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 | | SCAPE FROM DESSO PROVIDES THAT FINISHING TOUCH FOR THE COTTON EXCHANGE | | | Desso | | 25/06/2008 | | | Over 300sqm of Desso’s stunning loop pile carpet tile Scape has provided the finishing touch for the show suite within the Cotton Exchange in Liverpool, which now provides prime office accommodation. The beautiful Grade II Listed Cotton Exchange was purchased by Property Developer Bruntwood last year and is now undergoing an extensive internal refurbishment scheme to provide over 200,000 sq ft of high quality office space at the heart of Liverpool's financial and business centre.
Scape, part of Desso’s Carpetecture Pure Lines collection, was the perfect choice for this environment. Taking its reference from the weave patterns of hand-driven looms, whose lines seem to be regular and systematic but also express variation and individuality, Scape translates the theme of the architecture of this unique building. Specified in a light brown colourway, the flooring adds a warmth which complements the interior.
Michelle Cowin, interior designer for Bruntwood, who worked on the scheme commented: “The initial project brief was to create a show suite within the Cotton Exchange to highlight the potential of the building in the best possible way. In addition to meeting the project budget, Scape works well with the original characteristics of the building, without detracting from them. Subsequent suites within the building now feature this carpet tile.”
Michelle worked closely with Desso on the specification for the project and had previous experience of working with them, so knew that they would deliver great customer service.
The Cotton Exchange Building was originally opened in 1906 to provide the Exchange floor of the Liverpool Cotton Association for the international trade in cotton, together with their associated offices and facilities, and offices for numerous firms of cotton brokers and other connected companies.
The original ornate front of the building facing Old Hall Street was replaced in the late 1960's by Cotton House, with its own entrance, providing eight floors of modern office and retail space. The entrance on Old Hall Street is overlooked by the "River Mersey", a Portland Stone Statue by William Birnie Rhind and E. O. Griffith which formally topped one of the two end towers on the original Cotton Exchange facade.
Two other survivors of the original statues, "Navigation" and "Commerce", can now be found in part of the original area of the Exchange floor which is now an open quadrangle behind Cotton House, providing excellent daylight levels to every office floor in the remainder of the Cotton Exchange Building. | |
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