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Concrete In Retail Spaces

Concrete In Retail Spaces. Carley Zimmerman HCIA 303. Gray Concrete. http://www.grayconcrete.co.uk/ A design company from the UK integrating concrete designs into retail, residential and many more spaces. Why Use Gray Concrete?. Can be mixed with virtually any color

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Concrete In Retail Spaces

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  1. Concrete In Retail Spaces Carley Zimmerman HCIA 303

  2. Gray Concrete • http://www.grayconcrete.co.uk/ • A design company from the UK integrating concrete designs into retail, residential and many more spaces

  3. Why Use Gray Concrete? • Can be mixed with virtually any color • Can be cast into just about any shape imaginable • Can be produced with any finish whether matte or rough or mirrored polish • Any texture can be pressed or designed and many other materials can be molded in, applied to, cured with with etching and sandblasting • Great material for repetitious designs, use the same mould • Glass reinforced concrete is made to be lighter in weight • Is strong, durable, waterproof, won’t chip • Glass reinforced concrete can be made as thin as 8mm. • Much more popular when it comes to furniture and sculpture design

  4. Gray Concrete • Using the incredible versatility of concrete they develop and manufacture work for exhibition, retail and domestic spaces. • From large structures, and cladding systems to domestic furniture; concrete offers almost infinite possibilities of texture, color, shape and scale. • For interior or exterior applications their work is long lasting and beautiful.

  5. Manolo Blanik, Dublin • Concrete wall paper and Georgian joinery. • A high end retail space showing how an apparently crude material can be used for a fine finish. • This is an inexpensive and environmentally friendly material. • It makes a huge impression on viewers and is a unique approach to design.

  6. Summerlee Industrial Heritage Museum • Octagonal structures, built off site from rough shuttered and polished Glass Reinforced Concrete. • With the ability to cast any shape or size the concrete is able to envelope the entire determined space

  7. With the ability to press textures and materials into the concrete, the finish is never the same • Able to mix in any color to create the perfect structure in the client’s eyes

  8. Vaults Floor, Edinburgh Castle • Production of a 70m2 concrete floor, that both replicates and protects the existing 17th century brick. • The 5200 bricks were cast from sections of the original surface, and placed in a 40mm thick floating screed that can be removed without damaging the original floor that lies beneath.

  9. This is an interesting way of approaching renovations and restorations without harming the original but also staying true to the design

  10. Furniture • Concrete can also be used to mould furniture and the like • Furniture projects include kitchen work surfaces, sinks, baths, hearths, fire surrounds and exterior planters and benches.

  11. Pros of Concrete • Recycled aggregates are replacing newly mined gravel. • Using thermal-mass, less energy is needed to heat and cool the home, lessening the long-term environmental impact of the building. • Concrete is one of the cheapest building materials available for home construction. • Concrete is 100% recyclable and is being increasingly produced from recycled materials. • Concrete is a natural, inert material. It has low VOC emissions and so does not degrade indoor air quality. Concrete floors can help reduce allergies.

  12. Cons of Concrete • Quarrying billions of tons of limestone degrades the landscape • Transporting heavy materials pollutes the air • The production process uses large amounts of electricity (consuming up to 2% of electricity in the world) • Water is used, and often wasted, during manufacture and, unless managed well, ground water and river systems can be polluted • Creating active lime, the main part of cement, results in CO2 emissions (about 1 ton per 1 ton of cement produced, resulting in about 8% of the CO2 produced worldwide)

  13. I didn’t know this about concrete until after researching: • Concrete is a very versatile design material • Not only can it make the structure of a space but it can decorate it as well • Useful for moulds or castings • Can be made to be much lighter • While there are some pollution issues related with concrete production, they seem less severe then major gas omissions that other man-made products produce

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