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This past October 31 has been celebrated World Savings Day. This is the par excellence event to reflect on the whims and real needs. And therefore, has created the promotion Do you want me to pay the bill for January 2015? Where buying a condensing boiler Junkers, between October 15 and December 31, 2014, Junkers, pay the gas bill on January 2015 to the first 50 registered shopping on the promotion web www.ahorroengas.junkers.es.
This action proves the commitment of this brand Bosch Group for condensing boilers as an optimal form of warm the building and hot water with a maximum savings. The efficient homes are not a matter of the future. Currently, a house can generate large savings in consumption of water and gas, thereby saving energy and preserve the environment. Simply installing for example Junkers condensing boilers with yields of up to 109% in substitution of conventional boilers, you can save up to 30% on the gas bill.
Condensing technology in boilers is not a new technology but it does very relevant to the assume greater prominence in the personification of a wall boiler type in our country, something unthinkable 10 years ago. Today it is universally admitted the high levels of performance of this type of boilers, even working at facilities in conventional radiators, not only confined to be applied with underfloor heating.
The origin of the World Savings Day dates back to 1924, when delegates from many countries gathered at the International Congress of savings for several days.
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Lorenzo Jimenez
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KARIM RASHID
Karim Rashid (born in Cairo, September 18th 1960) is a Canadian industrial designer. He received a bachelor of industrial Design in 1982 from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He pursued graduate design studies in Italy. Rashid created more than 2000 designs and models, including projects for interiors, fashion, furniture, lighting, light and music to installations. In 1993 he opened his design practice in New York City, where he continues to live. In Italy he also designed the interiors for the University Line 1 Metro Station, unique model in our country of union between art and urban mobility. His work is in the permanent collections of fourteen museums worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Rashid was an associate Professor of Industrial Design for10 years and is now a frequent guest lecturer at universities and conferences globally. About our company he says: “I feel very lucky to work with a company that wants to push itself beyond the boundaries”.
KOOK design Karim Rashid
“I take a minimalist approach in my kitchens, preferring to create a clean striking surface that is punctuated by splashes of strong color. For the Kook kitchen I wanted to create an innovative design to turn even the most challenging culinary endeavors into pure aesthetic pleasure”. The cabinets open to give expansive views of all that is to offer and then shut when the meal is done making a minimal and uncluttered kitchen. Rolling shutters reveal LED edged shelves and built-in hood above the hob. Utilizing the angled cabinet, larger items can be stored at the top while smaller, more readily used items on the bottom making cooking a breeze. The pressure opened bottom cabinets are accented with colored LED strips and angled to allow an easy approach to the work surface. Kook also features a sink that can be hidden using a matching cutting board to make a continuous surface. The use of solid Corian on frameless doors gives life to a combination of technicality, solidity and aesthetic minimalism.
The kitchen is the space where time management, customized solutions and accessories become indispensable.
Just imagine your domestic environments as similar to nature, making them open and welcoming; resign yourself to the modern lifestyle with the most basic human needs; feel as part of a whole which far exceeds the city borders or the house walls: the new range of GRAFF kitchen faucets represents all this. If the urban reality is the natural environment of the modern man, the designers are gardeners who create fashion, private spaces, ecosystems of shapes, colors, impressions, materials, cultures and sensibilities that make it alive. They are the inventors of aesthetic principles that hold together the individual and the universe in every single expression.
These faucets designed by GRAFF offer a new way to enjoy water and life and pay tribute to the most precious natural resource of our planet.Over time, the evolution of lifestyle has brought us to devote more and more time to home and creative cooking, and to devote to this activity larger spaces and a greater care of the environment.
Practical and stylish, Oscar, the new kitchen mixer by GRAFF, is perfectly suited to environments with a contemporary taste, giving the kitchen a touch of class. Its adjustable jet allows a simple and effective use.The pull-out spray and the lever have a rubber grip for easier handling.
A solution that combines the comfort and quality of a sink mixer with the convenience of use we all aspire to, every day, in our kitchen. Available in Polished Chrome (PC) and SteelnoxTM Satin Nickel(SN). Manufactured in solid brass with a minimal level of nickel and lead, to guarantee its long life – GRAFF’s warranty is five years – the faucet has been developed in compliance with all drinking water regulations and the most restrictive criteria required for the protection of health and the environment. GRAFF’s production system is based on an innovative concept of Lean Manufacturing Management, which aims to eliminate excess consumption of time, energy and materials, so that each process achieves substantial efficiency standards. Even in the casting process, and in the finishing and galvanic treatments, GRAFF uses a zero discharge system that recycles 100 % of brass and paper. In line with the strong commitment to environmental sustainability, GRAFF is among some of the first companies in the world to have publicly expressed willingness to actually eliminate its impact on the environment in the near future.
