GH Commercial collaborated with the architects on a project for St Matthews Anglican Church, providing specific flooring solutions for each space in the new community building.

Located in the heart of Sydney’s Northern Beaches, the new complex on Manly Corso was designed by Du Plessis + Du Plessis Architects. Built at a cost of $15.6 million and taking three years to complete, the end result is a multipurpose place for people to gather, worship and learn, with the wider community also able to enjoy its world class facilities. 

The new Darley Smith Building sits unobtrusively behind a facade of shopfronts and primarily functions to serve the connected church, with streamlined meeting and conference rooms and a state-of-the-art 180-seat auditorium, available for community hire.

The diversity of spaces required specific flooring, factoring acoustics, aesthetics and durability into the design considerations.

A flooring solution for each space

Pairing our Godfrey Hirst Apollo Hardwood in colour 535 Blackbutt Elegant and Feltex Cumulus carpet tiles in colours 540 Billow and 760 Humilis across the new Ministry Centre, with Sussex Broadloom wool commercial carpet in colour 940 Driftwood additionally used, the overall effect creating a contemporary and understated style throughout.

The Apollo Hardwood Hybrid range is designed using Australian wood species of Blackbutt and Spotted Gum, and available in 6 elegant shades. Apollo Hardwood flooring works superbly on its own or creates huge visual interest when used in tandem with a complementary carpet product, such as the free-flowing cloud-like pattern of our Cumulus tiles.

Products that meet the brief

Both products met the sustainability and durability criteria prescribed by Du Plessis + Du Plessis and are low-maintenance and water resistant (subject to proper installation and maintenance). Apollo Hardwood is Global Green Tag certified, with the highest possible Green Rate Level A certification, while the Australian Made Cumulus commercial carpet tiles, are certified Declare Red List Free. All the selected flooring choices provided hardwearing, low-maintenance surfaces, with the patterned textured loop of Cumulus and the Sussex Broadloom level loop pile also ensuring excellent noise insulation properties, perfect for a place predicated on peace and reflection. 

Our experienced team at GH Commercial was delighted to help realise the design vision of such an exceptional project, with the Apollo Hardwood range, Cumulus carpet tiles and Sussex Broadloom offering high-performance, long-lasting, and beautiful flooring for years to come.

Photographer: Simon Whitbread