FEATURE
THE SINGULAR APPROACH
Anil Madan, Non-Residential Marketing Manager at Ideal Standard, explains why facilities managers are in search of a simpler washroom fit out experience.
The impact of design doesn’t end at project delivery, and it is FMs who take on responsibility for how a space continues to look and function long after the build is complete. When it comes to commercial washrooms, performance is integral to user experience and has a significant impact on how they perceive the space as a whole.
For FMs, the reality of a space that stays beautiful and functional involves cleaning, maintenance, and occasionally replacement of the products, that come together to create a washroom. It’s not an easy task, and often involves a metaphorical game of ‘whack a mole’ as FMs work proactively to keep on top of potential issues and quickly resolve those that do occur. A great deal of this work entails working with manufacturers to service, replace and clean products in the right way, and this is where specifying a complete commercial washroom solution makes FM’s lives a great deal easier.
By offering everything needed to create the perfect commercial washroom for any space, and by providing dedicated support throughout the design process, manufacturers like Ideal Standard and Armitage Shanks can help the process feel less like an uphill struggle.
An all-encompassing solution It’s crucial that manufacturers consider the intersection between design and performance, and understand that everything they can do to keep designers working within the same product portfolio is a helping hand for the FMs who will be maintaining the space. At Ideal Standard and Armitage Shanks, our solutions for commercial washrooms have been designed to make it easier to put together a spectacular space without needing to shop around for a product that fits.
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We can provide specifiers with access to high- performance products across all categories from washbasins, WCs and urinals, flush plates, taps and showers, through to accessories including mirrors and furniture. In addition we can supply the hidden washroom infrastructure including in-wall frames for WCs and urinals along with cisterns.
Ideal Standard and Armitage Shanks have taken a deeper dive into the design process to help designers looking for inspiration, visualise products in situ. Our Singular Sector Books for Hotels, Offices and Public Spaces take our product portfolio off the page and into real examples that designers can apply to their projects. For example, the offices and public spaces sector demonstrates how the Sensorflow E tap in a hardwearing black PVD finish can be paired with the Connect basin to create an elegant but striking centrepiece in a commercial washroom.
These are just suggested routes through our catalogues though, and our Singular philosophy ensures complete compatibility across all of our ranges, meaning designers can combine products across collections and pick and choose what they like from the sector books. The value for facilities managers is not just that designers are less likely to look elsewhere for a product that fits their vision, but also that it gives them the flexibility to change things when they need to. It’s about providing the confidence that, if they need to pick out a new product, it will fit with the existing space whether or not it was specified in the original design.
With you every step of the way When it comes time to update or overhaul an existing commercial washroom to replace tired décor or add value to a space, FMs have a crucial role in ensuring that new additions work harmoniously with what’s already there.
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