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Mixed material look in luxury vinyl tiles for global law firm
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uxury Vinyl Tiles from IVC Commercial have been used to give a mixed material floor at the Glasgow office of Ashurst, a progressive global law firm. Occupying its Central Exchange, Glasgow, office since 2013, Ashurst asked Wellwood Leslie Architects to develop a scheme that demonstrated change across three floors. Choosing a minimalist design that was influenced by the history of the building, Nick Roemer, Wellwood Leslie, took to a mixed material look across the 2,780 m2
office: “The client had originally wanted carpet as previously used, but as they wanted to ensure a noticeable change and needed easy maintenance, I recommended Luxury Vinyl Tiles for the majority of flooring within the office. Using wood to give warmth and stone to reflect the history of the building, I chose IVC Commercial’s Luxury Vinyl Tiles as they gave me flexibility to create the Scandinavian influenced design scheme I was after, while delivering on installation, cost and quality expectations.” Wellwood Leslie
selected the warm
and characterful wood of Blackjack Oak, contrasting it with the sleek modern tile of Ceramic across the open plan space. Aiding navigation and defining areas, thanks to the use of IVC Commercial’s Luxury Vinyl Tiles the mixed material layout has transitions without metal profiles for an elegance that is not obtainable with original materials. Yet it is not just a more pleasing aesthetic that makes Luxury Vinyl Tiles ideal for
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a mixed material scheme like Ashurst. Using a 0.55 mm wear layer for long- term durability and with Protectonite®
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scratch-resistance and easier cleaning, Blackjack Oak and Ceramic also require no specialist maintenance, giving a floor finish that’s tough and easy to care for – no matter what the look.
The floor was installed by Devar Premier Flooring using Flex Pro self-adhesive underlay that makes glue-down
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Vinyl Tiles like Blackjack Oak and Ceramic faster to install. Specially designed for use with IVC Commercial’s Luxury Vinyl Tiles, the underlay delivers time and cost-saving benefits, while also improving acoustics in use – important for a busy office like Ashurst.
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“Luxtainable” bathroom solutions - created with superior steel enamel from Kaldewei
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aldewei is a brand with a strong ethical and ecological conscience. As a pioneer in the field of sustainability for over 100 years they continue to look for ways to improve and expand on this. In late 2021 they started manufacturing their excellent sanitaryware using Bluemint steel, which now reduces their carbon output by 70 percent. The change in the manufacturing process does not, however, alter the quality of their products in any way, produce luxurious,
they still sustainable bathroom
solutions but with an even greater focus on the environment. This has coined the term Luxtainable - the perfect example of how the highest standards of sustainability, quality and aesthetics can merge flawlessly into exciting and desirable products. The most recent product is the Superplan Zero a shower surface from Kaldewei, providing a completely floor-level finish. When creating Superplan Zero, Kaldewei considered requests from their customers,
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which led to the creation of a product that is totally flat to the floor, with zero steps, zero edges, and zero compromises. This makes it ideal for bathrooms not only in the hospitality sector bur for project developers and homebuilders too. Developed by the award-winning Berlin product designer Werner
Aisslinger the Superplan Zero maintains Kaldewei’s green credentials as 01480 498053
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with its luxurious steel enamel base it is both durable and 100% recyclable. Sustainability is a key to Kaldewei, but
elegant design and trendsetting style is equally as significant. Colour is an important feature in the bathroom and as such Kaldewei offer a bi-coloured baths variant in three of their freestanding bathtub models: Centro Duo Oval, Conoduo and Ellipso Duo Oval. These produce a dramatic impact within the bathing area and are available in alpine white, alpine white matt, black gloss, and lava black matt – providing an eye-catching combination for today’s modern bathroom. In fact, Kaldewei have an extensive portfolio of over 600 shower surfaces, bathtubs, and washbasins, with a wide coordinated colour palette, plus excellent performance, and longevity. Which enables Kaldewei to provide perfectly coordinated solutions for projects large or small.
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