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Project • By Mirck Architecture • Sports Centres
Tennis Clubhouse
In 2001, the Amsterdam tennis club Tie-Breakers had a clubhouse and a tennis hall built on the east side of Flevopark. The club has since grown considerably, and the building was in need of major maintenance work. This was used as an opportunity to enlarge the existing clubhouse and make it more sustainable.
Katja Effting
The preliminary design was created by a number of club association members, including Sander Mirck. The plan was developed by Mirck Architecture and completed in 2025 by contractor Teerenstra. The construction team and club members celebrated the result together with the club's 30th anniversary.
Mirck Architecture
The clubhouse opens up in two directions towards the tennis park and entryway through a glazed fa&... More
Product • By Forbo Flooring Systems • Marmoleum Imagine
Marmoleum Imagine
Did you know you can make the most stunning floor designs with Marmoleum? For Marmoleum Imagine we asked 3 international designers to create a series of Marmoleum designs, made possible by our refined Aquajet cutting technique. The designs can be customized on request which allows for endless design possibilities. More
Product • By Forbo Flooring Systems • Needlefelt Showtime
Needlefelt Showtime
The robust, hard-wearing properties of our Needlefelt floors make it ideal for installations that meet high traffic or where chairs with castors are likely to be used, such as in offices and retail establishments. Needlefelt carpet often provides a cost-efficient alternative to conventional broadloom carpeting in heavily-used areas that require a practical & durable textile floor covering.Our needelfelt Showtime range gives a unique signature to leisure locations such as hotels, cinemas and theaters. This exclusive needlefelt flooring range combines performance, originality and ease of maintenance. Showtime Experience presents 16 exciting designs composed of 4 key trends: Wonderlab, Metropolis, Ecosystems and Heritage. Each design is av... More
Product • By Forbo Flooring Systems • Sphera Homogeneous Vinyl
Sphera Homogeneous Vinyl
Sphera sets a new benchmark in premium homogeneous vinyl flooring. With its outstanding performance, inspiring design and redefinition of sustainability standards, Sphera delivers functionality and style in equal measure. Designed for modern commercial spaces, it performs beautifully, day after day.
LASTING PERFORMANCE• The evenly applied SMART-top finish ensures the highest resistance to chemicals, scratches and stains.• Hygienic, non-porous surface for easy cleaning.• Long-term durability with excellent dimensional stability.• Sphera Element is approved for cleanroom use up to ISO class 5 by the Fraunhofer Institute.
INPSPIRING DESIGN• Modern visuals redefining the aesthetic standards of homogeneous viny... More
Product • By Forbo Flooring Systems • SARLON ACOUSTIC & MODUL 'UP
SARLON ACOUSTIC & MODUL 'UP
The best acoustic high traffic floorAcoustic flooring makes an important contribution to reducing noise in buildings. With a combination of 19 dB acoustic sound reduction, comfort and the best residual indentation, Sarlon has been the best acoustic flooring solution on the market for many years.
Sarlon 19 dB acoustic vinyl can be used in any high traffic area where good sound reduction is needed. The performance of a Sarlon floor is further enhanced by the XtremPURTM lacquer that ensures that the more than 80 different colour and design options in the collection will continue to look great for years.
Sarlon 19 dB• extensive range of attractive designs• 19 dB impact sound reduction• very good indentation performance• hi... More
Product • By Forbo Flooring Systems • Flotex Tibor
Flotex Tibor
Forbo Flotex & Tibor
Pioneering textile designer Tibor Reich - creator of Tibor - was one of the most prominent figures in the British post-war textile industry. Forbo has teamed up with this British design legend on an exciting new range for Flotex. Most of the designs are derived from Tibor’s ground-breaking Fotexur collection, launched in 1957. Printed on Forbo Flotex in vibrant colours, Tibor’s innovative Fotexur designs have a timeless feel, despite dating back 70 years.
Forbo Flooring has teamed up with this British design legend to create an exciting new range for Flotex. Most of the designs selected by Forbo are from Tibor’s ground-breaking Fotexur collection, launched in 1957, winner of the Council of Industrial Desig... More
Project • By Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects • Cultural Centres
Kastelli Community Centre
Kastelli Community Centre is a place for learning, education, sports and culture.
