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FORBO FLOORCOVERINGS
Editorial Item
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Going to Europe with 'Fly Forbo' is...
Tuesday 24th July 2007
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| Marmoleum at Suncorp – picture by Christopher F Jones. | Cox Rayner Architects has been named the 2007 Fly Forbo & Fly to Europe competition winner for its fitout of Suncorp Brisbane Square.
The Fly Forbo & Fly to Europe competition, run in conjunction with the Interior Design Awards, recognises outstanding use of Forbo products in design innovation. This is the fourth year that the prize has been awarded and the first time a runner up was announced due to the high standard of entries submitted.
Judges for the competition praised the Suncorp project for its commitment to environmentally sustainable design (ESD) principles, which ensured the equivalent of a 5 Green Star rating for the interior fitout. They also highlighted the interior's distinct visual appeal and its ability to convey a subtropical Queensland character, all achieved using innovative sustainable materials including Forbo Marmoleum, Furniture Linoleum and Bulletin Board.
Forbo materials helped to create social work hubs and a variety of meeting spaces in an interior design focused on reducing the building's institutional characteristics.
For example, Marmoleum was used in the lobby and the main entry area of Level 28, an entire floor allocated to meeting customers and for staff interaction. Marmoleum was also selected for the plaza areas and into the breakout or cafe sections.
Bulletin Board was chosen for specialist areas like meeting or resource rooms and Furniture Linoleum was selected for joinery, most often overlayed on a ply top. The 'quiet room' features a Bulletin Board wall and Linoleum topped joinery.
Cox Rayner Architects wins a 12 night trip for two to Europe plus $1500 spending money, a visit to 100% design in London and a stop at Forbo's Design Studios in Holland to meet the Forbo design team, leading consultants who have attracted many accolades including two prestigious Red Dot awards for product design and innovation.
Studio3 Design secured the runner up prize for its brilliantly colourful Modern Teaching Aids fitout, which incorporated Forbo Marmoleum, and was commended by the judges for its visual appeal and outstanding use of line and colour.
For further details about Forbo’s environmentally friendly products, contact Forbo on 1800 22 44 71 or see www.forbo-flooring.com.au |
Source: Selector.com. - Tuesday 24th July 2007
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