Sector
EducationApplications
Common areas, Entrance & high traffic areas
Architect
IgnitePhotographer
Dennis Radermacher
Writer
FolioProducts used
Voxflor
Mondrian carpet planks feature a multi-level loop pile with a geometric pattern inspired by Piet Mondrian and the Bauhaus movement. This collection offers three design levels, from a dynamic base to vibrant colour squares, creating a visually engaging flooring composition with varied textures.
As part of a major redevelopment at Onehunga High School, multiple faculties that were once set apart have converged within a new Tech Block and Gymnasium designed by Ignite Architects.
These two buildings allow for cross-curricular engagement and the use of shared teaching areas, fitted with Mondrian and Woodbine carpet tiles from Advance Flooring to define and enhance different functional spaces.
‘For the Tech Block we wanted a warehouse feel, with exposed concrete and services,’ says Leandri Hay, Associate Director at Ignite. Housing woodwork and metalwork rooms downstairs and science labs and art studios upstairs, along with a central kitchen, the designers chose wood-look Woodbine carpet planks to help soften the space.
‘In circulation areas, we laid the plank tiles in a herringbone pattern to soften the industrial feel,’ says Hay. ‘In some areas we rotated the planks to define different breakout areas. Once into the classrooms we changed the colour to black to then differentiate the space.’
The new Gymnasium includes a weight room and an international-size basketball court, which is overlooked by three classrooms. ‘We wanted to bring the energy and life from the sports hall to the classrooms,’ says Hay, ‘hence the selection of the geometric Mondrian carpet tiles.’
Taking inspiration from the art of Piet Mondrian, this carpet tile collection from Advance offers three different levels of design and carpet construction. Each level provides an increase in design complexity and thickness, allowing for complex geometric patterns and adding a different step feeling underfoot.
