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The new fire station for Wegberg has a wooden construction and Marugame cladding thanks to the design of Scheidt Kasprusch Architekten! The reasons for a wooden construction are because of its beauty, sustainability and energy efficiency. Constantin Meyer Fotografie Designed as a passive house, the fire station focuses on the sustainable use of materials and resources. A high ecological standard is ensured by reusable and recyclable building materials and energy-optimised equipment. Constantin Meyer Fotografie Finally, economic quality is largely ensured by low-maintenance components and materials, including the Marugame cladding. Constantin Meyer Fotografie More

Set within a green residential environment, this public building designed by RAU architects demonstrates how material performance and architectural expression can reinforce one another. The building’s monolithic appearance is defined by Yoroi; a deeply charred bamboo façade developed for projects where aesthetics, durability and certified fire safety are equally essential. Powerful architectural identityThe façade creates a calm yet powerful architectural identity. Its dark, tactile surface allows the volume to merge naturally into the surrounding landscape, while the refined markings of the charred bamboo introduce depth, texture and subtle variation. Under changing daylight conditions, the carbonised surface develops... More

Studio Gang, the international architecture and urban design firm led by Jeanne Gang, has completed its first project in France: the University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center in Paris. Serving as a European hub for scholarship and research in Paris’s 13th arrondissement, the new academic center is described by the architect as "a gracious campus environment" where intellectual work is enlivened with social activity and biodiverse habitat. The Center, part of a new development in the rapidly transforming Paris Rive Gauche neighborhood in the 13th arrondissement, also includes a mixed-use residential building by the locally-based PARC Architectes. The project builds on the successful existing collaborations between the University... More

The Glorieta Insurgentes Tower stands as a landmark in Mexico City with an elegant and timeless design, which articulates Cha- pultepec Avenue with the Insurgentes Roundabout taking its semicircular shape & detonating it vertically to develop an office building of 26 levels above ground with a 120 m height. The Tower has direct access to the public transportation hub con- necting the plaza through a new pedestrian path underground, encouraging the use of public & alternative transport in a city where movement is a major issue. Luis Gallardo / LGM Studio Luis Gallardo / LGM Studio The conception of the project included the principals of com- fort and experience of the inhabitant, functionality, sustainability and energy ef... More

History has been made at Westminster Abbey in London with the first major addition to the famous church since 1745 – and AkzoNobel has supplied products for the prestigious project. The new £23 million Weston Tower features 500 leaded windows, and every window frame is coated with the company's Interpon D2525 superdurable powder coatings. The tower provides staircase and lift access to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, located in an area which has never been open to the public before. “As the undisputed leader in powder coatings, we are very proud to have contributed to such a significant project, which is integral to the history of the UK,” said Tomasz Kluczewski, Regional Director North Europe for Akzo... More

Leopardo’s Chicago office is a welcoming space that reflects this leading construction company’s craft, culture and dedication to excellence. Drawing inspiration from the materials Leopardo employees handle every day, new design elements highlight the early stages of a construction project. This work, which is not always visible in finished spaces, is brought to the forefront of the new environment, reminding employees to take pride in the process. More

The project of the Environmental Cultural Center was designed to solve specific problems of the site conditions and the architectural program itself. In order keep always contact with nature, it starts under the central patio scheme, which is designed as a garden to walk through, which at the same time, generates a micro climate for the building, this allows to spread the importance of the environment to its visitors. It has a modular scheme, which allows its construction to be in stages, in addition to its flexibility of spaces. On the other hand, it becomes a determining element for the overall project, creating the connection between the 1st and 2nd Section of the Chapultepec Forest, generating a main entrance and a rear entrance with me... More

Both roofs feature green vegetation and a Marugame eave that changes in appearance depending on the light. In addition to Marugame, a second Zwarthout product, namely Naoshima, was used for the new design.  The characteristic pattern of Naoshima can be seen on the façade of the house and the outbuilding. The power of nature captured in roof and façade. More

Amazon’s newest tower in Seattle, known as block 20. The building architects are nbbj design and the building was built by Sellen Construction Moz Designs fabricated perforated metal walls and screen partitions for this project in a gradient color. Architectural Elements installed the screens, while Pacific Cabinets installed the wall panels.12 Screens in the Dining Area were made from 1/8” thick Perforated metal with 3/16″ diameter holes and Custom Gradient Color. Screens were set in a frame and measured roughly 4’ x 9’ in size.In the Elevator lobby, our Metal Key-slot wall panels were used in a Custom Gold Gradient color and Coarse grain pattern. Panels were made from the same 3/16” diameter perforated... More