KBAC Flooring for Cape Town’s
New Conference Centre & Hotel
KBAC Flooring’s Western Cape operations, Albert Carpets, supplied and installed the flooring for the
new Century City Conference Centre (CCCC) and Hotel which opened in Cape Town recently.
S
hirley Milne, Architectural Consultant at Albert Carpets, who
secured the flooring contract, says
KBAC suppli ed mainly Interface carpet tiles
for the new prestigious conference facility.
KBAC is the sole South African distributor
of Interface, the world’s largest modular
flooring producer and environmental
pioneer in its field.
Shirley says Interface flooring is extensively used in South Africa in a wide variety
of design specifications, particularly where
maximum sustainability is a key factor - as
it was in the design of both the Conference
Centre’s interior designers, Source Interior
Brand Architecture; and the building’s
architects, Vivid Architects.
“For the 3,800m 2 of carpet tiles
required for the Conference Centre, KBAC
supplied two Interface ranges: Composure
and Net Effect One. Composure is a
random carpet tile that creates a tranquil,
comfortable platform and Net Effect One
is an exceptionally sustainable Interface
range, containing both pre- and postconsumer recycled content, resulting in
a 100% recycled top cloth,” she explains.
For the new 125-room hotel serving
the Conference Centre, KBAC Flooring
supplied various products, including about
1,000m2 of Crossley Axminster for the
passages, with Belgotex Westminster and
a wood-look vinyl flooring in the bedrooms.
KBAC Flooring handled both the business
and hospitality installations with team
supervision by Senior Contracts Manager,
Ralton Titus, and Contract Manager, Glen
Knipe. The interior designers for the hotel
were Origin Interiors.
Mardre Meyer, Creative Director of
Source IBA, says the designers specified
Interface Net Effect One and Composure
ranges for the flooring of the Conference
Centre for a variety of reasons, notably the
fact that the carpet tiles would create the
desired aesthetic effect, and also because
the product came “with all the required
durability and environmental credentials”.
Mardre adds: “Specifying a product
range as broad as Interface allowed us
to balance the overall budget by using
different specifications throughout the
space without compromising our central
aesthetic motivation.
KBAC FLOORING SUPPLIED 3,800M2 OF INTERFACE CARPET TILES
KBAC FLOORING SUPPLIED A VARIETY OF
CARPETS FOR THE NEW LUXURY HOTEL
“Source IBA recommended that
KBAC should handle the installation as
the company’s specialist team had the
knowledge, experience and precision
to handle this intricate installation. We
specified a customised pattern, using
purpose-cut carpet tiles. As the pattern
had no repeat graphic, each tile had to be
laid in a unique sequence which made for
a very challenging installation. The KBAC
team executed this perfectly.”
The new conference centre can
accommodate 1,900 delegates in 20
venues, including 12 meeting rooms,
breakaway areas, as well as a luxurious
Business Lounge. It is situated around a
new public square as part of a R1-billion
mixed use development in the Rabie
Property Group’s Century City Bridgeways
precinct. Murray & Roberts were the
main contractors for the Century City
Conference Centre and Hotel.
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