The Musée du Quai Branly is one of the most striking new buildings on the Paris landscape. The architectural architect behind the museum project was inspired by environmental quality norms and sustainable development criteria, and used aluminium building systems from Hydro.
Located along the Seine River, the Musée du Quai Branly has neighbors like the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. I...
Cathedral Homes has recently completed work on a magnificent new
family residence in the heart of the Chilterns. The New England style home incorporates a wealth of high specification features from a contemporary fitted kitchen manufacturer and en-suite design bathrooms to underfloor heating and video entry. The Cupa Natural Slate specified for the building roofing was the natural ...
Large range of colours, surfaces and shapes available worldwide
No other manufacturer produces such a large range of colours, surface textures and shapes. Wienerberger is therefore your most competent partner for brick façades. Our advisors at the regional companies will be happy provide you information about our extensive product range.
The genesis of the project reads like a novel. When the Consept Building Group purchased the land with the aim of erecting an apartment block, the vendor, a man with roots in Tuscany, asked for the building to be named after his native region. Garden architect Luc Kwanten immediately allowed himself to be inspired by the dome of the ‘duomo’ in...
Stonepanel Sky will be presented by Cupamat in the Natural Stone Fair Trade, which is going to take place in Madrid from the 7th to the 10th May.
After the success obtained by Stonepanel, a new innovative version is born: Stonepanel Sky. Like Stonepanel, Stonepanel Sky is a Z-shaped panel furniture made of natural stone joined to a cement base that is is reinforced with a light me...
Direct sunlight causes glare and unwanted heat on design window areas. Outlook Sunscreens are carefully designed and installed to deflect and eliminate this problem, without shutting off the outside view. Manufactured from durable aluminium, Outlook Sunscreens allow free movement of air around building exteriors and yet add a distinctive building design element that can enhance a buildings appe...
The use of ceramic materials as cladding on facades is currently in vogue given its excellent properties and the growing aesthetic importance of large-sized pieces in the most avant-garde projects.
In order to meet this growing market demand, Greco Gres provides an exclusive, double-walled, self-ventilated piece made of extruded ceramics, which boasts excellent technical properties as cladd...
The historical Marshall’s Yard Iron Works site in Gainsborough, which was founded in 1848 and closed its doors supplier in the 1980s, is being transformed into a modern shopping, leisure and business complex to serve the needs of the local community. CUPA Natural Slate has been chosen as the modern roofing material for this architecturally interesting complex, which celebrates history and emb...
A luxury development of one and two bedroom apartments in Seaford has been complemented by the use of CUPA Natural Slate.
Natural slate was specified for the architectural roofing at Belgrave Place as it was considered to harmonise with the surrounding architectural environment. Around 8,000 CUPA 12 slates were used for the project. CUPA 12 is a grey slate with a smooth matt surfa...
“To create a space of wonder. A magical place - both real and dream-like at the same time - consisting of hundreds of coloured or transparent glasses, each with different characteristics”.
This is the clever idea that occurred to brothers Alessandro and Francesco Mendini when they were commissioned to design the creative and commercial outpost in Milan of Seves glassblock, the company that i...
Sixteen new colours, for glass blocks as bright as precious stones
The multicoloured richness of precious stones - the intense red of ruby, the delicate violet of tourmaline, the deep yellow of violet topaz (…) - combined with the properties of brightness and transparency that are typical of the glass block.
From the effervescent mind of Studio Mendini and the production cap...
With a panel size of 850 mm x 1,850 mm – as shown here at Villa Urbana in Slovenia – we have now reached a level of size in the ceramic curtain wall sector that sets new standards.
The term LARGE-SIZED in the curtain wall sector must now be REDEFINED!
Our large-sized ceramic curtain design panels thus give huge scope for designing individual facades.
The Aspire Tower is the landmark of the Asian Games 2006 in Doha, Qatar. Located directly next to the Games Stadia, construction of the 318 meter high tower commenced in April 2005, with final completion of the interior due by August 2008. At the top of the structure, an 8 - 10 meter high flame will burn for the duration of the Games. This flame will later be replaced by a laser beam.
Exclusive and unique in North America, the copolymer siding which remarkably reproduces the look of traditional cedar plank, has joined the Novipro™ family of siding products.
With an authentic wood grain look and feel, 8"x 8’ Cedar Plank is light and easy to install, so only one person is needed to complete installation. It requires no maintenance and is available in a wide selectio...
Tejas Borja, the leader in the ceramic tile manufacturer industry has launched its new TB-S tile. The new format that stands out because of its quick and easy installation is one of the lightest tiles manufacturers that the firm currently manufactures.
The new format is available in a wide range of finishes. The company offers the TB-S tile in nine different finishes that corresp...
Thanks to new processing techniques of "gluing and thin layer masonry" the classic brick façade has received a completely new appearance.
With the technique of gluing TERCA façade modern bricks WIENERBERGER has set completely new accents in façade design. Design architects have praised above all the playful new possibilities this façade design offers.
Low-emissivity ARIPLAK Low E is a high performance glass.
In the manufacturing process, one or more layers of metal and metallic oxide are deposited on one of the glass surfaces by a process of high vacuum cathodic pulverisation.
This treatment is carried out at a low temperature, not affecting the flatness of the glass.
A “Zen” glass block, able of softening direct sunlight and at the same time of projecting magic shapes all around the space - a myriad of small Buddhas in prayer.
This is the latest innovation from Seves glassblock, world leader in glass block production, that provided 9,700 glass blocks for the new “Buddha Lecture Room”, a religious library in Taichung (Taiwan) designed by the architect D...
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