A Quiet Surface for Shared Spaces

Shared workspaces need a floor that stays visually calm while furniture, screens and people change around it. This concept series answers that brief with a cool, pale frost-birch tone and a deliberately restrained grain. Instead of strong colour movement or pronounced knots, the surface relies on fine, straight lines that run along the length of each plank. The result reads as timber, but does not compete with the rest of the interior.

Every plank in the series uses a single width and a single length. That decision makes the installation rhythm predictable for designers and installers: a regular staggered offset, consistent end joints, and a continuous horizontal line through open-plan areas. Square edges close the joints flush, so the floor is presented as one uninterrupted plane rather than a grid of individual boards.

Concept Specifications

The values below are concept parameters prepared for product presentation and project discussion. They are not verified technical data, test results or released production specifications. Final values must be confirmed by engineering, production, quality and sales before publication or quotation.

Item	Concept value
Total thickness	4.2 mm
Concept wear layer	0.15 mm
Decor layer	0.10 mm
PP mineral composite core	3.85 mm
Concept balancing back layer	0.10 mm
Plank length	1220 mm, one length only
Plank width	180 mm, one width only
Surface direction	Soft-brushed, low-contrast straight birch grain
Edge visual	Square edge / flush joint, no V-groove
Click profile	Angle-fold concept profile, to be confirmed by engineering
Concept model	XJ-CF42-FB-SE, to be confirmed before release
Suggested application	Co-working lounges, meeting areas, boutique offices, dry interior zones

Grain, Brushing and Edge Character

The visual language of this series is defined by restraint. The birch-inspired decor uses a pale, cool background with a low level of contrast between light and dark lines. Fine straight grain follows the long axis of the plank, with only gentle variation from board to board. A soft-brushed concept finish adds a subtle directional texture that catches daylight without creating a glossy or plastic-looking surface.

Square edges are the second defining feature. Without a bevelled V-groove between boards, adjacent planks meet as a flush joint. This keeps the eye on the overall grain direction and makes large, open floors read as a single surface. It also changes how joint lines appear under grazing daylight, so we recommend reviewing a physical sample under the lighting conditions of the intended space before any specification is fixed.

An Independent 4.2 mm Thickness Series

This product is positioned as its own 4.2 mm series, not as a variant of an existing thickness. Treating it as a separate series matters commercially: finished floor height, transition details, door clearances, adjoining floor finishes and packaging all have to be reviewed against the actual confirmed construction of this specific board.

Data from other thicknesses in the range — including wear layer figures, test outcomes, click geometry, carton counts and pallet arrangements — must not be copied into this product's documentation. Each item should be established from the confirmed specification for this series. Any project condition involving subfloor build-up, underlay, movement joints or transitions should be checked against the final drawings and on-site conditions.

Suggested Applications

The concept was developed with shared, daylight-filled interiors in mind: co-working meeting lounges, quiet focus rooms, small boardrooms, boutique office reception areas and calm retail fitting zones. In these spaces a pale, uniform floor helps long communal tables and soft green upholstery read clearly, while the regular staggered layout supports a tidy visual rhythm across an open plan.

Suitability for any specific area depends on the confirmed product construction, the project's technical requirements, local standards and the conditions on site. Please review samples, drawings and the final agreed specification with our team before selecting this series for a named project.

Documentation and Sample Review

Before this concept series is used in a quotation or a published page, the product name, concept model, specification table, layer build-up, plank dimensions, edge treatment, click geometry and packaging information should be reviewed together with a physical sample. The same review should confirm that no figure has been carried over from another thickness in the range, and that the imagery is clearly labelled as concept visual rather than a production or project photograph.

For a named project, the approved drawings, finished floor height, transition details, movement joints and site conditions also need to be reconciled with the final confirmed construction. We recommend recording the outcome of that review in the project file so that the version used for the offer and the version used for installation can be traced back to the same agreed specification.