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INTRODUCING CORIAN ® DESIGN
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INTRODUCING CORIAN ® DESIGN
Where do you see opportunities for the use of Corian® Solid Surface
on exteriors?
Europe leads this market for us at the moment. If you look at the
projects using Corian® you will find striking building designs: the
Afragola high-speed train station in Naples by Zaha Hadid Architects
and the spot-on thermoforming, the beautiful statement made by the
owners of the Seeko’o Hotel in Bordeaux, France, and the OVO hotel
and business complex in the Polish city of Wroclaw. In the Middle East,
Africa and India we see a great deal of beautiful intricate router work
with backlighting designs creating dramatic building exteriors. In the
US market, building design is heavily driven by energy needs, so we will
likely see exteriors with sun shades in Corian® Solid Surface in future.
Globally, we see examples of companies looking to make a splash with
a bold design for their headquarters to communicate more effectively
their brand. And we are going to capture these opportunities as well.
THIS PAGE (From top): The Sheik Aziz mosque in Sehla, Bahrain, featuring a
decorative cladding made with Corian® Exteriors panels made with Corian® Solid
Surface (Glacier White and Dusk colors); design Sheik Mohsin Al Asfoori; photo
courtesy of Jaffaria Waqf; fabrication of Corian® by Asico. The new headquarters
of Omnicos company in Bagnolo Cremasco, Italy, featuring a decorative sunscreen
facade made with Corian® Exteriors solutions based on Corian® Solid Surface
(Glacier White color); project by Beppe Riboli Studio; photo courtesy of Beppe
Riboli Studio; fabrication of Corian® by Alpha.
PREVIOUS PAGE: The Shift building in Paris, featuring a facade made of Corian®
Exteriors panels based on Corian® Solid Surface (Glacier White color); project by Axel
Schoenert Architectes; photo courtesy of Axel Schoenert Architectes; fabrication of
Corian® by Créa-Diffusion.
THIS PAGE (Clockwise from top): Corian® Exteriors solutions based on Corian®
Solid Surface (Glacier White color) used for the facade of the NHS Macmillan Unit
at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital (Chesterfield, UK), project by The Manser Practice;
photo by Allan Crow, Hufton + Crow; fabrication of Corian® by Unique Fabrications.
Corian® Exteriors paneling solutions based on Corian® Solid Surface (Glacier White
color) for the facade at Milan’s Linate airport; project by Studio Cerri & Associati;
photo Filippo Pincolini for Corian® Design; fabrication of Corian® by Sistema Tetto.
Microsoft’s headquarters in Munich, Germany: the building envelope is made with
Corian® Exteriors panels based on Corian® Solid Surface (Glacier White color); design
GSP Architekten; facade HAGA Metallbau GmbH; photo Andreas Frisch, courtesy of
GSP architekten; fabrication of Corian® by Hasenkopf.
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) is a solid surfaces manufacturer that inspires creative design. DuPont is not in the business
of architecture, engineering, or performing installations. As such, we do not approve or disapprove any applications' final drawings or installation,
nor assume any liability for such. Any and all liability for a final design rests solely with the architect, designer, and/or the building owner.