The many users of the Centre include the comprehensive school, upper secondary school for youth and adults and a library. There are also facilities for the adult education and a youth centre. Variety of sport halls of different sizes serve athletic clubs after school days. The largest sports hall with 800 seats is used also for floor ball, basketball and volleyball games in the national league level.
Due to the complexity of the project the City of Oulu arranged a two-phase design competition in 2009 - 2010: the entry called “hyrrä” (“gyroscope”) was declared the winner of the anonymous competition. The winning entry succeeded in segmenting the... More
Product • By Forbo Flooring Systems • Tessera Carpet Tiles
Tessera Carpet Tiles
Tessera Carpet Tiles are well-known for performance and stylish design, making the product suitable for high-traffic environments. The diverse collection includes various constructions, such as loop pile and cut & loop pile, offering contemporary and classic styles in patterns, plains, and solid colors, perfect for enhancing public sector and commercial interiors.
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Designed for aesthetic appeal and performance, Forbo’s Tessera carpet tiles are comfortable, durable, and noise-reducing, containing at least 50 percent recycled content by weight.
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Modern open office environments require flexibility to accommodate frequent layout changes, which makes modular flooring solutions like Tessera carpet tiles ideal.... More
Project • By Forbo Flooring Systems • Chapels
HISTORICE CHAPEL BECOMES SLEEK CARE CENTRE
The historic chapel in Aarle-Rixtel, a listed building, has been converted into a sleek new residential and care complex called Mariëngaarde. Architect Erik Aarts from Helmond opted for sleek, light, wood, glass and other natural materials, as well as a secure, slip-proof and moreover hygienic flooring from Forbo Flooring in white, called SureStep Snow.
The medical center in the chapel hosts a doctor, dentist and pharmacy. In addition, a care-organisation named Zorgboog moved in with departments of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, dietetics, psychology and a specialist in geriatric medicine.
The floor and many of the furnishings were installed by Total Project Service in Veghel. The contract for the renovation and... More
Product • By Forbo Flooring Systems • Coral Entrance Flooring
Coral Entrance Flooring
The first steps in protecting your building. By stopping up to 95% of walked in dirt and moisture, our Coral entrance floors can prolong the life of your floor as well as greatly reduce cleaning costs and the risk for slipping.
We have been the world leader in textile entrance flooring for over 50 years, so there is nothing we don’t know about keeping dirt and moisture out of your building. First impressions count. When people enter your building they should like what they see. But you also have the practical pressure of keeping your building floors clean and your visitors safe. Our Coral entrance flooring systems do all this, and more.
Our Coral collection consists of many different collections, each with its own focus area,... More
Product • By Forbo Flooring Systems • Allura Luxury Vinyl Tiles
Allura Luxury Vinyl Tiles
Life is a play with many acts. And every act has its floor to perform on. Whatever life throws at your feet, the new Allura Luxury Vinyl Tiles collection is there to support you every step of the way. Carefully designed to be flexible, easily laid, durable and - vitally - to give you the design freedom to bring any interior to life.
Allura is Forbo’s worldwide brand of Luxury Vinyl Tiles (LVT) and has established itself as one of the most popular brands in our product portfolio. Allura offers a wide range of wood and material floor designs in various tile and plank sizes.
Allura is made for end users and professionals in the flooring business by our professionals in commercial flooring. We study how people wo... More
Product • By Forbo Flooring Systems • Allura Click
Allura Click
With Allura Click, Forbo offers an additional Luxury Vinyl Tiles collection in wood and stone decors. Realistic plank sizes, natural embossing and true tone colours make every item unique. Allura Click is produced including Forbo's unique glass fleece construction for dimensional stability. The highly precise and strong click system, that can be angled down, creates a perfect flooring solution. Proper subfloor preparation is a guarantee that the product can be installled without any requirement for flooring adhesives. More
Project • By Forbo Flooring Systems • Laboratories
Synthon Nijmegen
Architect:
Broekman Bakema Rotterdam
Building contractor:
BAM
Flooring contractor:
G&S Project
Installation by:
G&S Project
Photographer:
Erik Poffers More
Product • By Forbo Flooring Systems • Marmoleum Marbled
Marmoleum Marbled
Around the world in 90 colours. Forbo Marmoleum Marbled flooring presents the classic marbled pattern in a large range of colours that vary in intensity and contrast; from bold, strong contrasts resembling real marble, to more subtle designs like fresco murals. Explore our Marbled ranges Real, Fresco, Vivace More