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Products Focus: Flooring
![Situated in Montreal's Olympic Park, the Institut National du Sport du Qu'bec is a 150,000-square-foot athletic complex completed last year by Lapointe, Magne et Associ's. The architects used Kayar ru](https://www.architecturalrecord.com/ext/resources/archives/products/ProductFocus/2015/images/07/1507-Products-Focus-1.jpg?height=720&t=1450318786)
Kayar
Artigo
Situated in Montreal's Olympic Park, the Institut National du Sport du Qu'bec is a 150,000-square-foot athletic complex completed last year by Lapointe, Magne et Associ's. The architects used Kayar rubber flooring in a saturated red flecked with natural coconut fibers to cover the sport center's locker rooms. The Greenguard Gold product comes in 23 other colors, in tile or sheet format.
![Three new designs'influenced by coastal materials'have been added to this laminate line: To the Sea references colors and textures of wooden buoys and clapboard; Surf Side mimics the weathered white o](https://www.architecturalrecord.com/ext/resources/archives/products/ProductFocus/2015/images/07/1507-Products-Focus-2.jpg?height=720&t=1450318786)
Architectural Remnants
Armstrong Flooring
Three new designs'influenced by coastal materials'have been added to this laminate line: To the Sea references colors and textures of wooden buoys and clapboard; Surf Side mimics the weathered white oak of porches by the sea; and Seaside Pine recreates the look of lap siding. A commercially rated wear layer provides extra stain resistance, while a denser ¼ core helps dampen sound.
![Well suited to commercial, institutional, hospitality, and health-care settings, RGlass Brights build on Fritztile's already established terrazzo line with 20 new vibrant colorways: white rock mingles](https://www.architecturalrecord.com/ext/resources/archives/products/ProductFocus/2015/images/07/1507-Products-Focus-3.jpg?t=1450318786&width=1080)
RGlass Brights
Fritztile Terrazzo Tile
Well suited to commercial, institutional, hospitality, and health-care settings, RGlass Brights build on Fritztile's already established terrazzo line with 20 new vibrant colorways: white rock mingles with glass in hues ranging from carbon black and teal to ruby and citron yellow. The affordable series is FloorScore certified, Class 1 fire rated, and can contribute to LEED points.
![These two complementary commercial carpets feature a lush hand created by using vintage tufting equipment. Constructed of Antron nylon in a sophisticated neutral palette, both are available in modular](https://www.architecturalrecord.com/ext/resources/archives/products/ProductFocus/2015/images/07/1507-Products-Focus-4.jpg?height=720&t=1450318786)
Trance and Magnetism
Bentley
These two complementary commercial carpets feature a lush hand created by using vintage tufting equipment. Constructed of Antron nylon in a sophisticated neutral palette, both are available in modular formats (18„ x 36„ or 24„ square). Trance, which also comes in broadloom, has an all-over chunky texture while Magnetism is a stripe formed by two different textures. The products are Cradle to Cradle and CRI Green Label Plus certified..
![Eight geometric styles ranging from hexagons to grids are offered in this highly customizable aluminum entrance-flooring system that is designed to keep debris and water from entering buildings. The p](https://www.architecturalrecord.com/ext/resources/archives/products/ProductFocus/2015/images/07/1507-Products-Focus-5.jpg?height=720&t=1450318786)
Floormations
Construction Specialties
Eight geometric styles ranging from hexagons to grids are offered in this highly customizable aluminum entrance-flooring system that is designed to keep debris and water from entering buildings. The pattern scales are modifiable, and options include a selection of carpet inserts from Shaw and recycled rubber. C/S will also work logos and other custom graphics into the entrance mats.
![Pressed on a continuous belt at a force of 15,000 tons, Thinner is an extremely durable, flat, large-format porcelain slab that weighs a third less than traditional tiles of the same size. Offered in](https://www.architecturalrecord.com/ext/resources/archives/products/ProductFocus/2015/images/07/1507-Products-Focus-6.jpg?t=1450318786&width=1080)
Thinner
Florida Tile
Pressed on a continuous belt at a force of 15,000 tons, Thinner is an extremely durable, flat, large-format porcelain slab that weighs a third less than traditional tiles of the same size. Offered in sizes up to 39” x 118”, in thicknesses of 1/5” or ¼, the slabs have rectified edges, are manufactured using sustainable practices, come in a variety of styles including wood and stone looks, and are low-maintenance.