King

by Estel Group Srl

Armchairs fixed to the ground, reclining seat, for auditoriums and theaters

Armchair especially designed for he King's Place Theatre in London, signed by Dixon Jones, became the beating heart of the cultural and artistic city of London. The armchair's essential design allows it to be perfect in a theatre atmosphere, also it is extremely comfortable, caring in its details and it optimal sound absorption with its noiseless mechanism.
Some of its unique features are for instance the special assembling of removable armchairs, the vented pedestal for air conditioning, certificated also for sloped floors, and the under seat with holes to increase sound absorption.

Structure
Made from an iron plate FE37, thick 8 mm, cut with laser technology and cold folded. This structure is the seat rotating system support, backrest and armrest fixation. This structure is fixed to the central cylinder/foot with 4 screws M8. The cylinder is in punched steel for air conditioning. The floor mounting foot is a stamped steel plate Ø 250 mm welded to the cylinder Ø 150 mm. The floor mounting hardware depends on the floor's composition. The main structure allows the armchair to be mounted either as a single armchair with 2 armrests or in battery intermediate ones. The complete structure is finished in anti-scratching epoxy powder coat colour to be selected.

Seat and Backrest
The structure is in cross laminated beech-wood thick 15 mm, with steel pivots for seat's rotation and fixation to the main support. Padding in F/R polyurethane foam, thick 70 mm, density 40 Kg/m³. Under seat in beech-wood thick 7 mm, finished in waxed oak veneer, the under seat can be plane or with holes for deadening sound absorption. Further wise there is also a cavity provided for rock-wool or other materials to increase sound absorption capability. Upholstery in quality bovine texture Leather or F/R fabric.
Backrest: Screwed directly to the main structure, in cross laminated pressed beech wood, thick 13 mm, finished in waxed oak veneer. Padding in F/R polyurethane foam, thick 80 mm, density 35 Kg/m³. Upholstery in quality bovine texture Leather or F/R fabric.

Armrests
Armrest in solid oak, thick 25 mm, is fixed to the main structure with a steel plate thick 3 mm, screwed to the armrest from one side and to the structure from the other side. This type of installation allows a very easy replacement and maintenance. The upper arm is finished in wax. End row panels in beech-wood, thick 7 mm, finished in waxed oak veneer.

Mechanisms and adjustments
The seat tip-up mechanism is a noiseless counterweight type, using pivots and noise dampers installed to anodized aluminium blocks fixed to the main support. The counterweight mechanism system need no maintenance during the product's life.

Measures
2 distance between axes are available: 505 mm, and 530 mm. Total height 858 mm. Total depth with seat down 620 mm, total depth with seat up 420 mm, seat height 472 mm. Distance between rows 900 mm.

Accessories on request
The armchairs can be provided with very fast removable system without changing its aesthetics. In case of a partial removal an end armrest can be very easy assembled by using 2 screws. Floor mounted feet for sloped floors. Arrangement for curved rows. There are different backrest angles, depending on users' viewing angle. To be determined in phase of layout.
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