City Academy Willesden

Boflex an der Capital City Academy in Willesden, entworfen von Foster and Partners.

In der prestigeträchtigen neuen Capital City Academy in Willesden, der renommierten, von Foster and Partners entworfenen und 2004 von Tony Blair eröffneten Sportschule, wurde ein Boflex-Sportboden verlegt.
Insgesamt 1300 m² Boflex Eiche verlegte man in der schuleigenen Sporthalle, im Theater und im Tanzstudio. Aufgrund seiner hohen Tragfähigkeit war keine zusätzliche Verstärkung erforderlich, um das im Theater installierte verschiebbare Sitzsystem der Tribüne zu tragen. Die Architekten vertrauten auf die Stabilität des fortschrittlichen Systems auch im Hinblick auf die verbaute Fußbodenheizung in der Sporthalle.

Boflex carries the unique combination of a built-in shock absorption material and a stable construction that can withstand almost unlimited loads. This makes the floor system ideal for venues with multi-purpose usage (schools for examples) and large arenas. The uniform performance suits children as well as adults, with good bounce and friction. Even after twenty years, Boflex performs as day one.

Tests conducted by SINTEF (formerly The Norwegian Building Research Institute) shows that Boflex surpasses all its rivals and performs exceptionally well when being used by children and adults protecting body joints from shocks.

Boflex offers flexibility to accommodate your needs. Due to its extremely low building height, it is well suited for renovation purposes. The floor system is suitable with underfloor heating, for rolling loads and allows both hardwood and elastic surfaces (Boflex Champion).

Tests show that the system can withstand an almost unlimited load, due to the special built-in foam under-structure that can never be compresses more than 50% making the system suitable for tackling the heavy weight grandstands.

Boflex must be installed on an even and selfsupporting sub-floor, or on top of an existing floor.