Sustainability is always key so we enjoy working with materials that have a great story behind them with a high recycled content, cradle-to-cradle credentials, and net- zero carbon footprint. Luckily, this is becoming more widely available from carpet tiles made from recycled fi shing nets and we’re seeing more and more cork within fl oor fi nishes, whether it is the surface itself or the acoustic backing.
Have you been involved in any recent projects that have provided particular challenges or opportunities for trying new ideas for a fl ooring solution?
As designers, we constantly come across challenges and part of the fun is getting creative to tackle these challenges. An obvious one is where we have raised-access fl oor and have specifi ed a solid surface as a fl ooring material but need to retain access so we will need to consider this. A recent opportunity that we had when we were working with a wine company that wanted to achieve SKA Gold on the project, was to use cork as an obvious fl ooring choice for both its sustainable credentials and the relevance to the project. We wanted to use cork for some time, so we were excited to have the opportunity to try it with the fl oor. peldonrose.com