The most interesting architectural feature of the building is the aesthetic contrast created by the three types of façade that can be seen: a large white volume of GRC photocatalytic panels, a ventilated Dekton® façade in the colour Sirocco, and a curtain wall protected by ceramic slats.
Another distinguishing feature is the aesthetic continuity of the design, an effect achieved thanks to the exterior flooring, done in Dekton®, colour Danae, that has been used in a discreet and elegant way up to – and into – the building itself, and covers all external areas that the public has access to.
Colour Sirocco
Dekton®, in the colour Sirocco, was used for the façade of the new Cajamar headquarters as it is a uniform colour, has very little veining and, ultimately, because it is a colour that does not aspire to “emulate” any other type of stone or any other existing material. Dekton®, applied to the façade, has acquired its own identity, and the colour Sirocco has contributed enormously to this. The grey limestone of Sirocco is pure elegance and its texture affords it a completely natural look and a sobriety beyond compare.
The advantages
Dekton® allows a uniform design to be created, making all the walls of the building appear clad in a single covering. Qualities such as its high resistance to ultraviolet rays, its resistance to frost and thawing, its colour stability and high stain resistance are essential properties for its use for exterior façades with these characteristics.
The fact that it is easy to assemble – thanks to the precision of the material that incorporates a structure for its support – is also important. There is a very good union between the CAT1 Wandegar system, used for the support, and the Dekton® slabs.
Colour Danae
It was necessary to use a colour with a Solar Reflectance Index of SRI> 78, and the colour therefore had to be very light in order to avoid a “heat island” effect. Inspired by Roman travertine, Dekton®, in the colour Danae, with its creamy colour and matte finish suggesting a classic warmth, was perfectly suited to the building’s technical requirements.
The idea of using Dekton® in the colour Danae for the inside of the building as well, lent itself to the decision of differentiating areas with higher traffic from those with less traffic. Visually, it can be seen how the material enters the building via the flooring, from the exterior to the indoor lobbies – including the stairwells –, affording a combination of warmth and uniformity of design.
The large size of the Dekton® slabs creates an image of high quality and brightness in the areas paved with this material. From a functional point of view of its properties, its hardness and the fact that it is hard-wearing in areas of continuous foot traffic, make it a perfect product for spaces that are used intensively. In addition, its easy daily maintenance is a huge plus to highlight for buildings with high levels of activity.
Indoor office stairwells
Specifically because the inner stairwells of the building do not receive much daylight. The light, creamy colour of Dekton® Danae avoids these spaces being engulfed in darkness, affording good visibility from step to step, and staircase to staircase. Stairs form part of the continuation of the flooring of the building and receive a high number of footsteps every day. Dekton® is an ideal surface for high traffic areas and is hard-wearing thanks to its high resistance to abrasion, its hardness and strength. Another great advantage that Dekton® offers – and one has been most valued for this project – is the fact that the steps can be manufactured in one piece without having to have joints between them.
Colour Kadaum
Dekton® is ideal for worktops, flooring and any cladding for the bathroom owing to its excellent water-resistance qualities. Thanks to its high resistance to hydrolysis, the material does not alter, either in composition or aesthetics if it is in contact with liquid for extended periods of time.
This ensures the durability of the material, as well as easy daily maintenance and has made it the perfect choice for use in bathrooms on the ground floor of the building.
Aesthetically, the Kadum tone and its industrial appearance give the space a unique colour, it is both timeless and sophisticate and fills the interior with beauty and perfection.
Awards & certifications
The new Cajamar headquarters has the LEED GOLD sustainable buildings certification, issued by the US Green Building Council. This certification provides verification by a specialised and independent agency that the building meets the highest standards of efficiency for sustainable building, including aspects related to energy efficiency, use of alternative energy, improving indoor environmental quality, efficiency of water use, sustainable development gaps and selection of the materials used. Currently there are 49 buildings with LEED GOLD certification in Spain and out of them only one in Andalusia.
