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Viroc® Cement Bonded Particle Board
V-urban® Cement Bonded Particle Board
Viroc ist eine Verbundplatte, die aus einer Mischung aus Holzpartikeln und Zement besteht und als zementgebundene Spanplatte (CBPB – Cement Bonded Particle Board) bezeichnet wird.
Sie kombiniert die Flexibilität von Holz mit der Widerstandsfähigkeit und Haltbarkeit von Zement, wodurch ein breites Spektrum von Anwendungen sowohl in Innen- als auch Außenbereichen ermöglicht wird.
Die Herstellung des Viroc-Panels entspricht den Spezifikationen der Normen EN 634 und EN 13986 mit einem CE-Kennzeichnungszertifikat.
Die Viroc-Platte weist ein heterogenes Aussehen mit unterschiedlichen, zufällig verteilten Farbtönen auf, die sich aus den natürlichen Farben der verwendeten Rohstoffe und der chemischen Reaktionen ergeben. Es können Farbtonunterschiede auf der gleichen Seite, zwischen den Seiten der gleichen Platte oder zwischen verschiedenen Produktionen auftreten.
V-urban® Cement Bonded Particle Board
Die Platte V-Urban ist eine Viroc-Platte mit lackierter Oberfläche, die zur Anbringung an hinterlüfteten Fassaden bestimmt ist. Sie verfügt über eine QB-Zertifizierung (Qualité pour le Bâtiment – Qualität im Bauwesen) und hat ein vom CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment – Wissenschaftliches und technisches Zentrum für Bauwesen) ausgestelltes allgemeines bauaufsichtliches Zulassungsdokument (Avis Technique).
Produktsortiment
Die Viroc-Platte wird in verschiedenen Farben, Dicken und Abmessungen hergestellt. Weitere Informationen entnehmen Technisches Datenblatt Viroc.
Schwarz | Grau
Dicken und Abmessugen
Dicken Viroc (mm): 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22
Abmessugen Viroc Geschliffen* (mm): 2600 x 1250 | 3000 x 1250
Weiss | Beige | Gleb | Rot
Dicken und Abmessugen
Dicken Viroc (mm): 12
Abmessugen (mm): 2600 x 1250 | 3000 x 1250
| Farben | Produkt ansehen |  Dicke (MM) |  Größe (MM) | Beispielbestellung | |
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| Schwarz NG |  | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 2600x1250 | 3000x1250 | ||
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| Grau CZ |  | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 2600x1250 | 3000x1250 | ||
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| Weiß BR |  | 12 | 2600x1250 | 3000x1250 | ||
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| Beige AC |  | 12 | 2600x1250 | 3000x1250 | ||
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| Gelb AB |  | 12 | 2600x1250 | 3000x1250 | ||
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| Rot VM |  | 12 | 2600x1250 | 3000x1250 | ||
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Die Dicken 25, 28 und 32 mm von Viroc Black und Grey sind auf Anfrage erhältlich. Andere Abmessungen auf Anfrage. FSC® / PEFC™ auf Anfrage.
Geschliffen/Kalibriert
Bei Bedarf können die Platten geschliffen/kalibriert geliefert werden. Die Kalibrierung der Platte besteht darin, die Oberflächen mit einem groben Schleifpapier aufzurauen, um die Abweichung der Dicke zu minimieren, insbesondere dann, wenn dieser Boden als Unterboden verwendet wird und die Beschichtung eine dünne Schicht wie ein Linoleum- oder Vinylgewebe ist.
Nach dem Schleifen sind Holzpartikel auf den Oberflächen sichtbar. Die geschliffene Platte hat keine dekorativen Merkmale, die sichtbar bleiben.
Lagerung
Die transportfertigen Platten werden ab Werk mit einer undurchlässigen Plastikfolie geschützt. Die Seitenränder werden mit Karton in L-Form geschützt, einschließlich der, die in Kontakt mit den Bändern des Verpackungssystems sind. Der Schutz dieser Kanten muss bis zum Einbau der Platten beibehalten werden.
Die Viroc-Platten müssen in einem überdachten Bereich, mit ebenem und horizontalem Untergrund, gelagert werden, geschützt vor Sonnenlicht und Regen. Die Paletten werden auf Stützen mit ausreichender Höhe (≥8 cm) abgesetzt, um den leichten Zugang mit einem Gabelstapler zu ermöglichen. Der maximale Abstand zwischen den Stützen darf nicht höher als 80 cm sein und der maximale Abstand zwischen der ersten Stütze und der Oberseite der Palette darf 210 mm nicht überschreiten.
Wenn die Paletten übereinander gestapelt werden, müssen alle Stützunterlagen vertikal ausgerichtet sein, um Verformungen zu vermeiden.
Eine Stapelung bis zu 6 Paletten mit einer Höhe von maximal 4 Metern ist erlaubt.
Handhabung
Sofern es möglich ist, muss die Handhabung der Platten mithilfe geeigneter Geräte ausgeführt werden, wie zum Beispiel mit Gabelstaplern oder Plattenhebern.
Falls die Platten per Hand transportiert werden müssen, muss jede Platte einzeln in vertikaler Position getragen werden, damit diese eben bleibt und sich nicht verformt.
Die Platten sind schwer, sodass ihre manuelle Handhabung nicht durchgeführt werden darf, ohne dass eine ausreichende Anzahl an Personen vorhanden ist.
Es müssen die bewährten Praktiken für die manuelle Handhabung von Lasten befolgt werden, mithilfe der geeigneten persönlichen Schutzausrüstungen und entsprechend den gesetzlichen europäischen Sicherheits- und Gesundheitsvorschriften, Osha.Europa.eu (Factsheet 73).
Akklimatisierung
Die Platten haben ab Werk eine Feuchtigkeit zwischen 6 und 12 % und bleiben bei einer Temperatur von 15 bis 25 ºC im Gleichgewicht, mit einer relativen Luftfeuchtigkeit von 60 bis 80 %.
Um die geeigneten Einbaubedingungen sicherzustellen, muss die Platte den Temperatur- und Feuchtigkeitsbedingungen des Einbauorts angepasst werden. Dafür müssen die Bänder, welche die Paletten umschließen, durchgeschnitten und die Plastikschutzfolie entfernt werden. Die Platten müssen mindestens 72 Stunden vor dem Einbau am Einbauort verweilen, damit sie sich dort akklimatisieren können.
Während der Akklimatisierung können sich die Platten, die sich oben auf den Paletten befinden, deren Bänder bereits entfernt wurden, wölben, wobei sie eine nach oben ausgerichtete Vertiefung bilden. Dieses Phänomen ist natürlich und geschieht aufgrund des unterschiedlichen Feuchtigkeitsverlustes zwischen den zwei Oberflächen. Jedoch ist dieser Prozess wieder umkehrbar. Die Platte wird wieder eben, wenn sie mit der Unterseite nach oben umgedreht wird. Die gleiche Wirkung wird erreicht, wenn die konkave Seite (Oberfläche nach oben gerichtet) mit Wasser befeuchtet wird.
Schnitt, Bohrung und maschinelle Bearbeitung
Die Platten können mit elektrischen Werkzeugen oder mit Luftdruckwerkzeugen, die normalerweise in Schreinereien oder Tischlereien verwendet werden, geschnitten, gebohrt und maschinell bearbeitet werden. Der Schnitt, die Bohrung oder maschinelle Bearbeitung der Viroc- und U-Urban-Platten setzt Staub frei, der Spuren von Siliziumdioxid enthalten kann; dies ist ein Stoff, der im Zement enthalten ist, sodass die geeignete Schutzausrüstung wie Maske, Handschuhe, Brille usw., getragen werden muss.
Schnitt
Der Schnitt der Viroc-Platten muss mit einer Kreissäge mit einem Hartmetall-Kreissägeblatt mit hoher Verschleißbeständigkeit (Wolfram) oder mit einem Diamantsägeblatt durchgeführt werden (siehe Abb. 1.7). Um mehrere Schnitte durchzuführen oder Platten mit einer Dicke von 19 mm oder mehr zu schneiden, muss ein horizontaler Schneidetisch verwendet werden. Der Schneidetisch wird die Arbeit rentabler machen
Bohrung
Die Bohrung muss mit einer Bohrmaschine im Modus „ohne Schlag“ mithilfe von HSS-Bohrern (High Speed Steel) durchgeführt werden, die zum Bohren von Metall geeignet sind.
Maschinelle Bearbeitung der Kanten
Die einfache maschinelle Bearbeitung der Kanten kann auf der Baustelle mithilfe einer tragbaren Fräsmaschine durchgeführt werden.
Unter Verwendung der richtigen Fräsen können Kanten bearbeitet werden mit: Fase, Abrundung, Einkerbung usw.
Die Kanten der Platten können mit im Werk hergestellten Einkerbungen, Nut-Feder oder Überlappungsverbindung geliefert werden.
Fassaden
Die Platte Viroc kann im Außenbereich, insbesondere in hinterlüfteten Fassaden, eingesetzt werden und ist aufgrund ihrer unbestreitbaren Vorteile der Wärmedämmung und Robustheit die ideale Lösung für Außenverkleidungen.
Die Mindestdicke der Platte für die Anwendung an Fassaden beträgt 12 mm.
Es wird empfohlen, die Platte durch Auftragen von Farbe oder Lack zu schützen.
Bodenbeläge
Der Bau von konstruktiven Böden oder Fußbodenbelägen ist eine weitere mögliche Anwendung der Viroc-Platten.
Sie wird häufig bei der Renovierung alter Gebäude als Ersatz für den traditionellen Holzboden verwendet, der sich bei Anwesenheit von Wasser in den Bereichen der Sanitäranlagen, Küchen und in den Verbindungsbereichen zu den Fassadenwänden zersetzt.
Sie kann als Belag und Veredelung von bestehenden Böden verwendet werden.
Die Mindestdicke der Platten, die für konstruktive Bodenbeläge verwendet werden, beträgt 19 mm.
Bei Verwendung als Belag, ohne konstruktive Funktion und auf einer bestehenden Oberfläche aufliegend, beträgt die empfohlene Dicke 12 mm.
Bei der Verlegung auf Fußböden ist auf die Belastungen zu achten, denen die Viroc-Platte ausgesetzt sein wird, da ihre Festigkeit von der Plattendicke und dem Abstand zwischen den Stützbalken abhängt.
Es wird empfohlen, Farben oder Lacke aufzutragen, die für Böden mit einer guten Verschleißfestigkeit geeignet sind.
