REIMAGINING HOW WE EDUCATE NEXT GENERATIONS IN FUTURE-FIT SPACES

Post-COVID-pandemic, 21st-century learning looks to challenge the binary perceptions of space, exploring hybrid learning through the intersection of physical, virtual, formal and informal spaces. Today’s rapidly-changing, interconnected world requires students to think differently, work differently and learn differently. Multi-use learning spaces and flexible layouts are influencing the design and application of the education environment.

At a time when children spend more and more time in front of a screen, the escape dance offers has never been more important. Dance is more than just a way of exercising and entertainment, it enables young people to gain artistic skills and discipline, it increases confidence, spatial awareness, concentration and mobility.

Dance and performing arts encourage inclusive, responsive learning but not all education environments – schools, colleges and universities – can dedicate a specialist area to this discipline.

Harlequin Liberty Switch is an innovative, versatile and multifunctional hybrid flooring solution. It enables an educational space to switch from a rigid floor to a sprung dance floor at the touch of a button, enabling the same space to be used flexibly for performing arts, drama, music and dance. It is a modular system that can be modified to meet any structural design requirements and can be custom designed. Areas of the floor can be quickly isolated to create rigid zones for the placement of pianos, tables or retractable seating, while the rest of the floor is used as a sprung dance floor.

To find out more about this versatile flooring solution, contact British Harlequin’s technical team via the details below.

uk.harlequinfloors.com

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514888 architects@harlequinfloors.com

Taraflex Triumph For Gerflor At Axminster Leisure Centre

Specifying and installing 650m2 of Gerflor’s world-class Taraflex

Performance vinyl sports flooring in Light Cherry would turn out to be a pivotal decision for Axminster Leisure Centre in East Devon. Chris Pursey, Gerflor Area Sales Manager at the time for South West & Channel Islands, commented: “Leisure East Devon runs a number of similar sites for East Devon Council, and they have specified Taraflex on other sites, so they had full confidence in our systems.” Taraflex www.gerflor.co.uk 01625 428922 contractuk@gerflor.com www.f-ball.com/en

Performance is a synthetic indoor sports flooring that can be specified for a wide range of sports applications, in a variety of sectors. It delivers optimal safety, comfort and performance for users, as well as being available in an extensive choice of vibrant designs, making it the ideal choice for a host of locations.

F. Ball and Co.’s Styccobond F41 carpet tile tackifier has been selected as part of an impressive installation at Cinch headquarters, securing Interface carpet tiles over raised access panels in the offices of one of the UK’s fastestgrowing online used car marketplaces. The solvent-free adhesive dries to create a permanently tacky film that prevents loose-lay carpet tiles from moving laterally but allows individual tiles to be lifted and replaced easily when worn or damaged, making it ideal for busy offices with high-traffic corridors and areas with chairs that have castor wheels. In this situation, it was chosen to facilitate the temporary removal of tiles to gain access to mechanical and electrical services beneath.

01538 361633 mail@f-ball.co.uk

COST-EFFECTIVE WOOD RANGE FOR CEILINGS AND WALLS

With many raw material costs having soared over the past three years, architects and contractors are looking ever-more closely for cost-effective ceiling and wall solutions for their projects.

Hunter Douglas, the global architectural products company, is clear: there is no need to sacrifice quality when budgets are tighter, because its wide range of solid wood and veneered wood options enable designers to maintain the highest of standards. Its interior wood ceilings offer an unrivalled range of finishes and natural tones that promise to make your project stand out. This is because the company focuses on quality throughout the production process to ensure it delivers a superior and durable product, which translates into lower costs during the lifecycle of the product.

01604 648229 www.hunterdouglas.co.uk info@hunterdouglas.co.uk