Furthermore, the building has obtained the “A” energy rating awarded by the Andalusian Energy Agency, due to the reduction in energy demand from the heat, roofs and air conditioning and ventilation systems. Finally, according to the parameters of the Guide to Sustainability of the technological park, these Cajamar facilities meet 98 out of the 100 sustainability parameters, and is rated as “excellent”.
A material with certified quality:
– ETE / ETA: European Technical Assesment: Dekton® has obtained an ETA 14/0413 (European Technical Assessment) and CE marking as exterior cladding for ventilated façades.Owing to these properties, the Dekton® surface can be perfectly incorporated onto façades by means of different types of concealed stainless steel or aluminium fixings.
– Greenguard: Dekton® has been analysed by the Greenguard programme, certifying that it does not emit any VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds). Dekton® has achieved the Gold Greeguard and Greenguard certification.
NSF: Dekton® been tested and evaluated by NSF under NSF/ANSI 51 standard, which is a toxicological evaluation of all product ingredients, conducting proficiency testing and successfully passing impromptu audits annually in all manufacturing sites.
– ISO 14001: This recognition certifies quality and environmental management system and consolidates Cosentino.
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2015 is characterized b y the revolution in shower design: thanks to advanced technology, the Samo bathroom features continuous surfaces, offering the maximum in comfort and modern design. Not only new homes, but also restructuring projects and modernizations can have the shower flush with the floor in an elegant new trend of reduced outlines. The shower flush with the floor creates continuity at the level of design and total usability of the space.
Installing a shower free of architectural barriers improves the accessibility of the bathroom as a whole. Freedom, safety and practicality are the distinctive elements of this new trend in the world of bath interiors. In line with this trend, Samo presented, among its new products for 2015, the new Stone and Stonefit shower plates to satisfy even more effectively the demands of a continuously changing market. The shower flush with the floor produced by Samo is an exclusive, versatile project, thanks to the wide range of sizes and vast selectio n of materials and shapes and, for this reason, is very attractive to the end consumer.
Stonefit
Stonefit shower plates feature a lightened, simplified design to meet project needs in the best possible way. Carefully studied in every detail, the series also offers a wide range of custom designs thanks to the possibility of supplying sizes by the centimeter and the creation of two new colors “arctic” and “dove gray”, as a sign of continuous style change. The new “embossed effect” texture is highly effective, offering a delicate sensorial experience combined with the careful study of safety, thanks to its non-slip effect.
Stone
Stone was developed to meet qualitatively higher demands, supplying the same product as Stonefit in “mineral marble” with pre-set dimensions to make the product immediately available, but with the same unique features. A new texture of the ribbing, based on the naturalistic inspiration that gives shower plates a unique sensorial sensation without losing quality thanks to the non-slip effect.
Glass1989 has the pleasure to inform that RUG shower tray, selected by the jury of ECC and tested by European consumers, has been awarded the European Consumers Award.
Consumers notation :
Design : 9.8 – Innovation : 9.1 – Ease of use: 9.4 – Global notation : 9.4
Consumers opinions
«When talented designers work on an everyday product like a shower tray the result is an outstanding product. This product is perfectly realized, the material is soft, pleasant, they made a very good job.»
«The era of big shower trays is definitely over when we see that companies like this one can succeed in creating such beautiful and convenient to use products.»
«Every detail matters in interior design. It is useless to have the most beautiful tiles, the most beautiful wallpaper, the best furniture if your whole decor is not consistent. It is very difficult to find shower trays which are both practical and beautiful, this one combines both qualities, for sure.»
«It’s easy to install, easy to connect, the evacuation of water is fast, clean and safe, and the final result is really perfect.»
«Glass1989 offers different colours, warmer colours, more human too. You can customize the space dedicated to the shower and the various sizes of shower from a small shower for one person to a large one perfect for lovers.»
For Glass 1989, innovation and research are key factors, thanks to which the company continues to stand out on the market.
RUG shower tray by Glass 1989
The RUG shower tray, with Soft-Touch finish, features a non-slip, anti-mould and anti-bacteria coating to ensure maximum safety and optimal hygiene. The tray is simple to install and can be made to measure down to the last centimetre, to satisfy the tastes and personalities of all, without neglecting the need to blend in with the specific bathroom setting.
Shower tray in PlyLite, standing surface with Soft-Touch finish
Dimensions: ranging from 70 to 180, depth from 70 to 100 cm Optional dimensions to spec down to the last cm.
