The right prescription for Scottish health centre

 

Nearly 1000m2 of Ethos, Jazz Tones and Acrobat carpet tiles have been fitted throughout the new building. Ethos textured loop tiles in Baltic blue have been used extensively in all the main areas. The rich blue-green mottled tiles with their subtle patterns have been teamed up with contrasting borders in Ethos Ocean, whilst Jazz Tones and Acrobat tiles have also been used in other parts of the centre bringing additional colour and texture to the premises.

Jeff Davis of Design Incorporated said: "People expect and demand ever higher standards of the buildings they use, and this was reflected in the design criteria. As a new healthcare facility, the centre will serve a large catchment area and we expect to see many thousands of people through the doors every year".

“The brief called for floorcoverings that would create a contemporary feel throughout the building but they obviously had to be very hardwearing because of the heavy foot traffic anticipated and also needed a high compression resistance rating because of the continuous use of castors on office chairs. For the major public areas we insisted on a solution dyed product that would not fade over time or as a result of intensive cleaning. We used Ethos extensively as it fulfilled our exacting specifications and opted for the blue colour scheme to mask spills and stains. Tessera’s ten year guarantee sealed the order.”