Case Study
Star Floors: The Atlas 40
Star Floors: The Atlas 40 Breaching the heart of Los Angeles, its strings of LED lights illuminate the night: The Intercontinental Downtown at Wilshire Grand Center has become Downtown Los Angeles’ 73-story hub of cultural and culinary delight. Covering itself with near 2.5 miles of LEDs, the LA Times describes the city’s latest attraction as less of a skyscraper and more of a lightsaber. Not only do kitchen floors need to be slip resistant and durable, but with all of Wilshire Grand’s restaurants located on floors 69-73, construction required flooring to be both safe and sound-absorbent. Architect AC Martin selected Altro Atlas 40 in color Pewter Grey with our Altro Acoustic underlayment – 4500 square yards’ worth, throughout Wilshire Grand’s restaurant and café kitchens,