Floating City Apps Foundation
Developing World Education Project for Deprived Communities: unique development project from the Netherlands for deprived communities: Floating or mobile “CityApps” fitted out in DuPont Corian.
Developing World Education Project for Deprived Communities: unique development project from the Netherlands for deprived communities: Floating or mobile “CityApps” fitted out in DuPont Corian.
Six sophisticated new browns enhance the exclusive colour palette of Corian® and offer even greater choice and dependability to the world of design.
Forward-thinking construction techniques require pioneering solutions. That’s why DuPont™ Tyvek® FireCurb™ Housewrap – an innovative breather membrane designed with both safety and sustainability in mind.
Architect Duncan Baker-Brown and the University of Brighton’s Faculty of Art have undertaken new a ‘living experiment’ in sustainable building. This green building involves students of the University, Brighton & Hove City Council and wide-ranging support from industry and the community: it is designed to explore ways in which to build as ecologically as possible.
DuPont Tyvek Timberframe Solutions: integrated, reliable protection. Timberframe Solutions is a system of high-tech membranes and accessories designed to enhance the performance and installation of the building envelope. The various combinations of unique products within the co-ordinated offering adds significant value and allows producers of lightweight ventilated Timber Frame facades to apply superior protection against the elements.
A new and exclusive manufacturing technology, innovative solutions for our increasingly digital society, the fascination of translucency with advanced lighting and electronics systems. Take all these elements and combine them with high quality design and furnishing solutions and the result is “Corian® 2.0”, a design exhibition demonstrating the evolutionary capabilities of DuPont™ Corian®, which will take place during the 2014 Milan week of design.
DuPont™ Corian® introduces more rich and beautiful blacks made with pioneering DeepColour™ Technology. In addition to Deep Nocturne, DuPont presents Deep Anthracite, Deep Black Quartz and Deep Night Sky. There is an exciting new design option available in solid surfaces, offering an advanced solution for darker colours and delivering high performance, elegance, reliability and hygiene.
The construction of winter sports facilities is always a significant challenge for building engineers as there are so many intricacies to consider, such as the need for multilevel ventilation. Much depends on how well services such as mechanical ventilation and air conditioning are performing, in terms of both the comfort and well-being of athletes and fans – and the condition of the ice and of the building itself.
M.N. Metropolitana di Napoli commissioned Atelier Mendini, the Italian architectural and design studio for the renovation project of the surrounding Bovio square.
Old mill buildings can offer fascinating potential for restoration and repurposing, but as by nature they are located near water sources, they can be at risk from flooding. Such was the dilemma faced by the Green Hill Outreach Trust, a Christian charity that runs a community and conference programme from the Burmington Mill, an 18th century former flour mill.
DuPont Corian Solid Surface with the broadest range of certifications for exterior facade applications – Corian design, Application Certification
The iCon Innovation Centre in Daventry, United Kingdom, adopting DuPont Energain phase change material as thermal mass to improve energy efficiency; project by Consarc Architects
The impressive Jamia Mosque Sultania and Education Centre in the mill town of Brierfield, Lancashire, United Kingdom, is now complete following a ten year design and build project
DuPont Tyvek FireCurb Housewrap breather membranes with flame retardant Performance have been installed to the external envelope of the new landmark Lerkendal Hotel development in Norway.
DuPont has launched a new initiative called “Endless Evolution” designed to capture and express the sense of continual innovation and limitless versatility that has characterised DuPont Corian ever since its ground-breaking invention.
In Riccione, Italy, a historic symbol of the social life of the Romagnola Riviera has been completely transformed by architect Antonio Scarponi from the Zurich-based studio Conceptual Devices. This is both a functional revolution, with the conversion of the original ‘Trampolines’ landmark into a hotel restaurant.
Hard Rock Cafe in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain – DuPont Corian high-tech surface – Hard Rock Cafe Store Barcelona, Corian product design, Spanish interior
DuPont Building Innovations to champion embedding wireless charging solutions for smartphones and tablets into DuPont Corian solid surfaces used in furnishings for the home and public spaces.