Height: 45mm
Concealed accessible drain;
Non-slip, anti-mould, anti-fungus coating
Colours available: white, hemp, grey
This time we inform you that Spain and Portugal are the countries with the highest number of participants in the BigMat International Architecture Award 2015. And it is that 46% of the projects come from the Iberian Peninsula.
In this first round we have been selected the 20 best projects from each country (of about eight projects received), of which three will be chosen later. Of this trio, he leaves a national winner from each of the participating countries, who will compete in the final stage of selection for the International Architecture Award 2015. The award ceremony will take place on November 20 in Berlin (Germany) during the celebration Annual Meeting of the Group of BigMat International.
Moreover, as in the previous edition, the president of the jury is Jesus Aparicio (Professor of Architectural Design at the ETSAM). It should be noted that the jury of the International Architecture Prize BigMat is formed by renowned professionals, each of the competing countries (Olivier Bastin, Martin Rajniš, Henri Ciriani, Francesco Dal Co, Manuel Aires and Antonio Ortiz). As far as Spain and Portugal are concerned, involved architects of the caliber of Souto Moura and Alberto Campo Baeza.
The typological diversity has been one of the main features of the buildings in competition with all types of construction: houses, schools, hospitals, museums, concert halls, sports centers, offices, etc.
Cosentino presents a new collaboration with architect and designer Daniel Germani. This exciting partnership explores the unlimited potential of Dekton in bespoke studio furniture.
The Chaos Console by Daniel Germani Designs in collaboration with Dekton is inspired by the iconic design of the B.K.F. chair by Grupo Austral. This console pairs Dekton’s Ananke – a stunning black wood finish – with a curved tubular structure. The complex and intricate use of the tubular steel and the smart use of angles on the edges of the Dekton top create a unique and striking piece of furniture. Taking full advantage of Dekton’s technical properties, Daniel Germani designed and built the Chaos Console to be installed in both an indoor or outdoor environment.
“It is incredibly inspiring to work with Cosentino” said Germani. “The unique, sophisticated features of Dekton are extraordinary, and it allows for a designer to remove limits when imagining potential designs. Any size application or any environment is possible with this material”.
With more than 250 years of activity, Villeroy & Boch is a world leader thanks to the quality and diversity of its products. A proof of this are the different bathroom collections that shows and that are divided in four styles: Classic, Country, Metropolitan and Easy. A perfect selection that allows the users to find the products that are adapted to its needs.
CLASSIC
As the company affirm, this style offers «sofisticated elegance of a contemporary style». All of this thanks to five different collections:
Hommage: this uses as an inspiration the first years of the 20th century through featured shapes and staged reliefs.
Vivia: this collection counts with a big number of extras that can be combined according to the needs of the user.
La Belle: elegant collection with wavy lines that create an impressive design with furniture of great beauty.
Sentique: this offers a modern style through straight lines combined with a discrete ripple. Moreover, its furniture has a big space of storage.
Amadea: this has a timeless and elegant character, with basins with the shape of a column that can be or not separated of the wall.
COUNTRY
This style proposes harmonious shapes created by de nature, through different options:
Aveo New Generation: this collection has been designed by Conran & Partners for Villeroy & Boch and introduces refined basins and furniture with a very natural appearance.
My Nature: with a modern style and fluent lines of ceramics of big quality, it creates an minimalist style with a lot of naturality.
True Oak: this is a furniture collection in oak wood with a totally timeless style and that can be combined with worktop sinks.
METROPOLITAN
This has a high aestetic value through different options:
Venticello: a modern style with an individual design, through thin edges and smart details.
Legato: a complete and uniforme bathroom collection with ceramics in straight lines with a undulating basin and the option of include LED illumination.
Architectura: this allows to choose between round, oval and rectangular shapes of different sizes and with a perfect relation quality-price.
Pura: exclusive and elegant, this collection offers undulating shapes, creating a very female collection.
EASY
Line with a big simplicity and beauty, and that counts with the next options:
Avento: it highlights because of its modernity and functionality, through a perfect finish and a furniture available in four colours.
Subway 2.0: collection with a lot of possibilities that allows to adapt the design of the bathroom to each user through rounded and rectangular shapes.
Joyce: through a contemporary design, this offers different options thanks to the interchangeable accessories.
O.novo: totally flexible and with a big variety of models in basins, bathtubs, showers and toilets.
