Project Details
The completed shopping centre created enormous interest within the architectural community, for the designs and type of material selected for the floor finish. It has already been copied by other architectural practices for other unassociated projects. Although not instantly apparent, a repeating pattern of different sized tiles has been used to create a dynamic floor finish to bring vibrancy to the malls between the shops. In addition, inlaid into the tiles are patterns that were waterjet cut off-site, which in themselves add a further dimension to the overall design.

Fixing Methods
To maintain speed of laying and avoid the need to continually refer to the pattern layout, stainless steel grids were made to exactly match the pattern. Approximately one square metre in size, these were simply lifted out once the tiles had been placed, then moved to the next pattern repeat position. By adopting this “Grid' template method, we were able to complete our work well within the project constraints.