Hotels and Offices

Many modern offices are located in large building complexes, where it is common for several tenants to share the space—either one floor each or divided into smaller units. When such spaces are being set up, SubFloors’ raised-access floors are an ideal solution for several reasons.

Thanks to its sturdy construction, partition walls within a fire compartment can be placed directly on the raised floor and easily moved when a space needs to be adapted for a growing organization or for a completely new tenant, who may need more small rooms or larger open areas.

The design, which features an air gap between the floor and the joists, also makes it possible to create a service space directly beneath the floor, where, for example, electrical wiring and data networks can be routed out of sight and easily and flexibly adapted as operations and staff sizes grow. With installation heights of up to 414 mm, this space can accommodate water and sewer lines as well as ventilation ducts, if desired. At the same time, a minimum installation height of 15 mm means that a SubFloor system does not take up any more space than an existing conventional floor. With SubFloor acoustic flooring, acoustic comfort can also be enhanced, which significantly increases the attractiveness of the premises. 

The air gap between the floor and the joists can also be used as a service space.

Building with SubFloor flooring thus offers significant long-term savings for property owners, who can quickly adapt their spaces to new uses with minimal loss of revenue during the renovation period, while keeping the costs of ongoing upgrades and new utility installations to a minimum. And a comfortable environment comes as part of the package!

Hotels typically present unique challenges, as a high level of acoustic comfort is a top priority in these settings. Hotels are now often built with prefabricated modular bathrooms, which means the rest of the hotel room must be leveled to ensure a smooth transition to the surrounding floors.  

The number of bathrooms alone poses a challenge, with significant risks of water and moisture damage, but hardly any other type of building houses as many different types of spaces as a hotel. Bars, commercial kitchens, spa facilities, pools, large conference rooms, and so on—all with their own specific requirements regarding the stability of the subfloor and its moisture- and sound-insulating properties. 

So there are many opportunities to make mistakes here, but our designers are accustomed to the complex calculations required to achieve a well-functioning final solution.