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FORBO FLOORCOVERINGS
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| FLY FORBO WINNER ANNOUNCED FOR 2007 |
 Cox Rayner’s Suncorp Brisbane Square fitout is the winner of this year’s
Fly Forbo & Fly to Europe competition. Image: Christopher F Jones
The Fly Forbo & Fly to Europe competition, run in conjunction
with the Interior Design Awards, recognizes outstanding use of
Forbo products in design innovation. This is the fourth year that
the prize has been awarded and, thanks to the high standard of
entries submitted, the first time a runner-up was announced.
Judges for the competition praised the Suncorp project for
its commitment to environmentally sustainable design (ESD)
principles, which ensured the equivalent of a five-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 with customers and staff
interaction. Marmoleum was also selected for the plaza areas and 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
overlaying 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 $1,500
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, 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. |
Source: Architectural Product News - October/November 2007
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