Wände
Die Platte Viroc eignet sich auch für den Bau von Trennwänden.
Bei der Anwendung im Freien sind die gleichen Regeln wie bei hinterlüfteten Fassaden zu beachten.
Diese Anwendung wird durch die Eigenschaften der Platte hinsichtlich des visuellen Aspekts, der mechanischen Festigkeit, der Schalldämmung, der Feuerbeständigkeit und der Dauerhaftigkeit verbessert.
Sie ist eine bevorzugte Wahl in Hotelzimmern oder Kinos, in denen die akustische Beständigkeit gegen Luftschall und die Feuerbeständigkeit die Kriterien sind, die den abzutrennenden Raum definieren. Die Feuchträume in Innenbereichen sind aufgrund der Beständigkeit der Platte Viroc gegen Feuchtigkeit ebenfalls ideale Bereiche für ihren Einsatz, wie z.B. die Anwendung in Schwimmbadkomplexen, Umkleideräumen und Sanitäranlagen.
Die Platte Viroc kann auch als Beschichtung und Verkleidung bestehender Wände, sowohl innen als auch außen, verwendet werden.
Die Mindestdicke der Viroc-Platten, die bei Innenwänden in trockenen Räumen verwendet werden, beträgt 10 mm und 12 mm für Anwendungen in Innen- oder Außennassbereichen.
In Nassbereichen empfiehlt es sich, Farbe oder Lack aufzutragen.
Küchen
In Küchen kann Viroc bei Arbeitsplatten, Wänden, Möbeln, Böden, Decken verwendet werden, wobei immer zu berücksichtigen ist, dass sie lackiert werden muss, da es sich um einen feuchten Bereich mit Fettansammlung handelt.
Sie ist ideal für Renovierungen und Umbauten, ersetzt oder erneuert Materialien im Raum.
Sie ist von Natur aus wasserabweisend und verhindert die Ausbreitung des Feuers.
Decken
Die Platte Viroc wird aufgrund ihrer Ästhetik und Langlebigkeit auch in Zwischendecken im Innen- und Außenbereich eingesetzt.
Bei der Anbringung von Zwischendecken sind sowohl im Innen- als auch im Außenbereich offene Fugen zwischen den Platten vorzusehen.
Die Mindestdicke der Viroc-Platten, die für Innendecken in Trockenbereichen verwendet werden, beträgt 10 mm und 12 mm in Nassbereichen, egal ob innen oder außen.
In Nassbereichen empfiehlt es sich, Farbe oder Lack aufzutragen.
Aufgrund ihrer mechanischen Festigkeit, ihrer Luftschalldämmmaßes, ihres Wärmewiderstandes und ihrer Feuchtigkeitsbeständigkeit eignet sie sich auch zur Unterstützung von Dachverkleidungen.
Möbel
Die Platte Viroc kann bei Innen- und Außenmöbeln verwendet werden.
Es handelt sich um eine wasserabweisende Platte, die jedoch, wenn sie im Außenbereich oder in Nassbereichen verwendet wird, lackiert werden muss.
Aufgrund ihrer hohen Belastbarkeit ermöglicht sie dauerhafte Lösungen.
Design
Aufgrund ihrer bekannten Vielseitigkeit wird die Platte Viroc auch für Möbel, Treppen, Trennwände, Türen, Arbeitsplatten und andere dekorative und detaillierte Elemente in der Architektur verwendet.
Die Möglichkeiten sind unzählig.
Verlorene Schalungen
Die Viroc-Platte ist aufgrund ihrer Widerstandsfähigkeit und Dauerhaftigkeit ein Produkt mit hervorragender Leistung bei der Anwendung als verlorene Schalung. Um den Abfall zu minimieren, sollte die Platte auf ihre größte Abmessung zugeschnitten werden, sodass 1250 mm lange Platten mit der gewünschten Breite entstehen.
Die Breite der Platten der verlorenen Schalung wird durch den Abstand zwischen den Trägern, ob aus Metall oder Stahlbeton, zuzüglich 5 cm für jede Seite, Mindeststützmaß auf den Trägern, bestimmt.
Bäden
In den sanitären Anlagen kann Viroc bei Arbeitsplatten, Wänden, Möbeln, Böden, Decken verwendet werden, wobei immer zu berücksichtigen ist, dass sie lackiert werden muss, da es sich um einen feuchten Bereich mit Fettansammlung handelt.
Da sie standardmäßig wasserabweisend ist, können Sie sie sogar um eine Duschwanne anbringen; eine elegante Option, die allen Installationsstandards entsprechen muss, um künftige Probleme zu vermeiden.
Sie ist ideal für Renovierungen und Umbauten, ersetzt oder erneuert Materialien im Raum.
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eigenschaften
Nicht toxisch
Schalldämmend
Lastbeständig
Einfacher Einbau
Es ist pilzbeständig
Es ist schlagfest
Feuerbeständig
Termitenresistent
Wärmeisolierend
Feuchtigkeitsbeständig
Es ist frostbeständig
Haltbarkeit
eigenschaften
Nicht toxisch
Schalldämmend
Lastbeständig
Einfacher Einbau
Es ist pilzbeständig
Es ist schlagfest
Feuerbeständig
Termitenresistent
Wärmeisolierend
Feuchtigkeitsbeständig
Es ist frostbeständig
Haltbarkeit
Oberflächenausführungen
Die Viroc-Platte wird roh, ohne Oberflächenbehandlung geliefert. Die Oberflächen weisen einige Unregelmäßigkeiten und Unvollkommenheiten auf, wie z.B. kleine Verkrustungen, Flecken, Kratzer und Salze aus chemischen Reaktionen.
Viroc empfiehlt, die Viroc-Platte mit einem Lack zu versehen, damit sie geschützt ist und ihre Reinigung und Instandhaltung erleichtert wird.
Arten von Verarbeitungen
Das Auftragen eines Lacks auf die Viroc-Platte hat den Zweck, sie vor den schädlichen Umweltauswirkungen, wie z.B. Sonneneinstrahlung und schlechtes Wetter, zu schützen, die Haltbarkeit zu erhöhen, die Reinigung zu erleichtern und ihr Aussehen im Laufe der Zeit zu erhalten.
Das Auftragen eines Lacks kann den Farbton der natürlichen Farbe der Viroc-Platte verändern und verleiht ihr ein „nasses“ Aussehen mit einem gewissen Glanz. Bevor die Platten lackiert werden, müssen die Oberflächen vollständig sauber und trocken, frei von Fett, Staub oder Oberflächensalzen sein. Die Oberflächen müssen durch Polieren mit einer Reinigungsscheibe oder alternativ durch Schleifen der Oberfläche mit feinem Schleifpapier der Körnung 120 oder höher gereinigt werden.
Es gibt keine spezifischen Farben und Lacke, die auf Viroc aufgetragen werden müssen. Die Platte hat eine oberflächliche Alkalinität (pH) von 11 bis 13, sodass normalerweise die Farben und Lacke, die gleichzeitig für Beton- und Holzoberflächen geeignet sind, die besten Ergebnisse erzielen, wenn sie auf die Viroc-Platte aufgetragen werden.
Lösemittelbasierte Acrylharzfarben und -lacke haben die beste Leistung gezeigt. Acrylharzlacke auf Wasserbasis sind diejenigen, die die ursprüngliche Plattenfarbe am wenigsten verändern.
Zusätzlich zu den oben genannten Eigenschaften müssen die Farben und Lacke für ihren Verwendungszweck geeignet sein. Wenn es sich beispielsweise um eine Außenfassade handelt, muss die Farbe/Lackierung für die Verwendung an Außenwänden geeignet sein; wenn es sich um einen Innenfußboden handelt, muss die Farbe/Lackierung eine Härte und Widerstandsfähigkeit aufweisen, die für die Verwendung auf Fußböden geeignet ist.
Die Verwendung von Viroc-Platten auf Küchenarbeitsplatten und in Duschkabinen sollte mit einer Farbe/Lackierung geschützt werden, die sich bei ständigem Kontakt mit Wasser nicht verschlechtert.
Im Allgemeinen sind die Lacke leicht aufzutragen, aber es ist sehr wichtig zu berücksichtigen, dass der Auftrag kontinuierlich und konstant sein muss, um die Einheitlichkeit der Plattenoberfläche zu gewährleisten und um sicherzustellen, dass die Oberfläche nicht fleckig wird und verschiedene Farbtöne aufweist. Die Farbe oder der Lack muss immer auf beiden Seiten und auf den Oberseiten der Platten aufgebracht werden, wobei die vom Hersteller bereitgestellten Anwendungsverfahren immer bei den empfohlenen Schichten eingehalten werden müssen.
Geschliffen/Kalibriert
Bei Bedarf können die Platten geschliffen/kalibriert geliefert werden. Die Kalibrierung der Platte besteht darin, die Oberflächen mit einem groben Schleifpapier aufzurauen, um die Abweichung der Dicke zu minimieren, insbesondere dann, wenn dieser Boden als Unterboden verwendet wird und die Beschichtung eine dünne Schicht wie ein Linoleum- oder Vinylgewebe ist.
Nach dem Schleifen sind Holzpartikel auf den Oberflächen sichtbar. Die geschliffene Platte hat keine dekorativen Merkmale, die sichtbar bleiben.
Vorbereitung der Oberfläche
Wann immer die Platte auf Sicht angebracht werden soll, auch wenn vorgesehen ist, kein Lack aufzutragen, muss eine Reinigung/Polierung der sichtbar werdenden Oberfläche mit einer Reinigungsscheibe durchgeführt werden, um Staub, Kratzer, Schmutzpartikel und Salze zu entfernen.
Die Reinigung/Polierung verändert das natürliche Aussehen der Platte nicht, da die Flecken und Uneinheitlichkeiten bestehen bleiben, die sie charakterisieren, sowie einige Salze und Verkrustungen, die in die Oberfläche eingedrungen sind. Viroc verfügt über geeignete Reinigungsscheiben, die auf Anfrage des Kunden geliefert werden.
Vor der Behandlung der Oberflächen sollten die Platten durch Luftblasen oder vorzugsweise durch Absaugen gereinigt werden, damit sie frei von jeglicher Art von Staub sind, der die Oberflächenbehandlung beeinträchtigt.
