IT’S ALWAYS THE
QUIET ONES Ntgrate woven vinyl flooring from Quadrant is now available with Whisper, an acoustic backing that can reduce impact sound by 22dB, making spaces quieter as well as more beautiful.
Whisper equipped floors, whether tile or sheet, are still just as practical as original Ntgrate. Standing up to wear, scratch-resistant and needing simple maintenance to keep looking its best, Ntgrate Whisper is a step-up for woven vinyl flooring in today’s collaborative working environments.
“Spaces are designed to be collaborative and encourage the sharing of ideas, so it seems only right that flooring accommodates this principle in its functionality,” explains James Scully, Managing Director, Quadrant.
SIGNATURE STYLE FROM WILTON AT LONDON
LUTON AIRPORT The opening of a prestige passenger facility for Signature Flight Support, at London Luton Airport, marks a European flagship for the company, the world’s largest network of Fixed Base Operations. Within the stunning 3DReid designed building, bespoke woven carpet from Wilton Carpets, inspired by the building’s modernist architecture, provides a luxurious floor to welcome flight crew and passengers.
Boasting the latest in technologies for entertainment, communications, passenger and crew amenities, and onward travel solutions; the building’s interior was designed by Hi Design, involved in a long-running consultancy since the plans for the facility were first conceptualised back in 2011.
Hi Design conceived a linear design that would respect the language of the space, while simultaneously offsetting the sinuous curves of the interior.
Susan Whittle, managing director, Hi Design, explained: “We focused on Signature Flight Support’s clients and asked ourselves what kind of hotels they stay in, what are their homes like, what cars they drive and ultimately,
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what experience and level of finish they would expect in such a facility. We then concentrated on exceeding expectations.”
Hi Design turned to the quality and luxury of bespoke wool-rich woven axminster from Wilton Carpets, creating a series of three coordinated stripe designs. At times, the carpet incorporates a border of corporate blue, to reflect the colour’s use on high-gloss ceilings and walls, or is juxtaposed with hard flooring to create zones of luxurious relaxation. Featuring in meeting rooms, VIP lounge, bar and crew facilities; each area has been given a bespoke variant on the stripe sequencing
and colour selection, creating subtle distinction between areas, while providing a notable link to the next.
The clean simplicity of the carpet took time and patience to achieve, with multiple CADs and hand trials needed to make sure the finished carpet reflected the identity of Signature Flight Support and provided a luxurious and welcoming atmosphere demanded by the operator’s high-wealth clients.
Woven axminster was selected in a nine-row construction to deliver appearance retention and a quality expected by the international clientele, while still falling within a commercially viable budget.
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“One of the biggest challenges faced is acoustics in these more open environments. Flooring can be an important element in helping to minimise noise, but often that could mean specialist acoustic underlays, or a compromise in the floorcovering chosen. With Ntgrate Whisper neither needs to come to be, interior designers can choose a beautiful aesthetic that combats sound and remains easy to maintain.”
A specially developed 2.5mm thick foam layer, Whisper has the additional benefit of improving underfoot comfort and is available across the entire Ntgrate family of products in both tile and sheet format. Available exclusively from Quadrant, the floor is the ideal companion to the company’s high-performance carpet tile collections and Salto loose lay vinyl.
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