Libraries/study rooms
Floors
For individual learning, small group discussions or browsing the shelves, libraries and study rooms need impact sound reduction from feet within the room. No longer dusty, off-putting spaces, these rooms should feel warm, welcoming and comfortable. With foot traffic mainly in front of the shelves and around chairs and desks, the floor needs to be able to withstand busy use.
Altro Orchestra offers 15dB impact sound reduction, greatly reducing distracting noises. At 2.85mm it also provides comfort under foot, but its excellent resistance to residual indentation ensures the floor’s thickness is only a benefit, with the weight of heavy shelves and other furniture needed in these rooms causing no problem.
First aid/treatment rooms
Floors
When ill or upset, a calm, quiet, warm space is more reassuring than a clinical room. For those managing the space, hygiene and cleanability are top of mind.
Altro Wood adhesive-free offers a choice of 12 wood-look shades, 14dB impact sound reduction and a one in a million slip-resistance reassurance with water, plus comfort underfoot. With good resistance to stains, it is easy to clean manually, with a machine or steam, giving reassurance that fluids and bacteria can be removed. And as with all Altro adhesive-free floors, there is the added benefit of halving installation time.
Walls
Let’s face it, treatment rooms will see their fair share of blood and vomit. The walls need to be hygienic to ensure germs and bodily fluids have nowhere to hide, and are easy to clean. As students here may be unwell or distressed, a non-clinical look is more reassuring.
Altro Whiterock Satins is a fully-bonded system that’s watertight and impervious, ensuring bacteria can’t get behind the wall sheet. It’s easy to wipe clean, meaning accidents can be cleaned up quickly and effectively. It avoids the common problems with tiles; staining, cleaning grout and individual tile failure. Altro Whiterock Satins is available in 27 shades, including a selection of calming blues and greens, so there’s a huge amount of design flexibility.