Beispiel für die Reinigung einer vor Ort hergestellten Platte mit einem Schwingschleifer:
oberflächenausführungen
Documentos
Documentos
Andere Partner
Verkleidungen
Schrauben und Nieten
Height Extention
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Facades
Architecture: Daniel Hollegha, Brigitte Hollegha
Photograph: Pablo Casares, Hollegha Arquitetos
Location: Spain
The expansion project consisted of dismantling the roof of a three-storey building, with three apartments per floor, and replacing it with a new volume that contains the enlargement of two of the apartments on the top floor, a total of 97 m2 plus 54 m2 of terraces.
The construction was made of wood to facilitate the process and minimize weight. In fact, despite adding a floor, the total weight was reduced and thus doesn’t add load to a somewhat delicate building of the 1940ies, with a façade that is protected due to its historical value. It was possible to complete the works in 8 months and without moving the inhabitants of the 3rd floor.
The new top floor, whose shape is a result of the lighting angles required for the lower floors, contains several bright rooms with access to terraces, which add a lot of spaciousness to the apartments. All vertical façade elements are covered with Viroc panels. From the street, the extension is invisible.
MIGA
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Walls, Furniture
Architecture: SA estudio de arquitectura
Photograph: Desarrolla, SA estudio
Location: Spain
Adrián Felípez begins, in February 2016, his personal project Miga. Between old Stone walls, inside an historic building, the Galician Bistró is placed. A new establishment where the fresh local products are careful cooked into a detailed architectural design.
The aim of the project was connecting the meals and the client. As a result, the kitchen is placed at the establishment core. According to the studio’s philosophy, architecture is the art of creating new spaces, experiences, and emotions, trying to activate as much as possible all senses of its users. In this case, the architects tried to show the cooking experience. How with fresh products the chef can make wonderful meals.
The main challenge of the project was the need for different spaces along the restaurant, creating private spaces where the customer will be into a special private atmosphere. As a result, there are three spaces. Firstly, at the entrance, some high tables to take a wine and eat some meal. Secondly the dining room, a static space where enjoy leisurely Miga’s food. Finally, a private room achieve a high level of intimacy and warmth.
Lights levitate above old stone walls, a polished concrete floor and board Viroc and pine furniture. All lighting fixtures were designed by the studio and realized by local custom lighting manufacturers. A singular lighting system has been executed, designed through a wiring placed in zigzag, of which hang a total of 100 light points type led.
The outcome of the project was identical to the original vision for the space. Thanks to a very open-minded client and his ability to understand complex design concepts and his willingness to create an original restaurant of very high quality made it easier for the studio to design and carry out its original vision until the finest detail.
Partners:
Severo Rodríguez Somoza
Jorge Enríquez Méndez
Jose Manuel Soto Pedre
Tamara Parga Amado
Carlos Comendador Leirós
Minerva García Romay
Ana Lariño Pinazas
Aranzazu de Urrutia Nadal
International School of Palmela
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: facades
Architecture: Estúdio AMATAM - Manuela Tamborino, João Amaral e Rui Cardoso
Photograph: Garcês
Location: Portugal
The main challenge of this project was to explore the potential of an existing orchard, to take advantage of a space that was not usually used and make it more dynamic. Through modular construction, 2 modules were developed for the International School of Palmela that explored the possibilities of modular construction in wood and its spatial versatility.
Their implantation was carefully studied to integrate the modules between the existing trees by distributing them harmoniously through the orchard and interconnecting them by a wooden deck path that branches off to the different rooms.
In terms of materiality, the exterior of the modules is characterised using horizontal wooden slats and black Viroc with a natural finish. Viroc, given its versatility and aesthetic qualities, fitted perfectly into the concept we were looking for, not only because it presents a very interesting contrast to the wood, but mainly because of the nuances and variations it presents, very strong characteristics of a more natural material.
Raquel Hermo Beauty
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Walls, Furniture
Architecture: Studio Moai
Distributor: Maderas Acuña
Location: Spain
Combined with the natural tone of wood and the green of the vegetation, the Viroc panel complements the environment with naturalness, delicacy, and beauty. Its durability and moisture resistance make it the ideal material for environments such as shops, clinics and beauty studios.
RCA House, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Facade
Architecture: ARQ Eduardo Miguel
Location: City of Funchal, Madeira Island - Portugal
For the rehabilitation of this house located in the amphitheater of the city of Funchal, Madeira Island, it was elaborated a plan of specific changes scattered throughout the house, to improve the parameters of design, functionality, and interior comfort of the dwelling.
A garage that was transformed into a living room, a window that became the main entrance, a new swimming pool and solarium in the garden, a new garage under the garden, etc. were some of the changes that required constant attention to detail.
For the construction of the most striking element of this project, the new body of the main entrance of the house, it was decided to build a box lined on all sides with VIROC panel.
To do so, a masonry structure was built, duly waterproofed. On this structure, natural aluminum profiles of 6 cm were placed, to which 12 mm panels of natural VIROC were glued using the Bostik PanelTack system (primer + felt + mastic) and screws in the ceilings. For the finishing of the VIROC panels and respective fins it was decided to apply several coats of silicone water repellent, matt and colourless, thus enhancing the natural appearance of the raw VIROC. The tops/sides of this box were finished with stainless steel profiled sheeting.
Since this is a rehabilitation, the cladding in glassroc is an added value as it is a material that allows the connections between the old and the new construction to be hidden, concealing possible flaws and cracks in the masonry. On the other hand, this villa is located at a high elevation and is often exposed to permanent rain and humidity, requiring a resistant material that is easy to maintain and replace, and at a low cost.
Revoulat refuge
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Ceilings, Walls, Interior
Architecture: Dupond Braillon Architecte
Photograph: Nicolas Braillon
Location: France
This project brings together the past and the future. The architects‘ mission was to draw on ancient knowledge to imagine a world of the future. On the same concept, this building was designed based on indigenous architecture, protected by a contemporary roof, a unique source of energy supply (rainwater harvesting and solar energy).
GUSTAVO Barbershop
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Walls and Furniture (counter)
Location: Portugal
For Gustavo Barbershop, Viroc grey was chosen as the covering material for walls and counter furniture. The natural look of the cement guaranteed by the Viroc panel gives the environment a sober modernity, suitable for the masculine atmosphere of the barber shop.
Megasport centre, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Floors, Partition walls
Constructor: CIMSA, Cut&Go
Distributor: MAUSA
Location: Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Gymnasium with walls covering in Viroc Grey with details in Viroc Black and pavement with details in Viroc Grey.
The rustic appearance of the panels and the application of slabs of different sizes, gives the space a modern and stripped look. Because it is durable, moisture-resistant and acoustically insulating, it is possible to find Viroc in a variety of environments.
CABINET DU PALAIS
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc grey
Application: Walls, Doors, Flooring, Interior
Architecture: Jordan Hoareau Architecture
Location: France
Shelter of Memories – CASACOR SP 2017
Technical Specifications
Application: Facade
Architecture: Duda Porto
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Instead of presenting a decoration idea or highlighting a design piece, architect Duda Porto, with offices in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasilia, debuts at the 31st Casa Cor São Paulo calling attention to the importance of valuing every instant with what is essential, combining simplicity and sophistication. „It’s time to get closer to those we love and exchange real experiences. Let’s (re)conquer nature, create a haven, and build memories for life,“ explains the professional. „Our memories and our conscience have shelter wherever and whenever we want“, he adds.
Shop Calmani
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Shopfitting
Architecture: Nightingale
Photograph: Alexandre Vanbattel
Location: Belgium
Viroc was the material chosen for the wall cladding of this clothing shop in Belgium. This retail space was valued for the heterogeneous appearance, the ease of installation and the durability of the Viroc panel.
Cernusco sul Naviglio School
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Façades
Architecture: Consalez Rossi Architetti Associati
Photograph: Delfino Sisto Legnani
Location: Italy
At a location that combines urban and countryside experiences, one finds a school where colour is king.
The choice of material for its façades, which incorporate an original ventilation system, was the Viroc panels in its different colours.
The campus was designed in a wide-open green area where the buildings have interior gardens.
In buildings of one or two storeys, moulded to the landscape as if they were a pathway, the volumetry blossoms into a town, permeated by streets that cross it and allow one to see inside it.
At the heart of the complex is the kindergarten and primary school, where volumes with gardens and orchards characterise the educative facilities. The interior gardens look out onto the streets, while the classrooms are organised symmetrically at the bottom of the garden, facing an ample corridor. The coloured Viroc panels give life to the building, as well as thermal protection and controlled ventilation.
The panels were chosen because they are durable outdoors and waterproof. The colours make is a vivacious building where the children are happy to be.
DAVID BROWNLOW THEATRE / JONATHAN TUCKEY DESIGN
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Façades
Architecture: Jonathan Tuckey Design
Photograph: Jim Stephenson
Building belonging to a school in England, in a location surrounded by nature. The façade, designed in red Viroc, is based on a wooden framework that can be seen. Red Viroc was chosen because of its resemblance to the traditional Victorian houses of the vicinity.
The design of the structure includes historical influences out of respect and to be respected. The portico and its striking appearance, are hallmarks of these bygone eras that remain functional today.
Nature and sustainability were key aspects of the project, and the fact the material is natural also leads to better thermal and acoustic behaviour. On the façade, Viroc was cut, shaped into different scales and heights and machine worked to design 3D effects that endow the building with more life.
This theatre aims to be a meeting point and a welcoming arena for the children, in a harmonious blend of nature, learning and fun.
Video: https://youtu.be/NhcdqpBhneo
International Centre for Contemporary Medals
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Façade
Architecture: Município do Seixal
Location: Portugal
Result of the rehabilitation of a historical building, in Quinta da Fidalga, Arrentela, this place intends to value and promote the medalist theme.
The centre aims to bring together athletes and the school, academic and the community.
The material displayed here comes from donations, a large part of which was donated by the sculptor João Duarte, who has dedicated himself to the teaching and dissemination of medal art, as well as to its creation.
The building has an exhibition area, a meeting/training room, offices and workshops, a documentation centre, a collection room and an outdoor leisure area, and this mixture will allow the message of this art to be conveyed.
The structure combines traditional architecture with an entrance marked by Viroc on the façade, which imposes itself. It invites you to enter, to immerse yourself in the universe that this theme offers. It is a living example of how Viroc can be inserted in a modest architecture, being also a facilitating element of everyday life (a ramp that appears in the element contemplating the help to people with reduced mobility).
