An Aesthetic Reception

Resin Floor For An Office Environment

With staff located in 5 different offices, the fast expanding architectural practice of Allies & Morrison decided to design their own ideal office space, bringing everyone under one roof. The resulting building in Southwark has generated considerable interest in the trade press conveying to clients a real impression of the firm's style. With plans for the entire ground floor area to be used as a reception and meeting space, Ryebrook Resins was contracted to lay a resin floor that would be hard-wearing and easy to keep clean, yet aesthetically attractive, providing a modern backdrop to the dramatic spiral staircase leading up to the three office floors above.

Ryebrook's Flooring Solution

"Traditionally the use of resin floors has been restricted to plant rooms, commercial kitchens and healthcare facilities etc. comments Managing Director for Ryebrook, Tony Hills. However, we are seeing a definite trend towards less industrial settings with for example, more installations involving office buildings, museums and schools. With a choice of 20 different colourways, a high impact, modern design can be created by laying contrasting bands or combining with a terrazzo or quartz finish. Resin has many benefits over other floor finishes. Being seamless the final result is visually attractive yet simple to clean and with better resistance to impact and abrasion, a resin floor looks good for longer.

The Flooring Process

After mechanical grinding of the existing concrete base to clean and key the area, Ryebrook Resins first laid the epoxy primer Ryeprime to an area totalling approximately 500m² that included the reception, toilets and landings.

The Floor Screed Finish

Ryeflor MD, a self-smoothing polyurethane screed with a matt finish was then laid at a thickness of 4mm, effectively creating a seamless floor finish that combined practicality with aesthetic impact.

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Office Flooring Brief

>Hard-wearing
>Easy clean
>Aesthetically attractive

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For further information please contact:

Tony Hills, MD
Ryebrook Resins Limited
Unit 4, Kelvin Business Centre, Kelvin Way,
Crawley , West Sussex RH10 9SF