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In connection with the renovation of homes at Løvvangen, three new community buildings were built – a natural meeting place for residents for meetings, games and other community activities.The buildings differ from the surrounding buildings, with a clean and architectural design. The façades are an interplay between grey and black wooden cladding and orange STENI Colour panels. Wood is a slightly unusual material for this type of building, but creates a great contrast to the sleek, smooth panels and brick façade of the surrounding residential buildings. More

In Sandefjord, carpenter Dag Olsen and his colleagues at Bygg og Maskin AS are busy mounting STENI façade panels on the new ice rink at the Bugårdsparken recreation centre. He estimates that two people can install around 70 square metres of façade panels each day.“I think this is the fastest way to install a façade. The panels are pre-drilled, so once we get them screwed in place, the wall is basically finished,” says Olsen. “This project uses a combination of STENI Nature, STENI Colour and STENI Vision. The panels are numbered and stacked in the correct order on the pallet in accordance with the specific design. This is a system that I can recommend,” says Olsen, who is in the process of mounting panels to create the image of an ice skater... More

In Nickby, about 35 km northeast of Finland’s capital Helsinki, we find Nickby Heart – a school that used STENI Colour and STENI Vision in combination with interesting architecture to create a unique designed and vivid expression.Weatherproof!“We wanted each area of the schoolyard to have its own identity, and STENI façade panels gave us just what we wanted. The colours are sharp and clear – and they really stand up to the sun, wind and weather. In addition, we could get graphics at the same quality. It was not so expensive either,” says Pentti Kareoja, architect at ARK-house arkkitehdit Oy.The architect chose to use STENI Vision and STENI Colour façade panels – colourful and playful. More

In Temse – by the sea – we find this modern block of flats clad with STENI Colour façade panels.The building was designed by Conix RDBM Architects. You can actually see that the artist’s idea and expression and the real building are virtually identical.White STENI façade panels of various sizes, together with glass balconies, provide a unique expression – and a particularly inviting living environment. More

The Svolvær Goat rage in the highlands outside Svolvær. But down in the city, it has competition from the skyline of the Norwegian Fishermen’s Sales Organization, decorated with nautical charts, lighthouses and sector lines.“The building was transformed from an ugly green spectre to the white swan of Lofoten.”This is how architect Ole Wiig, partner at NSW Arkitektur, explains the change process that he and his architects implemented when the building that houses the Norwegian Fishermen’s Sales Organization in Svolvær was renovated.Run downIt was a run-down building, suffering from a need for long overdue maintenance.“The façades of this architectural gem were more characterised by a bygone era,” according to Wiig.The original dressed concre... More

After a long period of decline and minimal maintenance, the board of the Solheimslien housing cooperative in Bergen decided that it was time to completely renovate the buildings. Even with a limited budget, the housing cooperative was transformed into an aesthetic gem that gives a boost to the city.The Solheimslien housing cooperative was built in 1966 in the Årstad district of Bergen. The housing cooperative has 320 units and consists of eight blocks of flats, with five low blocks and three high blocks. After two renovation projects in 1992 and 1998, at the Annual General Meeting in 2013 the board established a building committee that was to handle the renovation process on behalf of the housing cooperative. The project will be completed i... More

The contrast between the striking brick façade and the discrete façade elements creates a dynamic whole in this multifamily residence.The discrete design of the more than 4,000 m² of fibreglass-reinforced polymer composite façade panels that Steni has supplied for this building helps to accentuate the striking brick façade. Architect Karsten Nagel of Mangor and Nagel says:“It is important to be conscious of the role of individual materials in the project, and the façade panels from Steni help to create a distinctive and contrasting whole.”                                  &... More

September 2016 marked the official opening of the Remmen student accommodation blocks in Halden, clad in ore-pine and green STENI façade panels.“Student residences have a high turnover of residents, and from experience we know that means tough use,” says Tone Krange Thorsen, CEO BAS Architects.For the Remmen student accommodation blocks, they used a combination of green panels from STENI and sustainable ore-pine to underscore the importance the project places on the natural areas around the buildings.STENI façade panels are extremely durable and can withstand tough use with minimal maintenance. More

According to Chief Fire Officer Hans Henrik Bakke, the new fire station at Stoa is Norway’s finest, most modern and best equipped fire station!The new fire station includes workshops, a carwash for large vehicles, rooms for high-pressure cleaning of equipment, bedrooms for firefighters on standby, a kitchen, a hose maintenance room, a gymnasium and even its own conference hall and climbing wall!Both the local council and the fire service wanted the new station to be a signature building. With bright red Steni panels covering the long garage, no one can be in any doubt about who this building is home to.“When it comes to architecture, we believe that you should be able to understand the functionality of a building based on its form, function... More

An old and slightly worn-down shopping centre in Trondheim has given way to a brand new, tasteful and hyper-modern shopping centre with 100 businesses and 81 flats.According to architect Ole Wiig, STENI façade panels were chosen because the Sirkus Shopping Centre is a building with large wall surfaces, so it was important to choose a material that would not cost too much and which would stand the test of time. To break up the grey façades, they have added a number of horizontal red band (with lights) and used the same red colour around the windows. More

Stensnæs School has chosen a façade consisting of white and grey STENI façade panels in different gloss levels. This provides exciting nuances in the façade, which changes with changing light.The building has been nicknamed “The White Diamond”.“The façade is clad with highly durable STENI Colour façade panels, which is important with all the schoolchildren kicking balls and playing around and with the building,” says Hanne Lind Bonderup of the Frederikshavn local council.They chose to put design high on their list of priorities during the construction process, so that the children would get the opportunity to play and have fun in an inspiring school environment. More

The extremely worn exterior façades on the apartment blocks were in dire need of renovation.The developer chose STENI Colour façade panels for this project, partly due to the need for a maintenance-free exterior and partly based on a desire for an attractive building that will stand the test of time in an exposed environment. STENI colour has a 40-year functional warranty and a documented expected lifetime of more than 60 years.In addition, STENI façade panels offer a wide range of colour options to choose from. More