Jerwood Gallery in East Sussex employs Altro products
Jerwood Gallery in East Sussex, UK , a £4 million ($6.36 million) permanent, public home for the Jerwood Foundation's Collection of modern British art, has used the bespoke Altro resin floor range to provide a new look to the gallery.
In order to create a completely new range of flooring colours for the galleries, pale pink has been chosen for the galleries and foyers, and a darker pink for the toilets and café.
Altro Terrazzolite EP has been chosen for the floors of the gallery to give it a new look. It is a decorative, four-part, solvent-free epoxy resin system, which is lightweight and seamless. Featuring a marble-like look, it is designed to deliver a touch of class to the public and communal areas.
It is created by binding the naturally-coloured marble chips together with a coloured epoxy resin and is then ground and polished. It has a nominal thickness of six milimetre and uses matching sections of perimeter skirting which are pre-formed off-site.
For preparing the floors, the new screeds have been reinforced with fibreglass set into an epoxy resin. The Altro Terrazzolite EP resin has been laid on top of this and then the coloured chips were broadcasted into it by hand. The Altro Terrazzolite EP has also been used on the stairs.
In addition to the bespoke flooring, AltroFlow PUM resin flooring in grey, which is durable, hygienic, tough and reliable, has been laid in the gallery kitchen. AltroFlow PUM is a slip-resistant medium-duty, 2-4 milimetre flow-applied, matt finish smooth surface. It is designed for food and drink preparation areas where spillages are likely.
Altro Whiterock wall cladding has also been installed in the gallery kitchen. Altro Whiterock is a cost-effective sheet extruded from a high quality, food safe, PVCu polymer for operating temperatures up to 60oC. Meeting all current EU Directives on health and hygiene, it is easy to clean, is impact resistant and grout free. Quick to install, the Altro Whiterock is a cost-effective solution.
The gallery was opened in March 2012 and recently won a Public and Community Award from the Sussex Heritage Trust. It is designed by HAT Projects.
