LEED building
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Project • By Zwarthout l Shou Sugi Ban • Private Houses
Modern biophilic country house
A modern biophilic country house that harmoniously blends nature, is designed to offer its residents a deep sense of well-being and connection with the environment. The house was designed by Steven van Leeuwen of ORGA architect and landscape designer Nico Wissing in such a way that natural materials and organic forms can be seen everywhere, both inside and outside. Wood is one of these natural materials. Sustainable Marugame boards from Zwarthout | Shou Sugi Ban are used to cover the walls at the back side of the house and used as elegant elements in the design. The refined scale structure and silvery glow match beautifully with the Fraké wood façade parts, terraces, balustrades and the undersides of roofs.
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Project • By Pelli Clarke & Partners • Offices
Salesforce Tower Chicago
Located in the heart of downtown Chicago, the 57-storey Salesforce Tower Chicago marks the completion of Wolf Point, a 14-year master plan that has transformed a historic and underutilised riverfront site. Designed by Pelli Clarke & Partners, the 1,450,000-square-feet tower is part of a mixed-use ensemble of three towers: the residential West and East towers and the South tower (Salesforce Tower Chicago).
Jason O'Rear
Jason O'Rear
Redeveloping a prime city location
Wolf Point sits at the confluence of the North, South, and Main branches of the Chicago River. In the early 19th century, this historic area was home to Chicago’s first commercial settlements and provided a strategic location for trade and transport.... More
Project • By Moriyama Teshima Architects • Universities
Goldring Student Centre, University of Toronto
The Goldring Student Centre at Victoria University, at the University of Toronto, is a renovation and expansion of the existing 1952 Student Union building known as Wymilwood, a historically listed building by Eric Arthur. Designed to LEED Silver, the new Student Centre doubles the size of the original building and introduces contemporary and accessible, indoor and outdoor student and administrative spaces.
Tom Arban
Tom Arban
Tom Arban
Formal spaces include the offices of the Dean of Students, Student President and Governing Council, Alumni Affairs, and other governing bodies. A variety of informal spaces, such as student lounges, study and seminar rooms, as well as outdoor patios and terraces, provide users alternative, le... More
Product • By Zwarthout l Shou Sugi Ban • Marugame
Marugame
This beautiful, charred wood has a characteristic and equally divided pattern. The silvery glow of the charred layer has a different look depending on the angle of the sunlight. The hard charred layer makes Marugame ideal as a sustainable cladding for roofs and facades. Marugame is also very suitable as an attractive eye- catcher in a special interior.
The wood used for Marugame is Accoya® of the Pinus Radiata tree, a fast-growing pine species. The wood is modified through a non-toxic acetylation process. Accoya® is labelled with durability class 1 and other quality certifications (i.a. KOMO, RAL, BBA, WDMA), and a cradle-to- cradle gold certification. The wood has a lifespan of at least 50 years above ground, and 25 years... More