This project consisted of the installation of Shaw carpet tiles and Tarkett luxury vinyl tile (LVT) throughout two floors of the building, featuring a highly involved and complex flooring pattern that was carried consistently across all areas. The design required precise coordination between materials, transitions, and layout alignment to maintain visual continuity and design intent across multiple spaces and levels.
The Shaw carpet tile installation demanded careful planning to ensure accurate pattern placement, directional consistency, and seamless integration with adjacent finishes. Similarly, the Tarkett LVT installation required meticulous attention to layout, plank orientation, and pattern sequencing, particularly in areas where the design incorporated frequent transitions and intricate geometric alignment.
Due to the complexity of the pattern and its repetition throughout both floors, extensive pre-installation layout reviews, field verification, and ongoing quality control were critical to the project’s success. The installation team worked closely with project stakeholders to address challenges related to pattern alignment, material coordination, and schedule constraints, ensuring the final product met both aesthetic and performance expectations.
The completed flooring installation delivers a cohesive, visually striking finish that enhances the overall design of the building while meeting durability and functionality requirements for a high-traffic commercial environment.
Nancy Thiel, founder and principal of Thiel Architecture + Design, is a licensed architect and an interior designer. With 40+ years’ experience working with luminaries in the architecture world, including Michael Graves, Robert A.M. Stern, and Rockwell Group, where she served as a studio leader, Thiel’s extensive portfolio includes single-family homes and multi-story residences, hotels, restaurants, retail, fitness clubs, offices, theaters, schools and shopping centers. She is a member of the AIA, holds NCARB certification and is a LEED accredited professional. Prior to her career in architecture, Thiel was a dancer and choreographer.
Thiel Architecture + Design is an award-winning multi-disciplinary architecture, interior design, planning, and product design firm with offices in CT and NY. The firm’s work focuses on high-end residential design as well as hospitality, contract, and retail projects. Thiel Architecture + Design’s work has been featured in Interior Design, Architype, New York and Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, Connecticut Magazine, Archello, and Fast Company magazines. In 2022, the firm received a Connecticut AIA Excellence award for Interior Architecture. Thiel earned a BA from Penn State University and her Master of Architecture degree from Syracuse University.