ÁPH80 – Ábaton Modular House
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Facades
Architecture: Ábaton
Location: Spain
Award winning modular house from the Ábaton studio, which makes our imagination take us to a simple life, in harmony with nature in a solid structure that protects us.
The ÁPH80 module breathes naturalness, balance and peace, being basically self-sufficient, transportable by road and financially competitive.
The exterior is entirely covered in Viroc, as it is a resistant material, which helps the house to have better acoustic and thermal behaviour. Even the openings are Viroc, cut out to allow the ventilation of the room and to bring the outside in. Inside, the panels are also part of the furnished room and partitions.
It has been designed as an ideal 2-person dwelling, to be transported by road and ready to be placed almost anywhere. ÁPH80 embodies the principles and objectives of ÁBATON: well-being, environmental balance and simplicity.
ÁPH80 has 3 different rooms of 27 m2 (9×3): a living room/kitchen, a complete bathroom and a double bedroom. Most of the materials used can be recycled and meets the sustainable criteria that ÁBATON applies to all its projects. It blends in with its environment thanks to its large openings that bring the outside in.
ÁPH80 has been designed and manufactured entirely in Spain. Manufacturing time: 4-6 weeks. Laying time: 1 day. Transport by road.
Braga Market
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Interior, stalls in the restaurant area
Architecture: Apto Arquitetura
Photograph: Apto Arquitetura (e Eng Pinheiro Soares)
Location: Braga, Portugal
The market of Braga was renewed, counting with a restaurant area where Viroc dominates. According to the responsible for the project, the renovation of this space allowed to create a new centrestage to the community, not forgetting the values of the people who will use it. The tradition of Portuguese material is of great importance, which is why Viroc was chosen to integrate and cover all the stalls in the restaurant area. The simplicity and straight language comes to life with Viroc. There are 10 booths which promote what is most local in Braga. A metallic structure was created where the panel was applied, a safe option, being moisture resistant and easy to clean. The pleasant space, balancing innovation and tradition, invites the community to live it in the best way.
Firjan house Project of Creative Industry (Brazil)
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Facades
Architecture: Atelier77
Design: Monique Cabral, Fernando Bonini
Photograph: Monique Cabral, Fernando Bonini
Location: Brazil
FIRJAN house proposes a space for creating innovative solutions for the challenges of the economy. It is part of a small palace and includes business, educational and cultural activities.
Its architecture promotes the connection between the different buildings in the set, preserving the existing trees and creating an internal meeting square. The transparent facades combined with Viroc strips as a mobile panel invite lightness, protect the interior by its shading, while the wall, in grey Viroc, reveals a robustness that reveals an opening to the street. The viroc was mechanized, either for acoustic reasons or ventilation, and it helps the idea of a building open to the public, breaking the wall barrier.
Second place in the Saint-Gobain Architecture Award – Sustainable Habitat in the ‚Institutional Project‘ category.
Architecture: Atelier77
Photography: Monique Cabral, Fernando Bonini
Postgreen Homes
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Facades
Architecture: Manifest AD and Postgreenhouses
Photograph: Postgreenhouses
Location: United States of America
Aiming to create large open spaces and more efficient living in Philadelphia neighborhoods, Manifest AD atelier, in conjunction with Postgreenhomes, created a duplex house that has been replicated. Having already worked with fiber cement, they discovered that Viroc was the solution for these buildings, as it is “raw”, a natural material that varies from panel to panel. The wood present in the panels helps to reduce the carbon footprint of a typical cement panel, and also adds thermal efficiency and sound insulation improvements.
The atelier used Corten steel accents on the facade with Viroc, so that the contrast of these two natural materials with each other creates a dramatic facade, gaining life, rust and marks of time.
The interior works with an open kitchen, dining room and living room with access to a patio. The remaining spaces open to a large window that brings more light and air into the rooms than usual. Space flows from the inside to the outside.
Drop box N-240, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Outer cladding, doors and windows
Architecture: In-Tenta
Photograph: Estudibasic
Location: Santa Maria de Palautordera, Catalunha, Spain
A small but great idea for a hotel that makes us experience nature in an intense and integrated way, with a comfortable and sustainable alternative. Suite nr. 240 is part of the DROP box hotel suites collection. The suite module is built, transported and settled in placed in just 2 hours. Located in a resort near Barcelona, it was an option of the property owner to increase the number of rooms. Viroc was the ideal choice for the outer cladding, door and windows, as it is a moisture-resistant, fungi resistant and low-maintenance material. The colour chosen fitted perfectly with the landscape.
It has a living room, bathroom, bedroom and a suspended outdoor platform for a ‚plunge‘ into the forest, which has been installed on a metal structure to fit in with the natural space.
FORA SUNGLASSES STORE
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Displayer and Counter
Architecture: Lopo de Carvalho Arquitectos
Photograph: Garcês
Location: Porto, Portugal
Located besides the famous Fonte Monumental de Mouzinho da Silveira (Mouzinho da Silveira Monumental Fountain), in the city of Porto, this new shop of the Fora Sunglasses chain is notable for the remarkable design of its displayer, customer counter, display case and vertical stairway to the shop’s storeroom located on the first floor.
Drawing inspiration from the granite that designs the city of Porto, this shop was fitted out using a cement and wood composite material called Viroc, which combines with the reinforced screed floor to form harmonious grey tones that enable certain architectural items to be highlighted using the white colour.
The displayer comprises two structures in a scythe shape that are positioned separately in one of the corners of the shop, as if dancing with each other: this Viroc construction serves to store the glasses in drawers and host display shelves in white lacquered wood. The shelves unify the two structures and subtly exacerbate the perception of movement characteristic of a dance.
The customer counter is light, with a slim design and a small volume that perfectly serves its function, aided by a block of drawers on wheels. The lightness of this counter is achieved by using the Viroc which merges into the reinforced screed flooring.
The display case, split into two modules, was designed for two purposes. It stores the sunglasses in drawers in the lower part and provides information about the product through an acrylic box illuminated from above.
The stairway connects the shop to its storeroom, and is made from white lacquered iron in a spiral that contributes to the theme suggested by the displayer of architecture in movement.
PopUp house, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Facades
Architecture: Wilbat House
Photograph: Wilbat House
Location: L’Armentera, Spain
Santo Inácio School, Brazil
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Façades
Architecture: ZWEI Arquitetura
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
House of 145m2, France
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Facades
Architecture: Kirigami Construction
Location: Lauragais, France
Hotel 498, South Korea
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: False ceilings, partition walls, flooring
Location: Incheon, South Korea
Creativity Factory, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Walls
Architecture: MB Arquitetos | Mário Benjamim
Photograph: João Morgado Photography
Cash Carry, Czech Republic
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Partition Walls
Location: Praga, Czech Republic
100th Quac Insik Exhibition Anniversary, South Korea
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Partition walls, Furniture and Interior design.
Architecture: Espacio Gauss | Sergio Alonso del Campo | Diego García Cuevas
Photograph: National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art,Korea | SBI Associates
Location: Gwacheon, Korea
Galician Bistró, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Furniture, Interior Design
Architecture: SA estudio de arquitectura
Photograph: Desarrolla, SA estudio
Location: Coruña, Spain
Rubuild Offices, Bulgary
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Walls
Architecture: Evgeni Raffailov / RUHouse Studio
Location: Sofia, Bulgary
Ion City
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Partition walls, false ceilings
Architecture: Tryggvi Thorsteinsson, Minarc
Design: Erla Ingjaidsdottir, Minarc
Location: Iceland, Mt. Hengill
In the land of legends, where fire meets ice, the hotel appears, Ion, the most impressive luxury hotel in Iceland, designed by Minarc.
Situated on the slopes of Mt. Hengill, the Ion is perched on top of a series of pillars and cladded in Viroc. Its exterior resembles lava emerging from the mountainside.
The Ion, with the use of natural light, outdoor spaces and panoramic views of the surroundings, creates a sense of unity, where the limits of the Viroc walls seem to beckon to nature.
Inspired by the surrounding environment, Ion plays with innovative materials, sustainable practices and the natural characteristics of Iceland in its design. Surrounded by hot springs, they provide hot geothermal water and energy.
The prefabricated construction system in Viroc panels complies with environmentally safe construction standards. Floating wood and other natural materials are used extensively in furniture throughout the hotel. Beds and chairs are made from recycled materials.
Each room is detailed with strict lighting effects and subtle color palettes, as well as an abundance of natural light. The large panoramic windows in each room offer stunning views of Lake Thingvallavatn and the surrounding mountains, over which Nature’s own theater unfolds while the most spectacular light show, the Northern Lights, comes to life.
Photos: Art Gray Photography
Architects: Minarc
Frescos do Bairro, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Signing / Decoration
Architecture: Imarte, atelier
Photograph: Imarte, atelier
Location: Odivelas, Portugal
COLD PRESSED JUICERY ADEMT PUURHEID, Netherlands
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc grey
Application: Wall cladding, false ceilings, flooring, furniture
Design: Standard Studio
Constructor: JOB Interieurbouw
Photograph: Wouter van der Sar
Location: Amesterdam, Netherlands
„On the road and in the mood for a healthy snack or smoothie, that’s why The Cold Pressed Juicery was created. The chain’s third space has opened in the middle of Amsterdam in a monumental canal-side building.
Two contrasting worlds come together inside The Cold Pressed Juicery. Past and present, calm and bustling. Upon entering, you place one foot on the marble floor which has been left untouched for an exclusive and natural look. On a higher landing is the ‚lounge‘, the place to relax while enjoying a smoothie or snack.
The lounge slides into the monumental building like a box. The difference in height and the contrasting use of materials divide the room into different worlds. The floors and walls are made of Viroc.
Viroc has a pure appearance that fits in with the concept of The Cold Pressed Juicery. The sound absorbing properties mean that you can really relax in the living room and hold conversations without being disturbed.“
Filling Pieces, Tropical Sneaker Wall, France
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Shopfitting
Design: FZDP Design Studio
Location: Galerie Perrotin, Paris
Caramelle Coffee Shop, Brasil
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Furniture
Architecture: KALI ARQUITETURA Porto Alegre/RS
Location: Porto Alegre, Brasil
Ótiva Van Vely, Netherlands
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Shopfitting,(furniture), Partition walls
Design: New Scene
Photograph: Dave Zuuring
Location: Roosendall, Netherlands
The invisible Party
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Shopfitting
Architecture: VAN ASSEM INTERIEURBOUW
Photograph: Sal Marston Photography
Beach support, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Facades
Architecture: Ferreira Arquitetos
Photograph: Alexander Bogodoroskiy
Location: Vagos, Portugal
MRV Project (Minimum Rest Villa), México
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Facades
Architecture: Rodrigo Alegre e Carlos Acosta
Location: México
An ecological retreat from urban life. Nominated for the Archdaily Building of the Year 2020.
