Invelope Integrated Wall Insulation and Rainscreen System

March 19, 2010 Filed Under: Construction
Invelope Integrated Wall Insulation and Rainscreen System

Invelope steel and foam panels create a weather-tight backup wall system for metal-framed commercial buildings. Invelope provides a moisture and vapor barrier, drainage plane, and insulation—as well as a mounting system for brick veneer or terra cotta cladding—all in one panel system. Made from corrosion-resistant steel wrapped around a polyisocyanurate foam core and similar to Centria’s Formawall, Invelope comes in 32″-wide interlocking... 

Stonemakers Turns Concrete Into a Warm and Inviting Landscape

January 9, 2010 Filed Under: Construction, Home Improvement
Stonemakers Turns Concrete Into a Warm and Inviting Landscape

Homes should be sanctuaries, and there is a unique kind of peace that is created when the surroundings perfectly complement the home. Hardscape can calm, inspire and. welcome. A beautifully planned landscape with charming hardscape features increases the value of a home and adds warmth, color and structure. Creating a warm and inviting landscape is all part of the master plan, and customers appreciate the transformation. StoneMakers Artisans’... 

Morgans Hotel Group Announces the Opening of Ames

November 22, 2009 Filed Under: Real Estate
Morgans Hotel Group Announces the Opening of Ames

Morgans Hotel Group Co. opens Ames in Boston, the latest addition to the company’s collection of Originals. Benjamin Franklin meets a supermodel with Morgans Hotel Group’s newest property, Ames in Boston. Morgans Hotel Group, known for introducing the boutique hotel with the opening of Morgans in 1984, is making its next bold move by bringing its provocative style to this rich and historic city. Ames represents a singular and authentic addition... 

Sieger Design’s Supernova for Dornbracht

November 5, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Home Improvement
Sieger Design's Supernova for Dornbracht

Let us take the sculptural quality of the fitting as the starting point for bathroom architecture. The result is an island in the room which places all of the functions and zones of the bathroom right at the very centre. A form of architecture which therefore becomes a solitary unit in itself. Upon closer inspection of the exposed design, it becomes clear that the high-gloss surfaces of the fittings constantly reflect the island’s individual... 

Decoustics Quadrillo, Solo and Solo M Ceiling Panels

October 20, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
Decoustics Quadrillo, Solo and Solo M Ceiling Panels

Decoustics, the custom suspended ceilings line from CertainTeed Ceilings, recently announced that its Quadrillo®, Solo™ and Solo M™ ceilings products are now Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified (SW-COC-004048). This certification guarantees the wood used to manufacture the products is from a certified forest that utilizes environmentally responsible practices that protect soils, waterways and wildlife with respect to workers and neighboring... 

Eclisse Glass Sliding Doors

September 26, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction, Home Improvement, Real Estate
Eclisse Glass Sliding Doors

Originally a 19th century silk mill, Dandridge’s Mill has now been completely restored in order to create four luxurious and low energy homes in the heart of Oxfordshire. The development combines the buildings’ traditional history with the latest technology in the building sector including some Eclisse glass sliding pocket doors. Built in the 1820s in East Hanney, the mill was purchased by Hallidays Developments who wanted to undertake an... 

Rainwater H2OG Tanks

June 20, 2009 Filed Under: Construction
Rainwater H2OG Tanks

The Rainwater H2OG is a modular rainwater storage tank designed for use in tight spaces such as under decks, against houses, or even within walls. Two versions are available: a potable water tank made from virgin food-grade polyethylene, and a non-food-grade tank made with 15 percent recycled content. Each module holds 50 gallons of water that can be used for gardening, irrigation, toilets, laundry, or (with the food-grade tank and after proper filtration)... 

“Floating” LEDs and color effect glass from SCHOTT enable a casino in Vienna to sparkle

January 23, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
"Floating" LEDs and color effect glass from SCHOTT enable a casino in Vienna to sparkle

More than a thousand light diodes encased in glass and reflective walls made of color effect glass that shimmers in gold adorn the Monte Laa Casino, located on the hill with the same name at the Bohemian Prater in Vienna. These specialized glasses from SCHOTT compete with the 283 gambling machines for attention. The C4 Projektgesellschaft m.b.H. managed by Christian Cumpelik designed the prestigious Casino for the Austrian company Novomatic AG, one... 

Villanueva Public Library by Alejandro Piñol, Germán Ramírez, Miguel Torres and Carlos Meza

December 7, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture
Villanueva Public Library by Alejandro Piñol, Germán Ramírez, Miguel Torres and Carlos Meza

If sustainable buildings can be understood as the resourceful result from the use of local materials, local workforce, economical restrictions, climatic particularities and a projected low maintenance, the Public Library for the tropical city of Villanueva in Colombia can be understood as such. Before the project had to face with such realities, we began intuitively with a strong urban spatial proposal, dressed in a minimal handcrafted technical solution.... 

CULT modular cabinets from dieCollection

December 7, 2008 Filed Under: Home Improvement
CULT modular cabinets from dieCollection

CULT – as simple as it is elegant. The doors, drawers and flaps open with a slight push. Sliding doors glide smoothly. The mixture of optiwhite glass fronts lacquered from behind in noble colours with beautiful grained wood bestows a well balanced yet exciting blend. European light walnut is combined here with optiwhite clear glass in cream and pistachio. A CULT game: offset low and high unit depths. Cream and cotto optiwhite matt glass fronts...