Estamos interesados en develeveloper Landream ha presentado una aplicación de planificación para una torre de uso mixto diseñado por Zaha Hadid Architects y Plus Arquitectura en Collins Street Melbourne.
Si se construye, el proyecto será el primer proyecto de Zaha Hadid Architects ‘en Melbourne, y el tercero en Australia después de la Gracia de Sunland en el desarrollo de la coronación en Brisbane y el desarrollo de la ensenada de Mariner en la Gold Coast.
Torre propuesta al 582-606 Collins Street, diseñado por Zaha Hadid Architects y Plus Arquitectura. Image: Landream Cortesía.
La torre ha sido diseñado como una serie de volúmenes apilados, que se asemejan jarrones. Cada volumen se estrecha hacia su base, que sirve para romper la verticalidad de la torre mientras que al mismo tiempo crea espacio público adicional, donde los volúmenes se encuentran.
Una serie de columnas escultóricas rodean cada volumen del edificio para crear fachadas uniformes en todos los lados. Las referencias y diseño de fachada emula la arquitectura histórica del CBD de Melbourne, reinterpretando como columnatas de filigrana que envuelve el edificio.
El diseño también establece la uniformidad entre el podio, torre y elementos del paisaje de los alrededores. Situado a 582 a 606 Collins Street, la torre de 54 pisos propuesto de 27 plantas del vecino Elenberg Fraser Liberty Tower, terminado en 2002, y la torre de 69 pisos recientemente terminado en 568 Collins Street, diseñado por Bruce Henderson Arquitectos. El Australian Financial Review informó la altura de la torre propuesta se redujo significativamente después de la introducción de leyes de planificación provisionales de Melbourne en septiembre, que establecen una relación de trama de no más de 24: 1. La torre propuesta tiene una relación parcela de 29,2: 1.
Landream reclama la prestación de un plano de tierra de acceso público deberían justificar que exceda el límite relación de trama. La propuesta incluye una plaza orientada al sur en la calle Collins con 350 bastidores de bicicletas.
La torre propuesto tendrá una mezcla de comercio minorista, comercial y residencial y está diseñado para ser 50 por ciento más eficiente energéticamente que los edificios convencionales de uso mixto. El proyecto no es la primera incursión en Melbourne por Zaha Hadid Architects. En 2007, la práctica, junto con ARM Arquitectura, fue designado para diseñar un $ 1.5 mil millones complejo de la torre, también en la calle Collins en los Docklands, por Sama Dubai, una compañía de inversión de Oriente Medio.
El proyecto fue despedido en 2008, ya que fue construido demasiado caro, según The Australian.
The use in our homes of household cleaners, air fresheners or cosmetics, as well as paints, varnishes or insecticides, can generate major problems in the health of the people, in addition to pollute the environment. As we reported from ‘Ecología Verde’, these pollutants are joined to the particles of dust and other elements, generating homes totally polluted. This is a problem catalogd as serious by the World Health Organization.
That is why they propose a series of tips for achieving a healthy home:
1. Ventilation: the opening of doors and windows is a premise totally essential since it will renew the air inside. This has to be done once a day during fifteen minutes. Also it helps the inclusion of indoor plants in the room.
2. Cleaning: Obviously, check the cleanliness of the rooms is essential however, the fact of doing it with products such as aerosols contributes in a negative way in the environment. It is for that reason that it is recommended the reduction of their use and replacement by pre-moistened wipes.
3. The furniture: these are also a source of concentration of particles pollutants, especially in the case of those carpets, furniture or curtains that are synthetics. To avoid this, it is better to opt for natural products.
4. The reforms: the remodeling of a housing becomes the perfect occasion to choose those products that are less polluting. That is why, at the time of choosing, it is necessary to learn to know which are the most appropriate.
5. Bad smells: the use of air fresheners with spays or electrical diffusers is also negative, that is why it is advised to use essential oils whether liquids, in balls of wood or other formats.
In short, a series of simple tips that will help us in our day to day.
This new project of A-cero includes a building, which hosted a market and has been transformed in a cultural and leisure center. This is sited in the center of the city of Getafe, which located near Madrid.
The idea of the studio of Joaquín Torres and Rafael Llamazares was to reconvert completely this municipal market, which has been deserted from years. The status of the existing building was semiruins and the proposal of the city council was to give to the townspeople a multifunctional center focus above all in cultural events.