This house is a prefabricated residence, an alternative to a luxury home, which minimises the environmental impact of new buildings. Ready in 99 days and built from environmentally responsible materials, it fits harmoniously into the urban landscape.
As the master Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe one day wrote, “less is more”. This is the premise that guides the ideas of the architects Rodrigo Alegre and Carlos Acosta (founders of the Mexico City STUDIOROCA, the design company responsible for the elegant interior furniture brand VMD). The goal is to experience and appreciate the natural beauty of Mexico with the smallest ecological footprint possible.
Viroc emerges as the main material for outdoor façades, combining the best features of wood through its flexibility and the endurance of cement. Among its many beneficial properties, it is non-toxic, waterproof, fire-retardant, it provides thermal and acoustic insulation, and its natural beauty emphasises the modern character of any home. Valchromat is used as a lining, endowing that touch of class needed in a luxury house. Waterproof by default, fire-retardant, natural and a full palette of colours available.
This low-cost, uncomplicated building solution provides a non-invasive connection with nature, harmoniously combining a natural and accessible luxurious environment. Viroc and Valchromat could not be prouder to be part of this project.
Lisbon Brewery, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Furniture
Architecture: Rar Studios
Photograph: Tiago Casanova
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Odebrecht showroom, Brazil
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc White
Application: Facades, walls, flooring and ceiling
Architecture: Márcio Corrêa, Atelier Dupla Arquitetura Estratégica
Photograph: Haruo Mikami
Location: Brazil
Luxurious, peaceful and elegant. This describes the space designed by the Brazilian architect Márcio Corrêa from Dupla Arquitetura Estratégica.
It is a showroom set up for the launch of Brisas do Lago, a complex in Brasília built by Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias in partnership with Antares Engenharia.
Márcio Corrêa chose Viroc White for the main facades, ceiling, walls, hallway flooring and partition walls of the sales agents‘ room of this 500 m2 facility.
According to the architect, “Viroc was chosen because it is a unique product that can be applied for both interiors and exteriors. We decided to leave it with a natural look, just coated with resin.”
Further information:
dupla.arq.br
Modular house, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Roofs and facades
Architecture: Carmina Casajuana, Beatriz G.Casares e Marcos González, Atelier MYCC
Photograph: FG + SG
Location: Spain
Built in three months and assembled in three days, this vacation house located in the Galician municipality of Cedeira is a good example of the many possibilities that modular construction, up to now associated with catalogue houses, offers today.
The program demanded by the client, along with the unique site of the house and modulation and transportation needs of prefabricated construction, inspired the design of this house built by the young Madrid studio MYCC, formed by Carmina Casajuana, Beatriz G. Casares and Marcos González.
The house is located on a steep slope, in a remote location in the northeast corner of the Iberian Peninsula, an area dominated by the imposing presence of the ocean and the slender forest of eucalyptus trees surrounding it. The terrain is surrounded by harvest fields, family farms and pitched roof houses. This image, protected by the area’s building codes, determined the geometry of the house that, simplified up to the point of evoking the basic house, was conceived as an autonomous piece that sits as a landscape observer and that speaks, with new terms, about the traditional language of the place.
The volume was wrapped with two materials with the purpose of setting up a dialogue with the landscape.
The roof and the side facades were covered with Viroc due to “it’s great strength efficiency in spite of being light and, therefore, is easy to maintain and move”.
According to Beatriz, Viroc was also chosen because of its concrete appearance and its “naturalness of being made of wood and not plastic”.
The two main facades of the house were clad with perforated corten trays following the schematized image of a forest silhouette, recreating the image of the surrounding vegetation.
After an assembly trial in the factory, and after making sure that everything fit in properly, the different modules and trusses of the building were taken apart to be packed and moved in trailers the whole 700 kilometers separating the factory from the remote seaside site where it was to be installed. All the parts were put together again on the designated site in just three days, and the finishing touch-ups were done in the following two weeks.
The end result is a high-quality product, designed with high standards of energy efficiency and sustainability.
Further information:
mycc.es
archdaily.com/70220/prefabricated-nature-mycc
Kindergarten, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Black
Application: Facades
Architecture: Nadir Bonaccorso (coordenação), Sónia Silva
Photograph: FG + SG
Location: Portugal
The invitation to bid for the relocation of a kindergarten as part of an urban renewal plan offered an opportunity to reflect on a public building’s relationship with the rough surroundings of a suburban area while also working and experimenting bioclimatic concepts in a multidisciplinary project for a public space.
The signature of Nadir Bonaccorso on this project is unmistakable thanks to his exemplary respect for the principles of sustainable architecture.
The building has been constructed in bare white concrete. Its south side is covered with Viroc Black panels with protruding volumes for sun control offering a unique space for school activities.
The interior is covered with thermal insulation, almost like a second skin. A third skin in brick and plaster protects the insulation and guarantees thermal inertia inside the kindergarten. Heating is provided by a mixed system of solar panels and a gas boiler, which supplies hot water for normal use and heated flooring. The building is ventilated by the difference in pressure from forced air extraction in the toilets, entering the building via a system of grilles in the aluminium thermal frames.
According to Nadir Bonnacorso, “The assembled material constructs the space. I like using materials that show their own nature and Viroc panels have this characteristic. It’s a material that fits in with my construction of space.”
This bioclimatic building is an international reference today and received a special mention at the third edition of the Fassa Bortolo International Prize for Sustainable Architecture. In 2010 it was selected for the OECD Compendium of Exceptional Education Facilities.
Further information:
nbaa.pt
Shelf House, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Black
Application: Facades and Walls
Architecture: Daniel Capela Duarte, Atelier Mutant – Architecture & Design
Photograph: Daniel Capela Duarte
Location: Portugal
Shelf House is a project by the architect Daniel Capela Duarte, of the Portuguese studio Mutant – Architecture & Design.
The project consists of the “mutation” of a family home of the 1960s. The ownersproposed an in-depth intervention in order to adapt that already existing for a new functional purpose and give it a new, typically contemporary image.The image of a shelf was the starting point for the conceptual development of the solution. A white border is added around the building’s facade, to convey the idea of a shelf and serving as the base for the volumes that partition the elevation and represent the books. The black volumes (Viroc Black) contain the intimate areas of the house, namely the bedrooms, while the wood-clad volumes represent the home’s social areas, i.e. the main entrance and living room.
The architect Daniel Capela Duarte states that the reasons for choosing Viroc for this project were “the versatility and the aesthetics of the product, which give it the ideal thickness to be compatible with a “capoto” system facade. Viroc also had the required colour, meaning that no painting was required”.
Further information:
mutant.pt
Peniche Surfing High Performance Centre, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Facades
Architecture: Adérito carvalho, Transversal - Atelier de Arquitectura e Design
Photograph: João Rosado e Transversal – Atelier de Arquitectura e Design
Location: Portugal
The Peniche Surfing High Performance Centre is a project of the architect and local surfer, Adérito Carvalho and the Portuguese architects Transversal – Atelier de Arquitectura e Design.
The project uses ecological and sustainable construction solutions.
“This new facility was designed taking into account the surrounding landscape and the characteristics of the area where it is located. It comprises a raised structure built on pilings, with a wooden structure, using a unique cladding of cement and wood panels. The cladding was designed to provide effective protection of the building and give an aesthetic image associated with the sea and a fish scale,“ states Peniche Municipal Council.
The Peniche High Performance Surfing Centre is designed for the training and technical improvement of national teams, teams, and elite and top competition surfers. It can accommodate about 30 people at any one time, both coaches and athletes, and it also has various technical and administrative offices, cafeteria and dining room, a shop, a registered office for a local surf-related association and also a small environment interpretation centre.
Find out more at:
www.cm-peniche.pt
www.transversal.pt
Júlio Dantas School, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Application: Interior walls
Architecture: Carlos Almeida Marques - Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Lda
Photograph: João Morgado
Location: Portugal
The plans for refurbishing Júlio Dantas Secondary School in Lagos, Portugal, were drawn up by the Carlos Almeida Marques – Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Lda studio, headed by architect Carlos Marques.
Carlos Marques, who was in charge of the refurbishment project, explains:
”We used Viroc for the interior walls of Júlio Dantas Secondary School, because we needed to create a system of dividing walls that could satisfy four technical requirements:
it had to be easy to pass cables and pipes through, in such a way that they were simple to install and could be connected and disconnected easily, in keeping with how each room was intended to be used, providing the best functional and spatial framework for those elements;
the material used had to withstand the intensive use typical of public buildings, especially schools, and Viroc offers the kind of durability and hard-wearing capabilities required in such projects;
the walls had to provide thermal and acoustic insulation, so several studies, trials and tests were conducted with Viroc’s technical assistance, enabling us to come up with an efficient and cost-effective response;
finally, the rooms had to be flexible, given that schoolrooms are often reorganized, and the highly mobile Viroc walls meant that this could be achieved easily and with the minimum of resources.
Given the challenges we face in construction today, we see Viroc as a material that offers a modern approach to 21st-century design and architecture.”
Lisbon Terrace, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Flooring and outdoor furniture
Architecture: Ana Guerra
Photograph: FG + SG
Location: Portugal
Ana Guerra is the architect responsible for redesigning a terrace adjacent to a modern apartment in a gated condominium of the city of Lisbon, Portugal.
“The intention was to create an environment that is conducive to parties, for meals and to enjoy summer afternoons and evenings. The design contains an area for Yoga, a table for six people, a bar and sofas. The VIROC „sideboard“ includes the bar, hides the table and provides space for storing the sofa cushions“, explains the architect Ana Guerra.
The architect responsible for redesigning this terrace chose VIROC due „to its flexibility properties that allow it to create all the required forms (such as doors, drawers and table), its high weathering resistance, which means its components can permanently stay outdoors, and the contemporary aspect of the natural-looking materials, which fit the architectural language of the building where they are used without needing any finishing. VIROC possesses all these characteristics, giving the project the uniformity required for the intended result”.
Casa del Lector, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Floor, walls and ceilings
Architecture: Antón García-Abril | Ensamble Studio
Photograph: Roland Halbe
Location: Spain
The Spanish architect’s office, Ensemble Studio, was given the mission of transforming the former Madrid Matador into a Reader’s House, a benchmark cultural centre for contemporary creation in the city of Madrid.
