Leading Architecture & Design April/May 2021

Page 66

>> D RAWIN G BOARD

Use only Specialist Sealants and Adhesives

SILICONE-NO

STRUCTURAL GLAZING SEALANT

Perimeter Sealant

Structural glazing applications

• Instant grab • Weather seal in • Excellent adhesion glass butt joints • Available in • Top seal in glazing 7 colours systems

COVID-19 HAS CHANGED CORPORATE INTERIORS MINDSET The Covid-19 pandemic has brought significant changes in corporate interiors, with flooring and floor coverings now receiving increasing attention in the design of such facilities, says KBAC Flooring CEO, Brandon Park. KBAC Flooring, with offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town, are the South African distributors of acclaimed sustainable products of several top European and local designers and manufacturers – all of whom are now focussing on new ways of improving health in the office environment. “Several of our supplies already now have ‘specialised’ flooring products that feature space demarcating or directional patterns in office layout, and depict the distance for healthy staff interaction. Indoor air quality is another important factor in corporate interiors.

the Den Braven difference!

Available from hardware stores. Contact us for further product and technical assistance.

Tel: 011 792 3830

sales@denbraven.co.za www.denbraven.com/en-sa

66 LEADINGARCHITECTURE & DESIGN APRIL/MAY 2021 2021/04/06

18673-LAD.indd 1

11:52

“Flooring – particularly carpet – plays an important role in dust control and corporate tenants now seem much more aware of the need for regular floor cleaning and maintenance,” Park stated. He believes designers of flooring products, as well as corporate interior specifiers, will rise to the challenge of using healthy and ‘directional’ flooring creatively to ensure that the aesthetical aspect of corporate interiors is not compromised. “Modular flooring, with its capacity for rapid change and innovation, is likely to become increasingly specified in commercial premises. We also expect robust and disinfectant matting and flooring – able to remove dirt and debris from the shoes of staff and visitors – to become almost obligatory at the entrance to corporate premises,” Park added. www.kbacflooring.co.za


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook

Articles inside

Stand a chance to win a custom planter worth R10 000 from Plantr

1min
page 10

Making your workspace work for you

2min
page 74

GUNNEBO SPEEDSTILES – BALANCING SPEED, SECURITY AND DESIGN

2min
page 70

HOW HARVEY ECOTILE IS TRANSFORMING ROOFING

1min
page 68

COVID-19 HAS CHANGED CORPORATE INTERIORS MINDSET

1min
page 66

INTRODUCING NEW NO MORE NAILS CLICK & FIX FROM PATTEX

1min
page 65

SUSTAINABILITY IS A CONTINUOUS JOURNEY

2min
page 64

RAISED FLOORING SYSTEM WITH UNIQUE WATER HARVESTING APPLICATION

2min
page 62

THE HEIGHT OF ROOF ENGINEERING

2min
page 56

SOME UNANTICIPATED RESULTS OF PRATLEY’S R&D EFFORTS

2min
page 50

JOINTLESS FLOORING

3min
page 48

AFRISAM KEEPS THE PLANET FRONT OF MIND

3min
page 46

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR CONCRETE PROBLEMS

1min
page 42

ALUMINIUM-ZINC COATED STEEL

1min
page 39

SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE LEVELS TO RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

2min
page 38

Old school new school

4min
pages 30-32

INTRODUCING PHOENIX BULLETBLOK

1min
page 40

Taylored motorised blind systems

2min
page 36

CHOOSE ALUMINIUM

1min
page 34

Adaptive reuse exemplified

5min
pages 26-29

Curve of the century

4min
pages 22-25

Green machine

8min
pages 14-16, 18-20
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.