Contemporary Building Products

Building Products for Creating Contemporary Architecture

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Sioo:x wood protection

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Founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1998 Sioo:x offers natural and sustainable wood protection using silicon technology. The product gives a beautiful long lasting natural surface and a even weathered appearance which allows the timber to blend into its environment.  Sioo:x

Vision 2017 Exhibition Olympia London

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6-7 June 2017

Vision 2017, the built environment event, is aimed at architects, designers, specifiers and their clients and focuses on products, materials, trends and technology across the market. Key partnerships include the RIBA, BRE, New London Architecture and the London Festival of Architecture. Vision London

The Rooflight Company’s Conservation Rooflight

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The original Conservation Rooflight® range replicates the original Victorian cast iron roof window, with its slim lines and low profile, whilst benefiting from the latest technological advances in thermal performance. Shown above at the Studio on The Green in Little Loughton, Buckinghamshire, a project that meets the PassivHaus standard. The rooflights met the highest standards of air tightness, and for this project they were also triple glazed and contained a bespoke heat reflective glass. The Rooflight Company

Crittall Corporate 2000 windows

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The Corporate 2000 is a redesign of the traditional hot rolled steel window, retaining the slender styling characteristic of steel fenestration. The slim line rigidity of steel sections allows the design of flat coupling  with no protruding mullion or transoms in most cases. Hot dip galvanised for durability, and in house Duralife® polyester powder coated provides exceptional performance and minimal maintenance during the service life. Crittall

SieMatic Urban 29 kitchen

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The city was the inspiration for SieMatic’s URBAN design theme to debut at the 2015 LivingKitchen exhibition in Cologne, Germany. The theme’s signature element is the SieMatic 29 kitchen sideboard, a freestanding unit. SieMatic, a family business founded in 1929, have been driven by the idea to develop exemplary kitchens. SieMatic

Kast Fox concrete basin

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The Kast Fox A4 is a compact concrete basin, with a side vanity area and an optional surface-mounted tap. Each basin is made to order at their factory in the UK, allowing customisation. Concrete combines the organic characteristics of natural stone with the ability to be cast into any shape. It can be manufactured with a vast spectrum of finishes using tints and precision blends of admixtures. The Kast series of concrete hand-wash basins have been designed to make the most of these properties. Kast

BetteArt Monolith floor standing basin

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The Monolith in the BetteArt series is designed to look like a sculpture in the room. The shapes of the exterior and interior walls of the free-standing washbasin have been fused together to create a seamless design with extremely narrow sides. Bette is a German family-run company that has been producing premium architectural bathroom components from steel-titanium alloy enamelled with purely natural materials since 1952. They use a thermoforming process that allows them to create flowing shapes with extraordinary craftsmanship and precision. Bette

Gio Ponti Lama L door handle for Olivari

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Since 1911 Olivari has been manufacturing handles at its own factories in Italy where the entire production process takes place. Starting with brass billets, the handles are forged, milled, polished, buffed, chrome-plated and hallmarked with a laser. Olivari has attained ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications. The Lama door handle was designed by Gio Pont Italian architect, designer and founder of Domus magazine.  Olivari

Agape Cuna bath by Patricia Urquiola

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Established in 1973 by the Benedini family in Verona and subsequently relocated to Mantua, Agape owes much of its aesthetics, innovation and passion to its crucial geographical position between Milan, Veneto and Emilia. The Cuna bathtub is the result of a thorough knowledge of materials and production processes. Cuna features thermoformed Solid Surface and tubular stainles steel structure. This small and compact bathtub displays its structure emphasising its delicately rounded shapes, and is available in different combinations of external surfaces and structure finishings. Agape

Dada Patricia Urquiola kitchen

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Vincent Van Duysen reinterprets the recessed handle detail, working on the contrast between the slim side and end units, and the considerable thickness of the worktops. The kitchens feature stone sink bowls, large pull-out trays, open-ended drawers and undertop trolleys. An aluminium load-bearing structure allows compositions completely suspended from the floor. Dada

Mutino Pico ceramics by Ronon & Erwan Bouroullec

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Pico comes in three different base colours made of special mixtures that give the surfaces an effect of surprising depth and sensuality when touched. They are then embellished in delicate tones with natural finishing. The collection is suitable for public spaces, such as airports and restaurants, as well as domestic internal or external environments. Mutina

Grass Nova Pro Scala drawer system

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The Grass Nova Pro Scala,  based on the Nova Pro system, is a double wall drawer system that uses striking lines, right angles and small radii to give the drawer sides a timeless, technical and functional look. A specially developed high-tech fluid enables the closing movement to feel gentler and more uniform that ever before. Grass

