During an office fit out, businesses tend to neglect flooring, selecting cheap and dark carpets that “won’t show any stains”. However, switching the flooring to more purposeful and creative designs could transform the office to an unforgettable space.
Flooring is a unique opportunity for design that, when consciously used, can act as a zoning method as well as an expressive design feature. Feature floors can incorporate a vast range of different colours, textures and patterns because they are laid modularly as tiles or planks to suit the space. Not only can they be used to segregate different working zones but they can also be replaced easily in case of spillage or accidental damage, so they’re practical too!
Shaw Contract
As an innovative leader in the flooring industry, we are delighted to collaborate with Shaw Contract in a few of our fit out projects. The commercial flooring manufacturers pride themselves on producing high quality carpets, resilient, hardwood, laminate, carpet tile, stone flooring and more, crafted here in the UK.
Our collaboration with Shaw Contract runs on the same passion of building exceptional workplaces, from the ground up. The team produces unique and design-led commercial carpets, including the Auxiliary collection, Colour Construct, Simply by Nature collection and more. What’s more, Shaw Contract harbour their values in the sustainable process of their carpet solutions. Following a belief that their products need to support both environmental health and human experience, their products are tested through the Cradle to Cradle™ Products Programme.
The Floor is The Canvas
Feature flooring is an expressive carpet style that can be used to form highly inspiring interiors. Offering design freedom, businesses are able to create unique office flooring by exploring colour, texture and pattern. Whether complementing existing commercial designs or enhancing company branding, the floor is your canvas!
In reselling Shaw Contract flooring in many of our fit out projects, we are able to incorporate a few of their design concepts into the workplace. The Auxiliary Collection, for example, sources inspiration from transitions in nature, from the surface of rocks to the movement of waves. Our design team can then use this to create similar transitions and zoning in your workplace.
In line with the resimercial trend, capturing elements of nature and harnessing it in the office can help to keep pace with current office designs. Planning and installing Shaw Contract carpets into our projects such as their Colour Construct and Kindred carpet collections can add depth to the workplace, using innovative feature flooring that looks great in offices, retail shops, schools and more.
Feature floors partner well with offices with an open plan design that still require divided areas to accommodate for different styles of working. Investing in top quality, modular office carpets can be a cost-effective flooring solution for businesses too as individual carpet tiles are easy to remove and replace (meaning you dodge the costs of replacing the whole carpet).
What Does This Mean For You?
As we build deeper connections with some of the world’s leading commercial interior manufacturers, such as Shaw Contract, we are able to provide our clients with reliable and high quality fit out services. Our collaborations with Shaw Contract have resulted in some exceptional commercial floor designs that have transitioned workplaces into unique spaces and we can’t wait to use their products in more projects.
With the help of our in-house design team, we can plan and install commercial flooring where every space serves a purpose; from reinforcing social distancing guides in the workplace to a unique way of dividing departments, we have the skills to design an office flooring solution that’s best for you.
At Gravity, we plan, design and build innovative workplaces that facilitate our client’s needs. We provide a professional service with initial consultations through to full office fit outs and refurbishments, using our connections in the industry to ensure our clients receive the best project for them. Get in touch to find out how we can help you.
