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Right Material selection is vital for any floor design, particularly in of ice spaces where acoustics need to be considered, such as with the use of carpeting near meeting spaces to dampen excess noise


Q&A


Colm Murphy and Georgia Koufidou, designers at Peldon Rose, on why material selection is as vital for flooring as it is with any other aspect of a scheme


Which fl ooring materials do you particularly like working with and why?


We like working with a range of materials, and the particular material will depend on the context and the design concept. For example, we will specify a solid fi nish in a building entrance whether it be a stone tile or a hardwood fl oor, whereas carpets will be specifi ed for quiet zones and meeting rooms, including the circulation outside meeting rooms, to absorb noise of people walking by and enhance acoustics.


How do you keep up to date with fl ooring products on the market? Is there scope for using the latest material technology in projects or do clients tend to insist that you stick with established ‘tried and tested’ solutions? As designers, we are always researching new materials and trends, and we love visiting design exhibitions such as Surface Design and Clerkenwell Design Week as part of this research so that we can both see and touch new materials. We also receive regular updates from our suppliers and host CPDs in our design library as a way of keeping up to date.


Clients trust us to specify new innovative products, and we will always accompany this specifi cation with the credentials to assure them that it is suitable for the job, including sustainability credentials, as this is always one of our main considerations in everything we do.


If budget was no object, what kinds of fl ooring materials would you love to use on projects? We consider the experience of the end user when specifying materials and we want them to feel the quality of our considerations, so solid stone, hardwood timber fl oors and plush carpets where you can feel the quality below as you move through each space. T e use of stone and hardwood timber is a great way to get natural materials into the offi ce evoking a feeling of well-being and bringing that homely feel that we’ve become accustomed to after working from home.


How can designers look to exploit the potential of creative fl ooring, both in terms of design ideas and material choices, in a range of diff erent applications? T e fl oor must be considered in the context of the overall concept and provides an opportunity to be creative. We don’t have a generic approach to fl ooring and enjoy using it in unexpected ways and surfaces by pushing the boundaries of what a fl ooring material can be and how it can be used. We’re always looking to expand the technical properties of the material in diff erent applications and have used fl ooring materials on vertical planes, even wrapping around to the ceiling.


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