The project is developed by the Germán Sánchez Ruipérez Foundation and led by the Spanish architect Antón García-Abril. It maintains and enhances the original nature of the manufacturing facility, combining the interior metal structures and original exterior masonry walls with precast concrete and Viroc that are now added to the building. This marks a clear difference from the original building while keeping the memory of the site as its history embarks on a new direction.
Casa del Lector thus becomes a symbiotic correlation between the universe of books and the architecture where the art of the word seems to flow through its contemporary shapes and materials.
Casa del Lector can host cultural activities of all kinds, such as exhibitions, conferences, training courses, creativity workshops, music concerts, film and performing arts festivals. These activities combine with applied research to contribute to the creation of a reader who understands, appreciates, assimilates, shares and interprets the world, society and our time.
Viroc Grey was the material chosen for all floors and for installation on some walls and ceilings.
For more information go to:
www.casalector.fundaciongsr.com
www.ensamble.info
Store, eCube Arquitectos, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Facade
Application: Viroc Grey
Architecture: Joana Gouveia e Gonçalo Chivite | eCube Arquitectos
Photograph: Daniel Baptista
Location: Portugal
Joana Gouveia and Gonçalo Chivite from Portugal’s eCube studio were the architects of this store in Setúbal, Portugal.
The design process began by assuming that a space should have many possible uses and attract all kinds of users; a shopping area that could be easily tailored to any kind of activity.
According to Joana Gouveia and Gonçalo Chivite, the aim of the project was to “get away from the traditional idea of a store, without losing sight of the main aims, which were flexibility/adaptability, building cost and architectural value added”.
“With that in mind, we created a striking image for the building as a whole, balancing formal concepts to create impact for anybody looking at the building, and giving particular emphasis to the textures of the materials used to clad the facade, especially through the use of pre-fabricated panels of concrete and Viroc – a wood/cement composite.”
The choice of grey Viroc to clad the facade “was mainly due to its similarity with pre-fabricated concrete panels. This enabled continuity with the existing materials, creating a unitary object. We also used it for its intrinsic characteristics, because it can be applied flexibly for interiors and exteriors, enabling specific stereotomy and angles”.
For further information go to:
www.ecube.pt
www.facebook.com/ecube.arquitectos
Warborn Flat, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Black and Grey
Application: Wall Covering and Ceilings
Architecture: Caiano Morgado Arquitectos
Photograph: Fernando Guerra e Sérgio Guerra
Location: Portugal
This project from the Portuguese architecture studio Caiano Morgado Arquitectos involved refurbishing a flat on the top two storeys of a sea-front building.
The refurbishment had two main aims: to boost the flat’s link with the surrounding land- and seascape and to make it more functional.
According to the designers, the strategy developed for the Warborn Flat “was based on the bespoke principle, by exploring the inherent functionality of each area.
“The windows and balconies have been re-worked in order to enhance the scenic effect of the surroundings and emphasize the transition and link between the interior and exterior.
“Timber, white and Viroc define the flat’s various areas. Black glass provides a boundary element, and its reflections re-interpret the landscape and seascape.”
The sea and the horizon become omnipresent throughout the flat, whether framed by a window or briefly captured in a reflection.
Grey and black Viroc were used for the project, to clad walls and ceilings.
For further information visit:
www.caiano-morgado.com
Pamplona Flat, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Wall Covering
Architecture: Raul Montero Martínez
Photograph: Cristina Núñez Baquedano
Location: Spain
The purpose of this project by Spanish architect Raul Montero Martínez was to refurbish a small flat in the historic centre of Pamplona in Spain.
The strategy was to release as much space as possible, make better use of the natural lighting, and make the flat more functional and dynamic through the use of hidden and fold-away modules that could be altered to suit requirements, such as working or sleeping.
It was decided to use a limited range of materials for the apartment. Grey Viroc panels were fitted vertically to form the dynamic modules, timber predominates on the floor and ceilings, some of the original beams having been refurbished, and the original brick wall has been left exposed, to emphasize features of the original construction.
According to the architect, Raul Montero Martínez, “the result is spectacular. The owner was very pleased and really likes the use of Viroc in his flat”.
This small flat has become a unique, functional space that can be altered according to needs, the use to which it is put, and even one’s mood.
Lego Flat, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Grey Viroc
Application: Wall Covering and Flooring
Architecture: Barbara Appolloni
Photograph: Christian Schallert
Location: Spain
This unique apartment in the centre of Barcelona once housed the water tanks for the adjoining building.
Inspired by the extreme functionality found on board boats and the minimalism of Japanese interiors, all the comforts of a hotel suite in a compact environment are provided within the 22sqm of useable area, the clean design being based on two materials: timber and grey Viroc.
Viroc is a waterproof material, is aesthetically attractive and is easy to work with. Along with timber, it was used for all of the apartment’s horizontal and vertical cladding and panelling.
The walls are designed to hide all of the furniture as part of a meticulous system comprising various opening mechanisms, which contain everything needed in a house. The result is a universe that changes according to the time of day.
An outside stairway connects the lower floor to the terrace, which rounds of the comfort provided by the flat with magnificent views of the city.
Cantilever House, France
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Facade and Wall Covering
Architecture: James Bansac
Photograph: Agence James Bansac Architectes
Location: France
Cantilever House is an ecological single dwelling project by the French architect James Bansac.
This house is built on a hillside on the banks of the River Saône in Rochetaillée, France. It uses a wooden structure as a starting point. It consists of two blocks, one concrete and the other of wood, one stacked on the other then the blocks are staggered, challenging the laws of gravity and the resilience of materials.
Viroc Grey was used to clad the facades and cover the indoor walls of this project. According to the architect in charge, James Bansac, „Viroc was chosen for this project primarily because of its natural appearance which gives it a very interesting appearance of concrete. Viroc’s price/quality ratio also influenced the choice.”
For further information visit:
www.james-bansac.com
Vigo Flat, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Wall Covering
Architecture: Jordi Castro Andrade e Maria González Ferro
Photograph: Santos-Diez / BISimages
Location: Spain
The aim of this project was the restoration of the interior of an apartment of the 1960s in the city of Vigo, in Spain.
This apartment was originally composed of many divisions, typical of 1960’s constructions. It has been transformed from all these little rooms into a large interior space divided only by furniture, where everything happens. All the rooms and bathrooms open to this large common area. Of particular note is the children’s bedroom which joins with this large common area during the day by opening a large sliding door.
According to the project managers, the architects Jordi Castro Andrade and Maria González Ferro, „to emphasize the large central space as the axis of the new home, we tried to give it, besides its large floor area, greater texture using Viroc Grey to create all the storage units and partitions of the apartment. Viroc is a material that gives each panel a subtly different texture, helping us to read the central space of the apartment.”
Loft Verona, Italy
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Black and Grey
Application: Wall cladding, kitchen module, shelves and furniture
Architecture: Andrea Zanero | Unduo
Photograph: PEPE Fotografia
Location: Italy
Italian architect Andrea Zanero, with Unduo studio, was responsible for restructuring this loft in Turin, Italy.
Restructuring focused on making the utmost use of space and natural light. The kitchen was created around a large black Viroc work surface containing space for the main domestic appliances, sink and storage systems.
To make best use of the space, the architect created a shelving system on the walls using Viroc, to take the television, books and other items. Similarly, a long bench was made from Viroc, and grey Viroc was used to clad the bathroom walls.
According to Andrea Zanero, “Viroc is an excellect material for this kind of use (kitchen modules, furniture, storage systems and wall cladding) and an excellent way of making them look like concrete”.
Moto Clube de Faro, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Grey Viroc
Application: Facades
Architecture: Miguel Caetano
Photograph: Paulo Santos e Miguel Caetano
Location: Portugal
The new headquarters of the Faro Motorcycle Club, located in a main avenue in Faro, Portugal, was opened in the club’s 30th year. The event marked it out as one of Portugal’s and the world’s leading motorcycle clubs.
The project was designed by architect and motorcyclist Miguel Caetano, who “wanted to highlight the importance of the association, with its enterprising, irreverent, creative and social spirit, via an architectural structure that would serve as a monument”.
The building can be viewed as two volumes, one being “essentially white, recalling the Algarve’s architectural tradition, with cubic, easily understood forms, and bereft of decorative elements”, mainly housing areas used for the club’s internal affairs. The other is clad in grey Viroc panels, giving it a look that is “cutting edge and contemporary, incorporating the entrance hall and main room”, intended more for club members‘ social activities.
In addition to offices, a bar, kitchen and toilets, this building also has a double bedroom and dormitories sleeping 12 people, a private kitchen, showers, a library, and a wide mezzanine over the bar.
For further information go to:
www.motoclubefaro.pt
www.miguelcaetano.com
Kindergarten, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Grey Viroc
Application: Facades
Architecture: Santiago Carroquino and Hans Finner
Photograph: Roland Halbe and Jesús Granada
Location: Spain
The purpose of this project, designed by architects Santiago Carroquino and Hans Finner, was to create a nursery school that fitted into its urban surroundings, comprising various eight-storey residential buildings and overlooking a public park.
The designers‘ greatest concerns were to create a building that was as environmentally sustainable as possible, and which at the same time would be sufficiently versatile for the kinds of educational activities for which it was intended.
Concluding that the top of the building would be the most visible part, the architects chose to create a carpet of grass on the roof, which blends in with the adjacent park when seen from the surrounding buildings.
The façade structure, ventilated using grey Viroc, provides energy efficiency for the entire complex, and at the same time gives it a contemporary and sophisticated look, in addition to the solar panels installed on the roof.
The interior of the building, which is for children from 4 to 36 months old, is highly versatile. Small rooms can be combined to create larger areas, depending on the particular teaching programme being followed.
For further information go to:
www.carroquinoarquitectos.com
Bloomberg’s Kitchen, United States of America
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Black and Grey
Application: Wall covering
Architecture: Janet Bloomberg, Kube Architects
Photograph: Greg Powers
Location: United States of America
Janet Bloomberg, a US architect of the Kube Architecture studio, is responsible for transforming this 1950’s kitchen.
The important thing, according to Janet Bloomberg, “is the colours and the material used”. The architect has devised a kitchen that combines the coloured cabinets with the walls covered with Viroc Black and Grey thus giving it a contemporary and sophisticated look.