Talking about the building, this has a rectangular shape with 510 sqm surface and was composed for two different buildings and an empty parcel. The first one with two floors and included the main entrance, and the second constituted the main part of the old municipal market with a diaphanous space.
This project of rehabilitation includes two floors and a basement. About the first floor, it is important to highlight that this includes the hall, a big diaphanous all-purposes space and a storage and services area. On the other hand, the second floor has two large lecture classes and different common areas; and finally the basement it is reserved to storage. The building includes stairs and two lifts, one of whom is for service.
The ground floor includes a useful area of 450 sqm with a reception hall, wardrobe, toilets and the exhibition and activities room, and the top floor counts with an area of 205 sqm that includes a walkway lobby, toilets and two multipurpose rooms for expositions and meetings.
This rehabilitation tries to show a modern and technologic image but keeping and protecting the old building with its original character.
Modern consumers want a clean and fresh toilet. They frequently buy toilet rim blocks or gels more than 50 per cent of European consumers purchase such products at least once a year. After all, the rim blocks and gels help fight unpleasant odours when flushing and help keep the toilet clean. The products also help prevent urine deposits and calcification and release a pleasant long-lasting fragrance in the entire room. But the products have their disadvantages: The holders or baskets in the toilet are not aesthetically pleasing and they are attached in an unhygienic area, causing them to become breeding grounds for bacteria. The new, rimless toilets from Villeroy & Boch with innovative DirectFlush technology make it difficult to attach normal toilet rim blocks or gels as they often have no grip.
VIFRESH. TOILET INNOVATION
In order to solve this problem and allow the use of toilet blocks and gels in DirectFlush toilets, Villeroy & Boch has developed their latest toilet innovation: ViFresh. ViFresh allows you to use state-of-the-art flush technology along with toilet rim blocks and gels. ViFresh toilets have an integrated compartment behind the toilet seat, where a standard toilet block or gel can be placed. The solution is not merely hygienic – preventing physical contact with the toilet bowl – but is also very aesthetically pleasing. The compartment is inconspicuously integrated in the ceramic body and is safely closed with a cover available in white and chrome.
«A solution as discreet as the ViFresh for toilet blocks or gels has not ever been offered on the market,» emphasizes Vessella Carrilo, Senior Product Manger at Villeroy & Boch. «As the flush flow in ViFresh toilets is not stopped by the hanging toilet blocks as is the case in other toilets, the flush capacity is optimal.»
INSTALLATION
ViFresh toilets are installed just like any other toilet. An access point to the water pipe can be found in the ceramic bench on the ViFresh toilet. Instead of a single pipe all the way through, a pipe section with upward opening is installed. The pipe comes with an optional small basket for gel or blocks, which can later be removed in order to be cleaned with running water. The cover included in the delivery forms a solid seal and functions both as child proofing and splash protection.
ViFresh is available for wall-mounted standard toilet models in the Subway 2.0 and Vivia collections. The added hygiene option is interesting for both private households and semi-public areas. The use of ViFresh is perfect for hotels or restaurants along with facilities such as surgeries as they all demand the utmost from toilet hygiene
Recer will host, from 4th to 6th of May, the third edition of ‘Preview’, a concept that they created two years ago. This is the perfect opportunity for customers because there they can see the latest product developments at first hand, as well as involve them in the creative process of co-creating the series.
This event has the purpose of allow that new high-qualified customers can meet the R&D team, in the creative process. So, everyone who wants can visit this showroom at the beginnig of May and meet there all the new series of tiles that Recer is developing, the underlying concepts and the uses recommended for them.
As Recer’s Head of Marketing Liliana Rodrigues highlights : “The Preview is a pioneering tool in the sector of finishing tiles. It embodies what the industry’s relationship with its partners should be today: jointly creating new products. Recer studies and generates a trend, introduces it, but it also listens to its clients and incorporates their feedback in the series that is still at the development stage. This is the dynamic that drives our ability to innovate. It stimulates creativity and the ability to surprise”.
An event that allows to create and strength the relationships between the company and the customers.
From Renovation Today we present you the new product launched by B.lux. In this case we are talking about Zen, the new outdoor beacon lamp which uses LED technology and it is indicated for residential use. An innovation that has been created by Martínez y Soler Arquitectos and emanates indirect light.
