Interior designer Jocelyn Evelegh was responsible for providing a full design specification, which included a requirement to use durable but stylish carpet tiles. She was commissioned by lead project consultant KS Consult, a building surveying consultancy which undertakes project management, contract administration and design. She wanted a positive ambience in the office areas and decided on an unusual approach in the way the flooring was laid. She specified InterfaceFLOR carpets which provided the contrasting colours that represent the corporate logos of Marriott Hotels International Limited and their various departments in the UK.
“The building has a deep footprint and I wanted to keep the finishes as pale as possible because of limited natural light. The scheme uses colours that would reflect rather than absorb light, especially in the open plan space. That meant choosing a fairly pale colour with a small pattern for the carpet tiles,” says Jocelyn Evelegh.
Jocelyn Evelegh has worked with InterfaceFLOR for a number of years on a variety of very successful projects. “Their products were very well suited to the Marriott project and the cost was competitive. There is also a good level of after-sales support available from InterfaceFLOR.”
In order to fulfil the project requirements, InterfaceFLOR’s New England design was selected. “The tiles are hardwearing, which was an important factor given the amount of traffic,” says Jocelyn Evelegh. “We wanted mainly neutral and natural colours.”
Within the carpeted areas the designs incorporated the red Marriott logo along with other department colours – streaks of vibrant red, blue, yellow and purple. “The crescent shape in the logo also worked well with the curved partitions used in the scheme and was used to define circulation routes,’ notes Jocelyn Evelegh.
Carpeting was installed in approximately 8,000m² of floorspace in a relatively short timeframe, to meet Marriott’s timetable for occupying the new office.
Carolyn Whitby, director of finance at Marriott, comments: “The carpet tiles, with the logo patterns in them, give a strong sense of identity to the different parts of the group.”