Gaggenau stainless steel oven revised for 333rd anniversary

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The 90 cm wide EB 333 oven is the icon of Gaggenau. Recently revised in celebration of Gaggenau’s 333rd anniversary, it remains true to the original. A single sheet of 3mm stainless steel forms the door panel. The 20 kg door opens and soft-closes with deceptive ease. The EB 333’s new TFT touch display is designed to make cooking intuitive to inspire a new generation of private chefs. Gaggenau

Optiima windows at Element Architecten’s project in Ghent

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OTIIMA provides a unique combination of high-technology minimal aluminium frames, incorporated with the best freestanding glass, exceptional binding polyamides and a special multiple-lock system. Offering glazed surfaces up to 36 sq m, 20mm slim profiles, Class E1050 water tightness and sound insulation up to Rw = 37bB. Optiima Windows

Vitrocsa Turntable sliding doors slide around corners

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Turntable is the latest product developed by Vitrocsa. Sliding glass panels are designed to slide around corners and are developed to optimise space by completely removing panels from view. Panels can freely slide independently of one another and around any number of corners allowing architects to design a massive opening with maximum views. Vitrocsa

Salvatori Stiletto Basin in Bianco Carrara

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A practical and simple to install basin, Stiletto utilises their revolutionary concept which Salvatori calls Plug & Play. No carpenters, no stone cutters involved, and it comes ready for a plumber to install with the minimum of fuss, thereby reducing time, cost and the stress of coordinating tradespeople. Taps can be deck or wall-mounted according to preference. Salvatori

Armani Roca wellness shower area

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In this space, the daily act of showering is transformed into a deeply sensual experience. A single control with a thermostatic mixer enables the use of the different options of the shower stream: it is possible to enjoy a rain shower from the ceiling or a cascade spout, swivelling jets or a handheld shower. Armani / Roca

Laufen Val bathroom collection by Konstantin Grcic

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The design potential of LAUFEN’s SaphirKeramik reveals itself in the new bathroom collection Val, designed for the Swiss bathroom specialist by star designer Konstantin Grcic from Munich. Simple architectural lines, extremely narrow edges and fine surface structures make the washbasins of this collection globally unique. The Val range includes washbasins, washbasin bowls, trays, bathtubs and new bathroom furniture from the Space collection. Laufen

UP&DOWN Tap by CEA

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The UP&DOWN TAP received the 2016 edition iF Design Award. The UP & DOWN TAP reconsiders traditional water delivery of the spout. With a simple rotation movement, it is possible to fully open it or reduce it into a “fountain”, to perform simple actions that require a little water, such as drinking and teeth brushing. Made of stainless steel and  TECHNOGEL®,  a material with an unique “soft touch” feature and available in three colours: matt silk gray, translucent anthracite gray and matt black. CEA

Rimardesio Graphis Plus sliding doors

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Graphis Plus sliding doors are designed by Giuseppe Bavuso. The system features a design with panels entirely made of lacquered glass and a minimum-thickness aluminium structural profile. The purity of glass is enhanced by large surfaces defined by basic geometry. The Graphis Plus system is made to order and characterised by a recessed metal handle with a lacquered glass insert that matches the panel. Rimadesio

Vincent Van Duysen’s Bauhaus lighting for Flos

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The Infra-Structure collection is Vincent Van Duysen’s reinterpretation of a typical Bauhaus design language. It exposes a tubular structure with an industrial aesthetic, creating a network of light within the space. The wide range of directional LED luminaries and pendants for ambient lighting offers solutions for multiple applications and contexts. The collection is composed of a 24V track using the Flos exclusive magnetic technology for power distribution and luminaries installation. It is surface mounted as a grid with endless possible combinations by placing single or multiple parallel modular lines. Flos

Zucchetti Savoy taps

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Zucchetti Savoy taps are unique in their versatility and customisation possibilities. Options include matt black, chrome, with top surfaces in burgundy, ocean blue, bottle green. Cylindrical handle can be in varnished lacquer or chrome and even incorporate logos. Zucchini was in founded Valduggia, Italy in 1929 by Alfredo Zucchetti. Zucchetti

Little Greene paint

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Little Greene paint dates back to 1773, making paint and dye solutions on the outskirts of Manchester. High pigment levels provide a depth of colour with character and definition. Collaborative research has led to the creation of the English Heritage Colours. Little Greene