Moreover, if we continue delving in this product, it is important to highlight that this stands 50 cm tall, and is striking not only for its rational design and straight lines, but also for its slender shape and subtlety. A product that has been designed for residential outdoor spaces and that it is available with two finishes. The first one a Corten steel structure that is combined with a wooden reflector, and the second one a 316L stainless steel structure that is combined with a reflector of black marble from the quarries of Markina that are located near the B.lux factory in the Basque Country.
It is also important to talk about the LED technology used in this new product. This allows to provide illumination and signalling with comfortable light with a 9W LED bulb, which also guarantees limited energy consumption. So, Zen it is a different product for outdoor lighting and that users can find in the catalogue of B.lux.
From ‘Renovation Today’ we explain the last collaboration of Thyssenkrupp. On the occasion of the Olympic Games, the company has participated in the renovation of the International Airport RIOgaleão located in Rio de Janeiro.
The countdown of this international sporting event has already started and all the renovations are beeing completed. In the case of the Internation Airport RIOgaleão, the modernization has finished in a process that has only lasted 13 months. Like we have explained before, Thyssenkrupp has participated in this building with 25 elevators, 21 escalators, 14 moving walk and 58 passenger boarding bridges. These will ensure a fast and safe transportation to the more than 17 million of passengers that will visit this airport each year and to the 1’5 million that will arrive to the country because of the Olympic Games.
This action has been done in record time and without interrupt the normal activity of the building. It is also important to highlight that the new Terminal 3 hosts the longest hallway in Latin America, which measures 100 metres. Moreover, the new passenger boarding bridges use an innovative security technology, pioneering in Brasil, a coupling automatic system that allows to mesure with greater accuracy the gaps and areas when the walkways are attached.
Genesis, the Big Bang – powerful, expressive, versatile. Just like Genesis by Affinity. The new décor puts strong colors on the table – and on the buffet table, in the banquet hall, in room service and on and on and on. As an accent or complete composition – however the chef wants it for his kitchen creations.
Genesis by Affinity is inspired by the latest interior design trends: if recently discreet, neutral tones were the preference, then internationally, things swing back to powerful colors. In this context, the expressive décor, which is reminiscent of artful eruptions of color, was laid out in radiant and harmonious tones of red, blue, petrol and yellow. Together they unfold an explosive play of color that is gently calmed with a restrained gray. “More color is definitely coming to the table – even some bold colors,” says Jochen Stähler, Marketing Director of the Hotel & Restaurant Division. “With ‘Genesis by Affinity’ we’re making a real counterpoint to white and offer homes all over the world more inspiration for presenting meals with a real wow effect. That’s why our new slogan is ‘Color is the new white.’”
Powerful design, multifunctional and at home all over the world
The uses of Genesis by Affinity are many. Depending on the environment the décor is new and individual again and again: exciting at the buffet table, trendy in casual dining, colorful in vacation hotels, surprisingly fresh in business hotels, stylish in designer hotels and inviting in the lobby or the café…
But Genesis by Affinity also continues the philosophy of the undecorated versions of Affinity: the dish concept has a powerful design, it’s multifunctional and so robustly made that it is optimally prepared for the various challenges in the kitchen and service. And that’s the case around the world, on every continent and in every kitchen.
The design of Affinity is dedicated to round and oval forms with a bit of finesse, which gives the dishes a discreet and stylish look. The pure white series consists of a total of 71 different articles, many of which are stackable. Beyond the basic set there are additional products like multi-tiered service plates, compartment plates, cloches and dispensers. With Genesis by Affinity now 29 decorated articles are being added including cup and plate variations, bowls, platters and pitchers out of which a complete table setting can be made or which can be combined with pure white Affinity pieces.
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All pieces of Affinity and Genesis by Affinity are dishwasher, microwave and oven safe. The high-quality premium porcelain is so durable that Villeroy & Boch provides a 10- year warranty for flatware covering chipping. And Affinity is part of the AAA program (Articles Always Available), which ensures the availability of the core articles of the series.
In this occasion we explain you that, as a partner in the international projects business, Villeroy & Boch offers solutions of bath systems. This is also the case of the bath areas of the W Beijing Chang’an hotel in Pekin, opened in 2014. So, with a contemporary architectural style, the Beijing Chang’an five star hotel is located near to places such as the Forbidden City or Tiananmen Square.
