In a recent article in The New York Times, Anna Kodé lamented the blandness of multifamily architecture in the U.S. and posited several theories for this disappointment. The root cause of the banality is quite simple. The answer is something that, once seen, cannot be unseen: stairs. More specifically, it is the peculiar anomaly that […]
Singular building with ventilated Favemanc ceramic façade. The ambitious project clad in Favemanc’s antibacterial ventilated ceramic facade is the “Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science”, funded by the Gates Foundation at the University of Washington in Seattle (USA). Favemanc’s large ceramic extrusion capacity to create special parts has made it possible to manufacture […]
A ventilated façade is a construction method whereby a physical separation is created between the outside of the façade and the interior wall of the building. This separation creates an open cavity allowing the exchange of the air contained between the wall and the outer cladding. The cavity provides a range of thermal, acoustic, aesthetic […]
The facade can be considered the most important signifier of a building as the shell separating the outside from the inside. The expressive power of this protective shell should not be underestimated, because the appearance of the architecture has a decisive influence on the entire environment. GSWRAP knows that, and we are now able to […]
Ever wondered what you would learn at the SIGA Academy? Today we will go over how the SIGA membranes and adhesive tapes are developed and produced and you’ll also learn about airtight building. GSWRAP are proud to say that we are working with SIGA to provide customers the best product for their buildings. The construction […]
WE WANT TO BRING VALUE TO YOUR HOME BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS In low-energy buildings in climates with a heating demand the entire building envelope has to be well insulated. The building envelope consists of all the building elements which separate the inside from the outside. Its main purpose is to provide […]