This post explains how you can have an incredible-looking porcelain panel faรงade with three simple design strategies. Look, we get it! Learning about pricing and material costs isnโt sexy. But by learning how to reduce your faรงade costs with porcelain rainscreen, youโll get the best cladding material from a technical standpoint. As a result, your… Continue reading Weโve Been Helping US Architects Reduce Exterior Porcelain Faรงade Costs For 8+ Years. Here are the 3 Fastest Ways You Can Save Your Budget and Keep Your Design Vision Intact
Earthquake-Resistant Facades: Are Strong Porcelain Panels Right for Your Best Designs?
Why should you know about earthquake-resistant facades when specifying exterior porcelain panels? On January 17, 1994, at 4:30 AM in the San Fernando Valley in California, the Northridge earthquake occurred for 10 โ 20 seconds. For those whoโve never experienced an earthquake, 10 to 20 seconds doesnโt sound very long. Here are some figures to… Continue reading Earthquake-Resistant Facades: Are Strong Porcelain Panels Right for Your Best Designs?
July & August are Architecture Touring Season in New Yorkย
In her song, New York, New York, Liza Minelli (or Sinatra, or anyone else who sings it) called New York the city that doesnโt sleep. The song also says, โIf I can make it there, Iโll make it practically anywhereโฆโ You got that right, pal! And the same goes for New York architecture. If a… Continue reading July & August are Architecture Touring Season in New Yorkย
Porcelanosaโs KRION Solid Surface Material Takes Center Stage in Krueck Sexton Partnersโ Award-Winning CME Center
The CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) Center Lobby project in Chicago, IL was designed by Krueck Sexton Partners. The project was recently recognized by the jury as the winning entry for Commercial Interiors in Architizerโs 10th Annual A+ Awards. Luke Haas at Krueck Sexton Partners pointed out this adds to the projectโs growing number of awards,… Continue reading Porcelanosaโs KRION Solid Surface Material Takes Center Stage in Krueck Sexton Partnersโ Award-Winning CME Center
PROJECT STORY – How Porcelanosa Facades helped Arquitectonica customize a stunning Manhattan Passive House high-rise :CONVIVIUM Luxury Apartments
Location: Manhattan, New York Architect: Arquitectonica Building Typologies: New Build; High-Rise; Multi-Family Year Constructed: 2019 Building Size: 144,000 SF, 22 stories Porcelain Cladding Used: 18,221 SF Colors: Custom Light Grey and Dark Grey Background Convivium is a residential, high-rise on Manhattanโs Upper East Side, with about 140 apartments. Over 45% of those units have outdoor… Continue reading PROJECT STORY – How Porcelanosa Facades helped Arquitectonica customize a stunning Manhattan Passive House high-rise :CONVIVIUM Luxury Apartments
Letโs celebrate! The results are in from the first annual PIPA. Keep on readingโฆ
Today, weโre going to break from our typical newsletter format to share the details of Porcelanosaโs first International Project Awards. Donโt worry, weโll get back to sharing feature projects in our next newsletter. That said, letโs jump in and share the details of this exciting event, and maybe even how you can be a part… Continue reading Letโs celebrate! The results are in from the first annual PIPA. Keep on readingโฆ
โDang It! I Just found out my engineers want to poke holes through my porcelain cladding. What do I do?โ
Pro Design Tip: Coordinate your exterior panel designs early and often with your mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineers. Specifically, you want to make sure you know where theyโll have pipes, lights, louvers, and outlets on the outside of your building. And you want them to know where positioning and location of those penetrations is crucial to your design. That… Continue reading โDang It! I Just found out my engineers want to poke holes through my porcelain cladding. What do I do?โ
The Mead School
Location: North Stamford, Connecticut Architect: Crown Architecture and Consulting Building Typologies: Education; Renovation Year Constructed: 2016 Porcelain Cladding Used: 2,500 SF Colors: XLight Concrete Black (Concrete Series) Hereโs a link to see more images and details about this renovation project to this school of creative learning once attended by Jim Hensonโs children. Hereโs what the architect… Continue reading The Mead School
Exterior Porcelain Cladding: Important questions to consider Part 3 / Application & Use
In our last two newsletters, you saw the first seven essential questions you need to ask and answer while youโre choosing the cladding materials for your projectโs appearance, and to make sure it fits within your client’s budget: To help your design decision-making process, weโve developed a Design Guide to give you a step-by-step system. To… Continue reading Exterior Porcelain Cladding: Important questions to consider Part 3 / Application & Use
Another Hidden Reason Porcelain is the Best Material for Your Faรงade Design
To be clear, weโre not talking about ceramic tile. Or interior porcelain tile. Weโre talking about technical porcelain. We fire your exterior porcelain cladding panels so they absorb less than 0.1% of water. Making them virtually impervious to moisture. Compare that to industry standards for other tiles (water absorption rates): Porcelain: โค 0.5% (which is… Continue reading Another Hidden Reason Porcelain is the Best Material for Your Faรงade Design