Modern Materials for an Office Renovation: Innovative Solutions
Today’s market offers a huge choice of building and finishing materials. On the one hand, this simplifies a renovation, and technologies are heading towards faster, simpler installation. On the other, the wide range often leaves people stuck: an owner doesn’t know how best to finish the walls and floor when renovating an office. To decide, it is worth looking at modern materials and their features.
This article is about innovative solutions that speed up a renovation and add individuality to the interior. If you need a general overview of finishing materials by surface, see the separate article Materials for a Modern Office Renovation: Review. Here we focus specifically on new finishing technologies.
What to look for when choosing materials
When choosing renovation materials, it is important to pay attention to quality — but it shouldn’t conflict with ease of use. The days when ceilings and walls had to be levelled with cement are gone: today there are plenty of ready-made materials that simplify finishing work.
A telling example is plasterboard, which combines quality with ease of installation. Solutions like this shape the modern approach to renovation: fast, clean and with the ability to change the space easily in the future.
Plasterboard: fast re-planning
Plasterboard has become one of the most popular materials thanks to a number of advantages:
- ease of installation and mounting;
- reliability in use;
- the ability to quickly change a room’s interior;
- suitability for re-planning.
To divide a room or add a separate room, an owner no longer needs to build brick walls or install concrete partitions — plasterboard handles this easily. For other ways to divide a space, read the article {{link: Office Partitions: Why They’re Worth Using}}.
Modern materials for walls
Rooms used to be papered with wallpaper, and restrooms tiled. Today a renovation can be significantly simplified:
- Waterproof film coverings replace tile where a renovation needs to be done quickly and cheaply.
- Flexible stone is an innovative polymer material up to 3 mm thick that imitates brick, slate, sandstone and similar surfaces. It is a striking solution for accent walls without the weight and difficulty of natural stone.
Such materials give design freedom at a moderate cost and with fast installation.
Innovative solutions for the floor
Parquet used to be a sign of prosperity, but today laminate has taken its place. It is no less durable and reliable, so it suits high-traffic spaces such as an office, and costs less than parquet or tile. Laminate can be laid in a few hours even without professional skills or innovative tools — thanks to the ideal shape, well-thought-out fastening and precise size of the elements. More on floor coverings is in the article Office Flooring: Which Covering to Choose.
One of the newest trends that can pleasantly surprise visitors is “liquid” tile. Its surface changes its pattern at a touch, adds sound insulation and is easy to care for. It is a solution for those who want to make an office truly memorable.
Why innovative materials are worthwhile
Using modern materials helps arrange a space much faster than before. Many of them are aimed at creating individuality in interior design, so an office looks unique rather than generic. On top of that, a quality renovation using innovative technologies delights for a long time — it is an investment that pays off in durability and a modern look.
A modern office renovation with Partner Create
Innovative materials only reach their potential with proper installation. Partner Create will select modern finishing solutions for your space and budget and deliver the renovation as part of a single complex of works, planning everything as early as the design stage.
Examples of completed offices are in the office spaces portfolio.
Modern materials in brief
- Modern materials simplify and speed up an office renovation while adding individuality.
- Plasterboard — easy installation, reliability, fast re-planning without brick walls.
- Walls: waterproof film coverings and flexible stone (polymer up to 3 mm, stone imitation).
- Floor: laminate (durable, fast installation) and “liquid” tile with a changing pattern.
- Innovative materials give individual design and last a long time.
- The key is to combine material quality with ease of installation and proper mounting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Among the popular ones are plasterboard for fast re-planning, waterproof film coverings and flexible stone for walls, and laminate and “liquid” tile for floors. They speed up installation and add individuality to the interior.
It is an innovative polymer covering up to 3 mm thick that imitates brick, slate, sandstone and similar surfaces. Flexible stone gives the effect of natural stone without its weight and installation difficulty — a good solution for accent walls.
Laminate is no less durable and reliable, suits high-traffic spaces and costs less than parquet or tile. It can also be laid in a few hours even without professional skills, thanks to its well-designed fastening.
It is a modern floor covering whose surface changes its pattern at a touch. Besides its striking look, it adds sound insulation and is easy to care for — a solution for offices that want to surprise visitors.
Order a modern office renovation from Partner Create
Modern materials mean fast installation, individual design and durability. Partner Create will select innovative finishing solutions for your space and deliver the renovation with responsibility for the result.
Explore our work in the portfolio, read useful materials on the blog, or get in touch to discuss your project. Call +38 050 388 24 49.
We also recommend Materials for a Modern Office Renovation: Review and Office Flooring: Which Covering to Choose — for a fuller picture of finishes.