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lowcrete Africa has been bringing colour and creativity to a number of Mr Funtubbles children’s play areas across the country with unique floor finishes designed to deliver bright, fun and exciting surfaces. Mr Funtubbles provides a family-friendly atmosphere that reflects the visuals and experience of a traditional funfair. To this end, each site’s visual identity revolves around vibrant, clean, safe and colourful environments filled with rides and attractions. It was important that this image extended to the floor underfoot with a finish that would fill each venue with light, colour and shapes to reflect Mr Funtubbles’ bright and happy image. The chosen finish would also have to be able to maintain its visual impact despite the scuffs, scrapes and stains that lots of running, playing children would inflict on the floor. This was achieved in both Johannesburg’s The Glen Shopping Centre and in Durban’s Gateway Theatre of Shopping by installing a selection of decorative epoxy flooring solutions from Flowcrete Africa. The large-scale Gateway Theatre of Shopping built a family-friendly space as part of a project to enhance its food court
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flooring stars in MR FUNTUBBLES PLAY AREAS and entertainment zones. A completely new wing was added to the shopping centre so that they could upgrade the existing Mr Funtubbles by moving it into a bigger space. The places that required flooring included the main rides and attractions area and a private party zone, as well as a more understated coffee shop for the parents to relax in. 1 349 m 2 of Flowshield SL and Peran SL Fruity was used to create a floor with the aesthetic and functional properties required by Mr Funtubbles. These systems gave the designers the versatility to get creative and innovative with the surface underneath the customers’ feet. The hard-wearing nature of Flowcrete Africa’s resin flooring systems is ideal for such scenarios, as these types of conditions won’t deteriorate the finish and thanks to its seamless and impervious nature, it is very easy to clean, ensuring that the floor stays fresh and unblemished. FLOWCRETE +27 (0)31 701 0017 w w w.flowcretesa.co.za
Shopping Mall & Retail Design 2018 | 2019
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