This kitchen won a “Remodeling Design Award” in the “Kitchen Remodeling for under USD 50,000” category, in 2014.
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Matateu Restaurant, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Red
Application: Wall covering
Architecture: Alm&Rich
Photograph: Jorge Castanho
Location: Portugal
Petisqueira Matateu, a restaurant specializing in traditional Portuguese delicacies, is owned by a well-known Portuguese television presenter, João Manzarra, and his associates.
Petisqueira Matateu is located within legendary Restelo Stadium, home to one of Portugal’s greatest and most traditional football clubs, Os Belenenses. The name of the restaurant – Matateu – is a tribute to a legend of Portuguese football, who played for Belenenses in the 1950s and ’60s.
The restaurant enjoys a remarkable view over the River Tagus. Inside, you breathe the excitements of football, thanks to references to Matateu. The atmosphere is comfortable and sophisticated, owing to the combination of materials used, the entrance wall clad in red Viroc being of particular note.The interiors of Petisqueira Matateu were designed by Alm&Rich, a Lisbon-based studio.
Visit:
Petisqueira Matateu
Av. do Restelo – Estádio do Restelo
1449-015 Lisboa – Belém
Portugal
GPS Lat: 38.704124, Lon:-9.207120
To book call: +351 213 011 188
For further information, go to:
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Video | Espaços&Casas Reporting
www.petisqueiramatateu.pt
www.alm-rich.pt
Roman Sepulchral Way Interpretation Centre, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Black
Application: Wall Cladding and Exhibitit Supports
Architecture: Sergi Ventosa e Adelina Casanova
Photograph: Julio Ungidos
Location: Spain
The Roman Sepulchral Way in Barcelona was found by chance during public works in the 1950s in an area destroyed by bombing during the Spanish Civil War. This archaeological discovery comprises the necropolis and the layout of the sepulchral way of the 1st and 3rd century that led to Barcino, the name given to Barcelona.
The Interpretation Centre is next to the archaeological zone. This centre houses the objects discovered in excavations and explains the organisation of Barcino and documents Roman funeral rituals.
Inside the Roman Sepulchral Way Interpretation Centre of Barcelona, designed by the architects Sergi Ventosa and Adelina Casanova of the Udeu studio, the sequence of unpolished Black Viroc panels arranged in triangles gives dynamism to the space, while also evoking the idea of trenches at an archaeological dig.The industrial aesthetics of Viroc, on which the information content was digitally printed, brings austerity to the space.
For further information:
www.museuhistoria.bcn.cat/ca/node/8
www.udeu.net
www.julioungidos.com
Jordan Street Office, United Kingdom
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Wall Cladding
Architecture: Pearson Architects
Location: United Kingdom
This building, at 12 Jordan Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom, is one of the few Victorian brick buildings remaining in the area.
After suffering a severe fire, the building was refurbished by Pearson Architects. The original appearance was retained, but it was converted into offices. The key to the refurbishment was adaptability. The creation of an open space divided solely by a central corridor frees up the side areas alongside the outer walls. The bricks, which are typical of Victorian buildings, are left exposed, and the spaces can be modified or adapted to suit users‘ needs.
Viroc was chosen for this project mainly for its industrial aesthetic, durability and fire-resistance. According to the architect in charge of the project, Miles Pearson, “We were able to apply Viroc quickly, without the need for skirting boards or additional finishing. Viroc proved to be an excellent alternative to the plasterboard or painted walls that are seen in many buildings”.
MaxHaus Brooklin, Brazil
Technical Specifications
Product: Grey and Black Viroc
Application: Facade
Architecture: Rocco Vidal P+W
Location: Brazil
MaxHaus is a development company founded through a partnership that includes, amongst others, the Brazilian architecture studio Rocco Vidal P+W and the Solidi building company.
MaxHaus stands out for its unique and innovative approach to creating apartments. It designs flats as open spaces, which users can divide into as many rooms, and whatever types of rooms, as they like – they are entirely free to customize their own home. MaxHaus calls this approach “open architecture”.
The MaxHaus development in the Brooklin district of São Paulo in Brazil used grey and black Viroc to clad the facades of two tower blocks 22 and 24 storeys high. The designers used Viroc “for its natural and contemporary characteristics and appearance”, and were also inspired by European projects which make considerable use of ventilated-facade technology.
For further information go to:
www.maxhaus.com.br
www.roccovidalpw.com
Buck Mountain House, United States
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Facades and Wall Cladding
Architecture: Jeb Thornburg, Indigo Architecture & Interiors
Photograph: Gary Matoso e Indigo Architecture & Interiors
Location: United States
The “Buck Mountain” house, designed by US architectures Indigo – Architecture and Interiors, is located on Orcas Island, an island off the shore of Washington State, USA.
The “Buck Mountain” house rises among a vast green carpet, in the midst of the Orcas Island forest.The living room was designed to be a wide and convertible area, whose glass walls fully open giving way to a wonderful view that mixes the inside with the outside.
Viroc Grey, used in the “Buck Mountain” house to clad the walls, pavements and exterior facades, was chosen to complement the other materials used: spruce and cedar from the local forest, and iron.Viroc “creates a soothing and monolithic effect.(…) Cement-wood panels need some finishing time, Viroc, in its natural state, has a subtle depth of colour and texture, which looks like concrete.”, claimed the architects from Indigo.
The architects from Indigo – Architecture & Interiors also mentioned that “Viroc is incredibly long-lasting (…) and low-maintenance, which makes it easy to care and use for the owners.”
For more information go to:
www.beingindigo.com
www.clarkconstruct.com
Werelds Beach Club, Art2Go Interieurprojecten, Netherlands
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Counter
Architecture: Art2Go Interieurprojecten
Photograph: Art2Go Interieurprojecten
Location: Netherlands
Werelds aan het Strand is a beach club, situated on the banks of Lake Grevelingen, in the Dutch locality of Ouddorp.
Werelds aan het Strand is a project from the Dutch studio Art2Go Interieurprojecten.
Werelds is a place where you can enjoy a relaxing atmosphere and background music, with a bar and restaurant service offering excellent food and wine right next to the beach.
Viroc Grey was used on this project for the design of the bar counter.
For further information:
www.art2gointerieurprojecten.nl
www.werelds.nl
Eco-portable Toilets, Estúdio SJ2A, Brazil
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Toilets
Architecture: Estúdio SJ2A
Photograph: Estúdio SJ2A
Location: Brazil
These “eco-portable” toilets have been developed by Brazilian architects Sérgio Viana and Jonathan Valle from Estúdio SJ2A. They have been designed using shipping containers to create sustainable architecture that makes maximum use of ecological building materials and techniques.
The containers have been modified to maximize the use of natural light. As mobile structures, the interior cladding employs flexible materials that can withstand a limited amount of movement.
According to the project architects, “The combination of the strength and flexibility of wood and the durability and rigidity of cement made Viroc panels ideal for this kind of use. Viroc enabled us to install all of the plumbing and electrical conduits need to make the equipment work.”
For further information:
www.sj2a.com
Vivood Landscape Hotels, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Black
Application: Facades
Architecture: VIVOOD Paisagem Hotéis, Daniel Mayo, Agustín Marí, Pablo Vázquez
Photograph: Jabalístudio, Amanda Glez
Location: Benimantell, Alicante, Spain
Located close to Alicante, Spain, VIVOOD Landscape Hotels is a new hotel chain, designed and managed by architects and engineers with a passion to create designed spaces with a new concept to offer a unique experience to its guests.
VIVOOD aim is to use modular architecture to create a network of sustainable resorts that blend into their rural settings. This is a place where travelers in search of new sensations will find peace and quiet in exclusive surroundings alongside ecological awareness.
The buildings are clad externally with black Viroc through the use of sustainable building systems and successfully integrated with the environment, emphasizing the use and combination of wood and Viroc. The earthy tones of these robust and sustainable materials help them to blend in with the natural landscape.
„The outdoor image of VIVOOD is built by a covering black Viroc large format panels whose materiality is enriched with a play of lights and shadows projected by the sun through the vegetation. This union, also reproduced inside of the public buildings (restaurant and reception), delves into a seamless indoor-outdoor relationship that is the objective of this project.“, claimed Pedro García from Vivood Landscape Hotels.
The result is 25 independent suites, a restaurant and lounge bar, a panoramic swimming pool and several terraces and private outdoor hot tubs, all nestled in the heart of nature.
A pure ambience of silence and tranquility where you can get away from it all: a real differential value.
Museum Casa Padre Toledo, Brazil
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Brut Grey and Brut Black
Application: Furniture for exhibitors Museum Casa Padre Toledo
Architecture: Isabela Vecci
Photograph: Jomar Bragança
Location: Tiradentes, MG - Brazil
The Museum Casa Padre Toledo is an eighteenth century building inserted into the Tiradentes Cultural Campus.
Opened in 2013, Casa Padre Toledo Museum is an eighteenth century building inserted into the Cultural Campus of Tiradentes, the Federal University of Minas Gerais.
The expography Museum Casa Padre Toledo has the appreciation of emptiness, one of its essential ingredients, perhaps its own advantage. In order to direct the visitor’s attention to the surfaces of paintings and to the materiality of the house, Isabela and her team bet in simple artwork – colored lines that surround the openings – in conjunction with irreverent design furniture that support the contemplation of the ceilings and walls.
The interesting thing to note is the mix of Viroc with soapstone, typical stone of the Baroque Mineiro, from Minas Gerais, used in mobile displays, says the Architect Isabela Vecci, responsible for the project.
Plaça d’Europa Parking, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Facade
Architecture: Marià Castelló Martínez e Xico Ribas + Héctor Martínez
Photograph: Estudi Es Pujol de s’Era
Location: Plaça d’Europa. Es Pujols. Formentera. Spain
Plaça d’Europa Parking aims to provide 136 parking spaces to the coastal area of the village of Es Pujols, which concentrates the major part of tourism on the island of Formentera.
In order to release the pressure of road traffic for pedestrians in the entire area of the Plaza de Europa, it has been developed a building of 3018 m2 completely buried whose cover forms a public space.
The simple geometry of the plant helps to optimize the use of the surface and only altered by an annex of facilities, whose facade is the result of the creation of the access ramp at the middle of the northeastern end of the building. Behind this unique building facade are located the control center, bathroom, water deposit and fire fightihng facilities.
