Wednesday, January 26, 2022

New stories by Architonic

New stories by Architonic

Reflective surfaces in retail spaces | News | Architonic

Posted: 25 Jan 2022 03:00 PM PST

In today's digital age, many brick-and-mortar stores have transformed into fanciful landscapes, enticing shoppers with promises of Instagram-friendly moments. In the hands of a skilled architect, this can take on a number of forms, but as our selection of designs shows, reflective surfaces have become one of the mainstays of contemporary retail interiors. In the Sardinian resort town of Porto Cervo, <a href="https://www.architonic.com/en/microsite/gonzalez-haase-architects/5205017">Gonzales Haase Architects</a> have realised the new <a href="https://www.architonic.com/en/project/gonzalez-haase-architects-modes-porto-cervo-store/20238774">Modes Porto Cervo store</a>, using a mix of reflective surfaces, bold shapes and bright colours. Using the building's irregular floorplan to their advantage, the designers have positioned counters, freestanding shelves, and space-dividers to create specific zones where clothes and accessories can be displayed and snapped. Bright colours alternate with

Sustainability in the office – PALMBERG intelligence series | News | Architonic

Posted: 25 Jan 2022 03:00 PM PST

While at first glance the mismatched chairs, ancient workstations from a well-known Scandinavian furniture giant and plethora of spider plants that make up my office of freelance journalists might not seem the most cutting edge, actually, could it give the world of workplace a lesson in sustainability? Those chairs would otherwise have ended up in landfill, the desks have seen us through half a dozen office moves and the plants are as on-trend as the colour Very Peri, cluttercore interiors or Y2K nostalgia. Not that sustainability in the office should be seen as a trend, you'll understand, but a very real need to make a difference in light of the climate emergency. And it seems that the corporate office world is finally beginning to take notice. The 2021 edition of the <a href="https://uk.ramboll.com/news/ruk/sustainable-buildings-market-study-2021-impacts-of-covid-19-and-beyond">Sustainable Building Market Study</a> – which maps the views of nearly 700 Nordic-, UK- and German-based st…

HPL from Unilin Panels: a technological masterpiece | Architecture | Architonic

Posted: 25 Jan 2022 03:00 PM PST

"We are in control of the entire production process, from paper to panelling," says Johnny Maris, HPL Product Manager at Unilin Panels. "HPL is a composite material that consists of both kraft paper and decor paper. First, we impregnate it with resins and then compress the impregnated paper sheets under high pressure and temperature to form homogeneous decorative panels with a closed structure. As we do everything in-house, we can get the most out of this product, both technically and aesthetically." • Highly scratch-resistant, wear-resistant, and impact-resistant thanks to its strong core • From now on, it will come with an anti-viral and anti-bacterial surface as standard, which makes it ideally suited to damp areas (e.g. bathrooms) and other areas with strict hygiene requirements (e.g. hospitals) • The entire HPL range is available in perfect colour matching with melamine panelling and edge strips In 2015, Unilin Panels was the first to launch HPL with a synchronous structure, whi…
at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

guest post needed

Hi I hope you're doing well. I'm reaching out to discuss the possibility of publishing articles on your website. Along with guest ...