img(height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=2939831959404383&ev=PageView&noscript=1")

Junckers solid wood - more than floor

Junckers timber creates a cosy atmosphere on the floors, walls and ceilings at the University of Hertfordshire’s newly refurbished Prince Edward Hall

In association with

More than 1100m² of Junckers timber has been fitted at the University of Hertfordshire’s Prince Edward Hall, not only on the floors, but also on the walls and ceilings to stunning effect. The newly built campus reception, learning zone and café area offers a welcoming, usable space where staff, students and visitors can work, relax or have a bite to eat.

The extended and re-modelled scheme takes the form of a ‘granite box’ which appears to be inserted into the existing building structure on a juxtaposing plane. Drawing on current design principles for creating workspaces, the new addition incorporates many collaborative working spaces as well as informal areas to offer a range of options for when, where and how to work and relax. The interior design plays an important part, using a mix of materials with the natural feel of solid wood taking centre stage.

123

The interior is lined with Junckers Beech Harmony on the floor while Beech SylvaKet clads the ceiling and walls. The solid wood provides a durable and easy-to-maintain surface appropriate for high-traffic areas. The two types of wood add natural warmth and texture to the open plan spaces and complement each other beautifully. Classic Beech is a light-coloured timber with a golden grain pattern also present in Beech SylvaKet, which has been vacuum fumed for a dark honey coloured appearance. Both timbers can be sanded and refinished without loss of colour. As a natural living material, solid wood creates an ideal indoor climate, naturally retaining heat, maintaining even temperature and balanced humidity levels. The flooring contractor was Junckers’ Approved Contractor PICA Floorings Ltd.

For more information and technical support visit: www.junckers.co.uk or Junckers, Unit A, 1 Wheaton Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 3UJ 

Contact:

01376 534 700  


 

Latest

Housebuilders are increasingly turning to large-scale 3D printing to deliver low-cost homes, but do the reported benefits around speed and reduced labour and waste add up? Stephen Cousins reports

Housebuilders are increasingly turning to large-scale 3D printing to deliver low-cost homes

Design an inclusive on-campus cricket centre, help establish a national waterfront destination, create a display piece for a unique urban environment - some of the latest architecture contracts and competitions from across the industry

Latest: cricket and education centre

Dominic McKenzie Architects’ Segmental House extension combines nods to Scandinavian modernism with references to the arches and Flemish bond of the existing building

Dominic McKenzie Architects’ extension combines Scandinavian modernism with references to the existing building

Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, who set up SANAA 30 years ago, talk about how nature is both the context and inspiration for most of their work and how they aim to make architectural spaces where people come together

Practice founders Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa talk about their work over the past 30 years

While revenue growth hasn't kept up with the rising costs of running a practice, a surge in overseas work could help turn things around for UK practices, says RIBA head of economic research and analysis Adrian Malleson

A surge in overseas work could help boost revenue growth for UK practices