case studies

Creativity of architects, imagination of children, plus high-tech materials combine to create a children’s playground in the Netherlands
In Utrecht, The Netherlands, a new playground pavilion highlights the many exterior cladding attributes of DuPont™ Corian(r) solid surface. As part of the Anansi playground in Kanaleneiland, the structure features gentle fairytale-style decorations engraved into the surface, whose themes were selected by the children living in the surrounding area. (…)

Technical solutions for architecture: innovative sun screen cladding with DuPont™ Corian(r) solid surface
For the new headquarters of Modula, an Italian company specialising in the fabrication of DuPont™ Corian(r) in Corridonia, architects Mario Montalboddi and Michele De Angelis designed an innovative sun screen cladding using DuPont™ Corian(r) solid surface, a high-performance architecture and design material. The sun screen consists of 266 panels of white Corian(r). (…)

Whether a new construction or a renovation, the most important architectural projects are always those where the detail is the main character. Bringing a major building in Madrid’s financial and business centre back to life, the designers have decorated every last detail of the façade, and part of the interior.
The project includes both a renovation of the building’s exterior façade, from the ground floor to the roof top, and a redesign of the building’s interior where new cladding (…)

Currently, Corian(r) is the only category of solid surfaces to have received a technical evaluation CSTB (no. 02/11 1472) for its facade work. It has also obtained European Technical Approval (ETA-13/0377) and a seismic additive is in the final stages of processing at the CSTB.
Resembling a sleek white ocean liner, the new Regional Environmental City building makes a striking impression at 90 avenue du Général Leclerc in Pantin. The building is much more than beautiful, however. The (…)

Taking the place of a run-down office building in the heart of the City of London, the striking new “Motel One” building by “Mackay + Partners” features ground-breaking use of DuPont™ Corian® high-tech surface as an illuminated façade.

Juillet 2017 - Microsoft. Tout est dans le nom. Pour le nouveau siège allemand de l’entreprise au nord de Munich, les énormes panneaux en Corian® ressemblent à des fenêtres gigantesques qui s’ouvrent sur le paysage environnant. Ouvert en octobre 2016, ce bâtiment intègre tous les critères que Microsoft attend des espaces de travail : l’ouverture et la flexibilité.