case studies

Health care professionals training area at the University of Barcelona (UB) Health Science Campus in Bellvitge enables study and research to be carried out with comfort thanks to the latticeworks conceived by the prestigious architecture company Pinearq. The latticeworks protect the spaces from the Mediterranean sun while allowing the light to pass through the facade’s design and the techno-surface DuPont™ Corian(r).
For the architecture company Pinearq, managed by Albert de (...)

Architectural practice USE has created a distinctive new residential building in an area of London experiencing significant regeneration. Standing proud and pristine, in contemporary juxtaposition to the Victorian railway arches of London Fields, Mentmore Terrace makes an impressive addition to the local landscape – and has delighted its neighbours, according to the architect, by gently reflecting the light with its smooth, pale and elegant finish.
Architect Jo Hagan, who has been keenly (...)

A waterfront designer villa in the Dutch municipality of Westland has recently been given a timeless elegance thanks to a high-tech façade covering using DuPont™Corian(r) in the colour Cameo White.
Resistant to moisture and the weather
As architect Koen Olthuis from Waterstudio.NL in Rijswijk explains: ‘Building at a waterfront means special building requirements and DuPont™Corian(r) is the ideal solution for these difficult conditions. After a time, stucco work always (...)

The « 4 soleils » building... an emblematic spot of Val-de-Reuil, the youngest town in France. For this heavy rehabilitation project, the cityhall of Val-de-Reuil wanted an original and innovative facade aspect, from an aesthetical and technical point of view alike. The using of DuPont™ Corian(r) high tech surface, commonly used in pharmaceutical laboratories, is not only a wink to the importance of this activity in Val-de-Reuil, but also a technologic achievement which had never (...)

DuPont™ Corian(r), which is known with its ease of use and aesthetic stance in the construction, was used Palitra Residence built in Baku, Azerbaijan. DuPont™ Corian(r) was chosen for the façade application as an innovative material. Elegance and functionality of the material provide a pure beauty and convenience to the residence. The project consists of 26 flats in 42,000 m2 in total. Palitra Residence is designed by architect Ilgar Baylarov and its first 4 floors are offices (...)

DuPont™ Corian(r) has been used in their new facades providing luminosity and freshness to the building. In the renovation the resistance and durability of the techno-surface have played an important role as it will have to endure the “mascletás” and fireworks that take place at this plaza during the San Juan festivities, as well as the lightness of the material that has allowed it to be easily assembled over the existing structure.
DuPont™ Corian(r) cladding in Glacier White (...)

Discreet from street level behind an 1860 North London house sits a spectacular new extension designed by Stirling Prize winning Alison Brooks Architects. An angular projection of dynamic shapes and planes, the structure is distinguished not only by its creative vision, but also by the use of DuPont™ Corian(r) high-tech surface to form a striking rain screen façade.
A jigsaw of geometric elements, these sleek panels of DuPont™ Corian(r) clad the exterior of the addition, (...)

After the successful 2011, the Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel celebrated this new season opening party on the 26th of May. And it did it with DuPont™ Corian(r). The techno-surface was chosen to become part of several areas of this trendy place. From the main façade to the club’s cocktails bars all through to the pool’s décor, DuPont™ Corian(r) dresses up the hotel’s days and nights.
The façade on the main entrance is very special as it is backlighted thanks to the specific (...)

A precious cladding solution for a diamond-shaped home
In a residential area of Zagreb, Croatia, a new luxury villa of postmodern style is capturing attention due to its asymmetric shape and its astonishing white cladding made entirely in DuPont™ Corian(r) solid surface. Conceived by Croatian architectural practice DVA Arhitekta, the villa reinterprets the original size and shape of the owner’s former home. The new building is also protected from moisture and weathering agents by (...)

Technological innovation in architecture - DuPont™ Corian(r) exterior cladding for a spectacular residence near Lisbon
In a luxurious and exclusive setting, the use of DuPont™ Corian(r) solid surface exterior cladding for a private residential project near Lisbon gives the façade a starring role in the architectural design, adding a unique mix of character and personality to the structure. Once again, an architect has abandoned the use of traditional materials and adopted (...)