The Altro Whiterock Satins wall range has what the company describes as ‘an exciting new palette, with a wealth of colour options to promote creativity in any environment, developed in collaboration with prominent figures and leading thinkers in inclusive design’.
Altro said: “Whether you need light, or warmth, calm tones, or rich hues’ there is something for you.”
The ‘refreshed’ wall range has a collection of subtle off-white shades and tonal colours, each with specific qualities to meet the needs of people with different sensitivities. Altro has collaborated with designers and architects to ensure a wide array of Light Reflectance Values (LRVs) and Chroma values in its floor and wall combinations, providing an extensive selection. It said: “This considered thought gives you confidence that the LRV levels are correct in our flooring options when and where it matters.”
Maria Luigia Assirelli, director and Mental Health & Social Value lead at Floyd Slaski Architects, said: “Altro's launch of the new range of colours in Altro Whiterock Satins offers architects and interior designers enhanced design flexibility, combining tonal colours and chroma references to create soothing and visually relaxing healthcare environments.”
“Colour intensity can be difficult for some designers to recognise, so having the chroma values to support colour choices, in the same way Light Reflectance Values assist with contrast, will hopefully improve accessibility for people who have a visual processing difference or are more sensitive to visual stimuli,” added Stephanie Kyle, architect & Inclusive Design consultant at Maber Architects.
This ‘versatile and sophisticated’ wall cladding is available in a range of solid, decorative, shades – from new soothing Spa and healing Hessian, through to fresh Flint and original, organic Orchard, which matches Watercress, one of Pantone’s ‘top 10 standout colours for 2024’, bringing ‘a refreshing peppery green with a sprightly presence.’
The flooring and walling specialist added: “Altro Whiterock Satins still provides the impact resistance and hygiene you would expect from Altro Whiterock, with a stain-resistant, wipe-clean surface, and can be combined with Altro floors to achieve the required Light Reflectance Value difference needed for the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.”