The hotel offer to its visitors a wellness and luxury oasis thanks to the indoor heated pool, the sauna, the gym, or the Shiatsu massage, among other services, as well as design bathrooms eqquiped with a shower cubicle, a bathtub and an accessible shower. The public bathrooms are design with coloured surfaces, clever ilumination effects and high qualith modern pieces of Villeroy & Boch:
The sinks of the Loop & Friends range which offer flexible combinations thanks to its simple design and four geometrical shapes: circle, squared, rectangle and oval in different versions of intallation and sizes, on the one hand; and toiltes, sinks and accessories of the Architectura range on the other hand, that are designed according to the special needs of plumbers, interior designers and architectos. It should be highlighted the DirectFlush toilet, technical innovation of the company that, thanks to its design without edges it is easy to clean and it is specially hygienic. For that reason it is ideal to use in places that have higher cleanliness requirements, such as public places. Men’s toilets are equipped with range Subway, that combine a modern and functional design.
The renovation project of the City of Montpelier, signed by renowned architect Jean Nouvel internationally in collaboration with François Fontès , has already become something of a badge of the French city. The building stands guarding the banks of Lez (south of the city, in Port Marianne) and thanks, among other things, the Kawneer solutions that have been installed on it , the construction is fully connected and integrated into its environment looking for, in addition, the direct contact of people.
These are the two main axes of a major project in which Nouvel and Fontès have relied on the work as specialist architectural aluminum systems and unique brand of the construction of the Alcoa Group, Kawneer industry , betting on his wall AA110 curtain , its photovoltaic parasol and large doors Kanada.
Each of these solutions are part of the unique structure of the City Council, raised to 40 meters high, it is designed and projected rectangular shaped hub and an atrium inside. Its creators have sought the aesthetics of an avant-garde building, completely open and transparent, which allowed the breadth of views through their windows. Objective has also boosted with the drilling of the building in its horizontal axis.
A large park, a public square of more than 6000 square meters and the same river Lez appear through such openings to the delight of those who enjoy from within the architecture of the consistory.
As the architects discussed “inhabit this building means being aware of the light, the weather, see the trees on its southern horizon and the urban geography of their environment”. Reflections of river water that penetrates to the very skeleton of the building, “it is evident in the reflective fronts, on the other hand, hide the inner life and activity that occurs after them”.
All this has been achieved by addressing each of the facades of the City of a unique and differentiated way. From the architectural explain that “around the inner patios, walls are made of polished stainless steel. Grooved panels, arranged randomly, creating a glowing skin that diffuses light in the heart of the building. Outside, the facades are anodized extruded aluminum, arranged in different shades of blue. Treatment is different according to the exhibits”.
CHANGING PANORAMA
On the northwest side, a thin slats offer a view “striated” of the city. In the east and west, some lamas adjustable blinds create a constantly changing panorama. And in the south, horizontal sunshades protect the windows overlooking the park.
To design a building of this complexity architectural solutions that architects have resorted should meet the highest standards and features both technical and aesthetic. “The design and quality of the range of profiles Kawneer met the characteristics of high-rise facades we were looking for, as well as thermal and acoustic performance required for them”, added Nouvel and Fontès.
The photovoltaic umbrella Kawneer installed on the large central atrium, glassed facades allows volumes of a large area with management of solar contributions included. Its panels capture the sun’s energy and produce electricity. The curtain wall AA110 has guaranteed the high thermal and acoustic performance of the building and possible integration of other solutions carpentry.
Among them, Kanada Kawneer large doors that respond also to the stricter demands on thermal, acoustic and safety and aesthetic level.
In short, four different facades joined by the rhythm of the materials in which KAWNEER has only but enhance this specialized treatment that architects have given the project promoting, in turn, that the building counts with high technical and environmental performance.
“I take a minimalist approach in my kitchens, preferring to create a clean striking surface that is punctuated by splashes of strong color. For the Kook kitchen I wanted to create an innovative design to turn even the most challenging culinary endeavors into pure aesthetic pleasure”. The cabinets open to give expansive views of all that is to offer and then shut when the meal is done making a minimal and uncluttered kitchen. Rolling shutters reveal LED edged shelves and built-in hood above the hob. Utilizing the angled cabinet, larger items can be stored at the top while smaller, more readily used items on the bottom making cooking a breeze. The pressure opened bottom cabinets are accented with colored LED strips and angled to allow an easy approach to the work surface. Kook also features a sink that can be hidden using a matching cutting board to make a continuous surface. The use of solid Corian on frameless doors gives life to a combination of technicality, solidity and aesthetic minimalism.
