“The aim was to provide a stimulating and modern study area that was attractive and engaging to students,” comments Sarah Gorey, furnishing & design manager at the University, who specified the products.
Alignment of Forbo’s Tessera Alignment range is a sophisticated and cleverly textured cut and loop carpet tile designed to complement contemporary interiors. Blaze in vivid red and Sphere in electric lime were selected as the main palette on which a new mezzanine level in the James France Building exhibition area would be designed.
Intended to be used as a more relaxed study area than the formal library space on-site, lively shades of orange glow, hot lipstick pink and pistachio were specified from Forbo’s Sheerpoint tonal twist cut pile carpet tile range.
With three large main areas being refurbished, further considerations were the durability and maintenance of the floor coverings. Nuway Tuftiguard and Coral integrated entrance systems were installed as part of the refurbishment by flooring contractor W. Blackburn of Syston, to scrape off the worst of the soil tracked in on the soles of shoes or wheeled vehicles in heavy traffic areas. The robust Nuway systems reliably tackle intense high point loads while the Coral lines effectively remove foot-borne moisture for optimum safety, as well as providing a smart entrance area.
Surestep Wood safety flooring separates work stations from seating areas, offering slip resistance coupled with excellent maintenance properties and high durability, due to the inclusion of aluminium oxide particles in the wear layer.
