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Villa Chênes 45
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On Avenue des Chênes, located near the Bois de la Cambre (French) or Ter Kamerenbos (Dutch), an urban
public park in Brussels, a new villa is being built.
Villa Chênes is a modern single-family home set in one of Brussels' prime residential neighbourhoods. Unfortunately, because of its location in one of Europe's busiest cities, Villa Chênes is being built above
a train tunnel. Therefore, the acoustical consultant involved recommended the acoustic decoupling of
the structure in order to guarantee the much desired peace and tranquillity (cfr. the reduction of radiated
structure-borne noise during train passages).
Resilient 25 mm thick polyurethane foam strips were installed on top of the basement walls to decouple the upper part of the house. A detailed installation plan was drawn up to allow the contractor to place the strips with much ease, as several types of resilient strips were needed given the great diversity of loads (mainly linear loads but sometimes also point loads).
The different colors of the foam materials make onsite mistakes almost impossible.
By isolating the upper part of the villa from the basement, vibrations coming from the railway are
mitigated and the home owners can be sure of good acoustical comfort.