L&T Sport, Osnabrück: Where shopping becomes an experience

At Sporthaus L&T, noraplan^® unita nTx provides a modern industrial look

Varied, innovative, and visually attractive: These are all deciding factors for traditional retail outlets when it comes to appealing to a wide range of buyers in the face of online competition. Making shopping an experience is where the future lies. Sporthaus L&T, which opened in Osnabrück at the beginning of March 2018, is running with this concept in every respect: Look no further than its modern, architectural shop design and the numerous attractions and events that it offers. The highlight is the wave pool in the basement. With activities such as surf courses, a football cage, a climbing wall, and a fitness studio, L&T Sport aims to become a meeting point for sports enthusiasts of all ages. Suitable construction material was also selected to match this exceptional concept. When it came to the flooring, the architects and builder decided to go with noraplan^® unita nTx from nora systems. The unicolored rubber flooring with real granite chips was laid on all five floors – a total of around 6,000 square meters. With its subtle, purist appearance, it underlines the contemporary ambience and supports the design concept.

Uniform design for a modern and dynamic shopping concept

The new building was planned by the Hamburg-based Prof. Moths Architekten. The building has a shiny silver façade that reflects its sporty nature. The diversity of sports is represented inside thanks to various themed settings. “The concept is a departure from the usual shop-in-shop design in which separate brands create individual visual accents,” explains interior designer Andrea Taubken, one of the project managers from Prof. Moths Architekten. At L&T Sport, the focus is on creating a design that is tailored to the respective sport – the ambience is purist and modern. “With its monolithic, restrained appearance, noraplan^® unita fits perfectly into the overall concept.” The flooring’s colors are special designs that were specially developed for L&T at nora systems in Weinheim. The fact that nora^® flooring is entirely made of rubber and can therefore be installed seamlessly is seen as a great advantage by the interior designer: “This creates a uniform appearance and a calm surface effect.” In order to allow customers to experience a smooth transition to all departments without any optical barriers, a change of material was deliberately avoided in the walkways.