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Lowe tops out 2130 Violet Street, Los Angeles Arts District office building

Lowe tops out 2130 Violet Street, Los Angeles Arts District office building

Posted by | Jun 16, 2021 | 0 |

Lowe announced this week the topping out of construction at 2130 Violet Street, an approximately 113,000-square-foot, nine-story office building located in the vibrant Arts District in downtown Los Angeles. Completion is anticipated in early-2022. “The Violet Street office building will offer companies and individual employees a work environment with abundant natural light, operable windows and doors to bring fresh air and connection to California’s mild enticing climate, flexible space design options and outdoor gathering spaces, located in a burgeoning creative district,” said Tom Wulf, executive vice president, Lowe. “The events of the recent pandemic have highlighted and focused our efforts to deliver a new building that will meet the needs of employer’s health and wellness objectives.”

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Using biophilic design to create spaces that support health and wellness

Using biophilic design to create spaces that support health and wellness

Posted by | Nov 20, 2020 | 0 |

Stantec recently sponsored a research project to identify the impact biophilic design has on holistic wellbeing with Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, directly measuring physiological, emotional, and cognitive wellness. Our study results show that by leveraging these patterns of biophilia we can create a positive impact on people’s wellbeing. In total there are fourteen patterns broken out in three main categories that focus on nature in the space, nature of the space, and natural analogues. Many are easy to implement if programmed early into the design process and offer the ability to create truly immersive experiences.

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Lorin supplies anodized aluminum for unique panels on the CapitaMall LuOne shopping complex in Shanghai

Lorin supplies anodized aluminum for unique panels on the CapitaMall LuOne shopping complex in Shanghai

Posted by | Jan 24, 2020 | 0 |

Lorin Industries, Inc. announces that it supplied the anodized aluminum for the unique shining silver-toned exterior panels for the CapitaMall LuOne shopping complex, located in Shanghai, China. Designed by famed international architect Moshe Safdie, the CapitaMall LuOne’s façade includes a living wall with exterior curtain wall “flappers” made from Custom ClearBrite® and Custom Silver White anodized aluminum provided by Lorin, which move gracefully in the wind.

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1 Willoughby Square tops out in Brooklyn

1 Willoughby Square tops out in Brooklyn

Posted by | Jan 6, 2020 | 0 |

Soaring 34-stories, 1WSQ will bring 500,000-square-feet of space to the Brooklyn office market. Architecture, interiors and planning firm, FXCollaborative designed the interior spaces to cater to all future tenants. Each floor plan has a fluid connection to the outside with oversized windows, highlighting natural light and column-free floor plans which further supports space efficiency. Additionally, the exterior façade will feature unique dark blue glazed bricks.

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Interior designers grow company talent with living green wall branding and biophilia

Interior designers grow company talent with living green wall branding and biophilia

Posted by | Sep 4, 2019 | 0 |

When designing a space to advance the objectives of a corporate client, living green walls are a sustainable option with the flexibility to meet the specific demands of any indoor space or corporate imagination. Perhaps the most telling endorsement of the living green wall as a Millennial magnet comes from technology corporations, including digital first companies like Etsy, Mashable, and AWeber. Microsoft, Google, Twitter and others have a Versa Wall® by GSky®.

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GSky® expands sales team to embrace growing living wall demand

Posted by | Mar 22, 2019 | 0 |

GSky Plant Systems, Inc., a global industry leader in the design and production of interior and exterior green walls, announces four key hires to enhance Sales and Marketing capabilities and embrace growing demand for living walls such as the Versa Wall® and Versa Wall® XT systems.

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GSky Living Green Walls installs Pro Wall® system for iPic Entertainment in Delray Beach

GSky Living Green Walls installs Pro Wall® system for iPic Entertainment in Delray Beach

Posted by | Mar 11, 2019 | 0 |

The Pro Wall® green wall system features one-foot-by-one-foot pre-grown planted panels of durable rockwool, offering a highly customizable palette for vertical exterior designs of small or expansive dimensions. Additionally, the system’s waste-reducing drip irrigation design minimizes water usage. As a major sustainable architectural feature in urban Delray Beach, the Wall cleans the air and muffles sound pollution.

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Specifying Green Walls: Bringing Indoor Environments to Life

Specifying Green Walls: Bringing Indoor Environments to Life

Posted by | Dec 20, 2018 | 0 |

As sustainability experts and forward-thinking design professionals know, biophilic design isn’t simply a trend — it’s the way we’re defining the future. Many designers and architects are bringing greenery indoors through living walls, as they make a major aesthetic impact while maximizing the array of benefits associated with designing with nature in mind.

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