic range for larger treatment areas.
Coloured Wool SergeFor comparing interior colour choices with the acoustic brief.
Premier Blackout 3.0mFor wider glazed areas requiring light control.
acousticJ&C JOEL · WS300
Wool Serge 3.0m
Wide wool serge for acoustic drapery, stage masking and perimeter curtains.
565 g/m²300 cm wideIFR
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acousticJ&C JOEL · WS018
Coloured Wool Serge
Coloured wool serge for acoustic perimeter curtains and production drapes.
500 g/m²150 cm wideIFR
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blackoutJ&C JOEL · PB002
Premier Blackout 3.0m
Wide soft fabric for standalone curtains or linings, described by the manufacturer as 99% blackout.
260 g/m²300 cm wideIFR
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Bring the room
into the conversation.
Teaching modes, AV drawings, seating capacity, window dimensions and any acoustic consultant’s report.
Discuss your project ↗Can the curtains be integrated with presentation controls?
Track and control requirements should be discussed with the AV and installation teams. The online fabric price does not include motorisation, controls or track hardware.
Evidence & further reading
Published fabric tests & mounting conditions ↗Calculation methods & assumptions ↗Manufacturer data packs & certificates ↗J&C Joel: acoustic drapery principles ↗Application guidance by Studio Curtains. Product properties and test results are sourced separately on each fabric page.
KEEP EXPLORING
Related environments.
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Education & rehearsal
Schools & classrooms
Classrooms, school halls and teaching spaces often combine hard finishes, large windows and several activities. Curtains can add targeted absorption and make light levels more manageable for displays and presentations.
Speech conditions & presentation lightView guide →
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Education & rehearsal
Music & rehearsal rooms
Practice rooms, rehearsal studios and music departments need conditions that suit the musicians using them. Curtains can provide an adjustable area of absorption without permanently covering every wall.
Adaptable absorption for practiceView guide →
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Studios & production
Recording studios
A recording space needs a deliberate balance of absorption and liveliness. Retractable acoustic curtains let you change the exposed surface area around a performance or microphone position.
Reflections & variable acousticsView guide →