The fundamental renovation of the office building in downtown Toronto, which will house several Canadian government agencies and departments in the future, has resulted in a showcase project that meets the highest environmental and efficiency standards. Once completed, greenhouse gas emissions are expected to be reduced by 80 per cent. The façade, made of large […]
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Right in the middle of Stockholm one may find the historic Hamngatan street. The pulsating heard of this wonderful city offers many examples of exceptional architecture, one of these being the building with the number 26. Bottle green tiles of varying shapes and sizes gives this building a naturalistic and calming presence – Something often
«You have to make your projects visible!» On this principle, the architect realised the commission to give the exclusive residence on Bezymyanny, St. Petersburg’s largest island, a distinct presence. For this purpose, the balcony parapets of the old brick yacht club were accentuated with turquoise-coloured ceramics and aesthetically enhanced. The large-format TERRART®-Shingle elements were custom-made
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Seneca College: Conceived as a container with modular spaces, the new university building captivates with its impressive, sculptural structure and presence; with its orientation towards the busy thoroughfare of Finch Avenue in Toronto, it represents an inviting gateway to the Newnham campus. Large expanses of glass, structural steel and terracotta are the main components of
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The Hotel Älvsjö in Stockholm, Sweden scores with its impressive façade, created through mix of vertical and horizontal TERRART-LIGHT elements! Due to their deep profiling, the elements appear particularly slim.
Esta extraordinaria e imponente estructura lleva un «abrigo» igualmente inusual: largos paneles delgados montados horizontalmente en diversos colores crean un intenso aspecto rayado que hace que todo el complejo destaque de su entorno. El color más oscuro de la gama se utilizó para la parte frontal plana del edificio, de modo que se fundiera con
El Centro GSK de la Universidad de Nottingham para la Química Sostenible se encuentra ahora en un flamante laboratorio neutro en carbono, el primero de este tipo en el Reino Unido. Un buen ejemplo de la eficacia de la interacción entre la madera natural y la cerámica: el revestimiento de terracota, compuesto por elementos de
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Las características especiales del antiguo edificio de oficinas se han acentuado con las obras de renovación, y los elementos de textura existentes se han integrado para lograr una transición perfecta a un diseño moderno. Para aportar mucha luz al interior y, al mismo tiempo, añadir un toque visual al cubo compacto y poco espectacular, la
