African Design Magazine June 2016 | Page 24

FLOORING Starbucks @ Rosebank Click images to enlarge A 250m² expanse of Cemcrete’s Colour Hardener Cappuccino was applied to create a dreamy cream toned mottled floor, perfectly suiting the warm vibe of Starbucks. The contractors from ColourCrete also applied Cemcrete’s SatinCrete Masala on a feature wall with hand drawn botanical sketches to complement. With a strong mix of woods, leathers and cementitious finishes, Starbucks is pouring out amazing coffee tones in their decor. They’ve allowed for intimate seating or relaxed laid back lounging. Look up and the exposed steel piping of the ceiling adds to the look and feel Starbucks is known for around the world. Colour Hardener is the ideal finish to use when laying a new screed as it is a granolithic concrete material that is floated into fresh screeds (applied the same day as the screed application) and colours, strengthens and almost doubles the strength of a standard screed. We love that the first Starbucks store in South Africa has a South African flavour to it and Cemcrete’s proudly South African finishes were used to contribute to the unique look. 24 africandesignmagazine.com