The Black Wave Seat by Susan Woods

The designer Susan Woods of Aswoon, the furniture design studio that is specialized in artistic interiors designs and architectural addition is selective and reclaimed material present one of their collection of contemporary seating furniture called the Black Wave Seat. Black wave offers eye-catching sculptural seating design, Undulating panels of molded poplar plywood that will fit in any king of interior decor and it will impress and attract the... 

Fiberglass Selected to Replace Deteriorating Timber Screening Pyramids

Due to unsightly deterioration of large wooden screening pyramids, Strongwell’s corrosion resistant fiberglass EXTREN® structural shapes were chosen by The Vintage Club, one of America’s most prestigious country club communities, to replace the wooden structures. The club, located at the base of Eisenhower Mountain in Indian Wells, California, has pyramid shaped screens used to accent rooftops and conceal the facility’s air conditioning units.... 

Acadia Residence in Vancouver, BC

Set out to create a “modest” house in an area where most take an exuberant design approach to private residences, Bing Thom applied his design philosophy to ensure the building relates to and is harmonious with its landscape. Like with most BTA house commissions, the design of the garden took place first, and for this particular house, a Suzhou inspired garden manifested. Consistent with Suzhou gardens, water was brought into the long... 

CertainTeed WeatherBoards FiberCement Siding for Mid-Atlantic’s First Carbon-Neutral Home

Carbon-neutral home building is a new and growing trend in sustainability, where more efficient building design, innovative technology and strategic locations can be combined to reduce carbon emissions — the leading cause of greenhouse gases. A significant part of achieving this goal in the construction of such homes is ensuring that each building product installed has the maximum amount of sustainable attributes. Such is the case with the Carbon... 

Fire-Rated Wood-Veneer Panels

S.J. Morse Company, manufacturer of custom architectural wood-veneer panels, is now offering fire-rated panels with FSC-certified veneers and cores. The cores, made with PyroBlock from Panel Source International, have an intumescent coating that expands and chars when subjected to heat, insulating and protecting the substrate from fire.