5 Big Issues in Architectural Commercial Flooring Design

Architectural commercial flooring design is sometimes a tough proposition. Working with a client's concepts can require producing a series of workable options, for informed choice and to get a clear picture of what the client wants. When you're working with a big area of commercial carpet, custom design and custom colourisation, you need some backup for your consultation and estimate processes.

1.Choosing concepts
As all architects are well aware, the process of choosing concepts can be hard work, particularly if you don't have ready access to visual information to show the client. How those concepts are presented is also vitally important. It's imperative to remove any possible misconceptions from the equation before there are any issues. The new design technology in custom carpets allows the client to see a computer rendition of a full installation. The consultation becomes an informed assessment of design ideas, and you can work together to investigate the possibilities.

2.Colour and design
The most sensitive design elements of any flooring design concept are colour and carpet patterns. These directly affect the overall design, and it's vitally important that architects and clients are working on the same page with their information. It's now possible to run through multiple options quickly and effectively with complete specifications available for each option. There's no guesswork and no ambiguity in the information, and decisions can be made far more efficiently.

3.Customisation options
Some designs need full customisation. This used to be a grim process of design, carpet quality definitions, and estimates. It's now a fully integrated process in manufacturing. The resulting savings in time and effort, together with standardised quality controls, make customisation quite simple and easy to achieve. Even with complex custom requirements, this is now a very straightforward procedure. Customisation of colour, design, and full specifications for floor coverings of all kinds is now just a few clicks away on your computer. This is nothing less than a godsend for architects and clients alike. Realistic, cost, and designer specified customisation is available from the start of planning.

4.Designer flooring
Designer flooring with retail carpet, industrial carpet tiles, commercial carpet squares, and custom colour is possible in any business environment. These major design elements are easily translated into flooring specifications with basic software. This is top of the range design capacity, available when you need it. Designers can provide their clients with a complete design scenario, with options and clear methodologies for assessing designs.

5.Dealing with Manufacturers
One of the reasons for these huge improvements in design abilities was demand from manufacturers. The limitations of the restrictive design capabilities of the past were counterproductive, restrictive and outdated in the modern market.

Talk to the manufacturers direct about your designs. You'll find manufacturers well aware of the requirements of the modern design market, and receptive to design ideas and concepts. You'll get quotes, advice, and save time and money from the planning stage through to installation. Dealing with manufacturers really helps, at all stages of the design and installation processes.