Inside, the regular program of the isotropy functional and structural system have only an exception on the insertion of a longitudinal patio which absorbs the regulatory needs of natural ventilation, while visually connecting the parking level with the public space of the Plaza de Europa. This longitudinal section also represents an important source of natural light and houses inside the evacuation elements and vegetation that bring to mind the existing indigenous pine forest before the urbanization of the area.
„Plaça d’Europa Parking“ is a project made almost with a single material: concrete. We used it in different ways: in situ, prefabricated, in tiles and in light-weight panels. Viroc offered us a solution in dry construction to keep the material harmony in the space, keeping the soul of the project.“, claimed Marià Castelló Martínez, architect of the project.
The resulting interior space is of great constructive simplicity and sincerity, reversing a general harmony. The structure is also partly enclosure and left visible. The facilities have been studied to relate to the structural grid and allowed to view, to appreciate its beauty.
Casas do Almourão, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Ochre
Application: Ventilated Facade - Viroclin
Architecture: MB-Arquitectos
Photograph: Foz Cobrão Tur
Location: Portugal
The project is implemented in a typical village of Beira Baixa, characterized by its traditional and vernacular architecture. Its location on the outskirts of the urban core, at a narrow strip of land with wide visibility for the Ocresa river, allows together with its program content, a differentiated architectural response that simultaneously respect the characteristics of the place.
The solution of ventilated facade Viroclin was recommended by the responsible architect Mario Benjamin. „It corresponded esthetically and functionally to the architecture intention. Our purpose was to maintan consensus with the initial project, either by the language of the materials used or by the constructive strength and versatility of the execution.“, he says.
The results are characterized by two volumes with four cottages. The cottages follow the topography of the land, assuming a styling that completes itself and dialogues with the surroundings.
More information: www.mb-arquitectos.pt
Dona Ana Rosa Institute, Brazil
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Façade and Wall Cladding
Architecture: RoccoVidal Perkins+Will
Photograph: Daniel Ducci
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
The Dona Ana Rosa Institute (IDAR) is a nonprofit civil organization, aimed at providing free assistance to underprivileged children and young people in 3 programs, in partnership with the São Paulo City Hall.
The IDAR aims to promote integration between the community, parents, students and employees to strengthen ties and provide activities that connect the Institute and families in order to guarantee users their right to basic care.
Our challenge was to insert a new building into an already built-up area in western São Paulo. The new building will be situated within a set of structures featuring pavilions with gable roofs that were once industrial warehouses.
There were two possible routes to take: either using the existing building, a warehouse with few architectural qualities and not designed for the current purposes; or creating a new model showcasing the institution’s transformation to the entire community, centering on charity work. The second model was chosen and Viroc was used to provide a rational, economical, clean and low impact project.
Viroc & Art, Portugal
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc
Location: Portugal
Since 2009, Rui Melo, a plastic artist from Azores, uses Viroc as a painting support, taking much of its texture and chromatic subtlety as part of his compositions, having become a remarkable material in his work as creative.
Rui Melo exhibits regularly in Portugal and abroad.
In 2015, the artist held in the Angra do Heroísmo Museum (Terceira – Azores) a solo exhibition called „In Concrete”, where he exhibited, mostly painted work on Viroc.
Rui Melo, works, were characterized by Carlos Bessa as:
„(…) Rui Melo shows ability to counteract the static and dynamic, through a personal grammar particularized landscapes and viewpoints, involving a staged lighting that leads the eye of the beholder to the pit edges. (…) Pays attention to the care with which any of the works aims the precarious balance of tension. Voltage between which expands and contracts and between excess and containment. Duplicity and sustain balance, therefore, a kind of mapping of lightness. “
In 2016, it was also selected as part of the exhibition ART MAP – Moving Art Project, and will participate with two painted works on Viroc. This event involved 120 artists from around the world.
Envision some of this innovative Viroc works!
Timeless Amsterdam, Netherlands
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Gris
Application: Fachada, Revestimento de Paredes y Decoración Interior
Photograph: Kristof Mignauw
Location: Netherlands
Timeless Amsterdam is a project that takes place in a vintage space, framing recovered objects with purposefully aged appearance on the top of a building in the city of Amsterdam.
The use of Viroc was the basis for giving shape to the intended rustic environment, having been used both in the interior wall clading and other details of interior decoration as well as in the facade of the space.
A place to visit as the surrounding area transports us to a journey between past and present with an incredible view over the city.
House in Winnipeg,Canadá
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc black
Application: Façades
Architecture: Hugo Gonçalves | H5 architecture
Location: Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canadá
H5 architecture used Viroc’s capabilities on the facade of a home in the province of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
The result is in sight: black Viroc in perfect conjunction with the white landscape.
Rehabilitation Teatro Cine Elma, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Interior wall cladding
Architecture: Hildegard Glez-Cebrián F. de Caleya e Jan Liebe
Photograph: Maderas Ramos Moreira
Location: A Proba do Caramiñal, Spain
Cine Elma (1950) is one of the most emblematic buildings of the municipality. Its use as a movie theater was replaced by the emerging theatrical activity.
The main goal of this rehabilitation project was to adapt the existing building to the needs of the theater. A new covering unites the whole theater to a single height, allowing to incorporate a large panoramic window that delimits great part of the building.
The characteristics of the building were recovered to the maximum, recovering openings in the façade that were covered over the years. This allowed to recover the visibility from the public spaces increasing the luminosity and fomenting the visual relation between the exterior and the internal activity of the theater.
The facades were painted in a light tonality allowing to emphasize the frames, structures and existing paintings. The new interventions (bathrooms, auditorium and technical rooms) are perceived as independent structures.
The seats are concentrated in the points of greater visibility and the circulations are carried out by the sides.
Several products were used for this rehabilitation, with a greater focus on Viroc and Valchromat.
Offices PopUp House, France
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Façades
Architecture: PopUp House
Photograph: PopUp House
Location: Aix-en-Provence, France
The team PopUp House, in the south of France, used Viroc as the main material in the construction of its office of 410m².
Wine shop El Rincón del Chez, Spain
Technical Specifications
Product: Viroc Grey
Application: Partition Walls and Wall Cladding
Architecture: Araiz Floristán Arquitectos
Photograph: Pedro Pegenaute
Location: Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
El Rincón del Chez is a small space, about 15 square meters, formerly occupied by an ice cream shop that has been transformed into a shop for wine tasting.
It is integrated in Estafeta street – well known for its surroundings with the festival of San Fermin – using the textures and forms of the pavements of the street. It seeks to materialize the street in a small fragment.
The gray Viroc was chosen, together with oak wood, to make both walls, ceilings and furniture. The goal was to use materials present in the winemaking process.
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Nein, in Europa wurde Asbest gemäß der Richtlinie 2003/18/EG im Jahr 2005 verboten.
Bei Innenanwendungen können die Fugen mit einer Polyurethanmastix abgedichtet werden.
Wir raten davon ab, Fugen bei Fassadenplatten abzudichten.
Die erwartete Haltbarkeit einer mit Viroc-Platten errichteten hinterlüfteten Fassade entspricht der einer traditionell gebauten Wand, normalerweise werden 50 Jahre angenommen.
Bei der überwiegenden Mehrheit der auftretenden Beschädigungen handelt es sich um gebrochene Ecken und Kanten, die auf eine schlechte Montage der Platten zurückzuführen sind. Ihre Befestigung muss der Platte ermöglichen, sich aufgrund von Temperatur- und Feuchtigkeitsschwankungen auszudehnen und zu schrumpfen.
Ja, wir empfehlen, die Platte über einer Holz- oder Metallkonstruktion anzubringen, als ob sie ein Furnier wäre.
Der Zementbestandteil der Platten enthält Kalziumsalze, sodass bei Reaktionen mit Wasser Zementsalze entstehen, die an der Oberfläche erscheinen (primäre Ausblühungen). Nach dem Anbringen der Platte im Außenbereich kann es aufgrund des Kontakts mit Regenwasser, wenn die Platte nicht lackiert ist, zu einer Wanderung von Salzen an der Oberfläche (sekundäre Ausblühungen) kommen. In feuchten und kalten Klimazonen tritt dies häufiger auf.
Obwohl die Platte eine gewisse Flexibilität aufweist, empfehlen wir nicht, sie mit einer Krümmung anzuwenden. Wir empfehlen, dass gekrümmte Flächen mit kleinen geraden Abschnitten verkleidet werden.
Die Dichte der Platte beträgt 1350 ± 100 kg pro m3, sodass eine 10 mm dicke Platte 13,5 kg/m2 wiegt.
Es gibt keine spezifischen Farben und Lacke, die auf Viroc-Platten aufgetragen werden müssen. Die Platte hat eine oberflächliche Alkalinität (pH) von 11 bis 13, sodass normalerweise die Farben und Lacke, die gleichzeitig für Beton- und Holzoberflächen geeignet sind, die besten Ergebnisse erzielen, wenn sie auf die Viroc-Platte aufgetragen werden. Lösemittelhaltige Acrylharz- oder aliphatische Polyurethan-Farben und -Lacke haben die beste Leistung gezeigt. Acrylharzlacke und aliphatische Polyurethane auf Wasserbasis verändern die ursprüngliche Plattenfarbe am wenigsten.
Eine Holzbeize ist ein farbiger Lack, der keine Deckkraft verleiht. Wenn die Holzbeize für die Oberfläche der in der vorherigen Frage genannten Viroc-Platte geeignet ist, kann sie verwendet werden.
Die empfohlenen Trennscheiben sind Hartmetallrundscheiben aus Wolfram. Die Verwendung von Diamanttrennscheiben wird nur bei Tischsägen empfohlen.
Das Schneiden mit Wasserstrahl ist möglich und sieht aus, als wäre der Schnitt mit einer Säge gemacht worden. Laserschneiden ist möglich, aber die Schnittkanten sehen verbrannt, schwarz gefärbt aus.
Nein, die Bohrungen werden durch den Anwender durchgeführt.
Ja, es gibt Anwender, die bei Viroc Arbeiten mit großer Qualität durchgeführt haben.
Wir können die Viroc-Platte als Träger eines Daches verwenden, das verkleidet werden soll. Wir empfehlen Viroc nicht als Verkleidungsmaterial eines Daches. Auf ebenen oder fast ebenen Oberflächen führen die Wechsel von nass-trocken und umgekehrt aufgrund der erhöhten Sonneneinstrahlung und Pfützenbildung zu Mikrorissen, die bei einigen Platten auftreten können.
Naturalidade que perdura.
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