Forbo flooring systems - Fly Forbo & Fly to Europe winner Cox Rayner Architects
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 information contact:
Forbo Floorcoverings Pty Ltd
Address: 23 - 24 Ormsby Place, Wetherill Park, NSW, 2164
Phone: 02 9828 0....
Fax: 02 9828 0....
Web: www.forbo-flooring.com.au
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