More and more architects and designers are relying on wood as the ideal travelling companion for their projects. In the GRUPO GÁMIZ blog we discover the versatility of wood as a construction material and the latest trends in sustainable architecture and design.
Because thanks to quality wood, professionals can embark on the road to sustainability with resistance, functionality, creativity and, of course, with the most natural beauty.
The innovations continue in ‘Wood IoT Wall’, the Hazitek project to develop smart wooden curtain walls. A programme funded by the Basque Government and the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund). In matters of sustainability and environmental protection, wooden curtain walls improve on the efficiency of traditional...
This project, which consolidates our company's sustainability values, was made possible by the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, funded by the European Union - Next Generation EU. Like quality, sustainability is much more real when it's certified. Our primary and secondary processed wood products have the...
The extension of St. Edward's School, by TSH Architects, consists of two new buildings. The top floor of one of them is crowned by an impressive gabled roof made with oak glulams Oxford's college buildings are an important part of Great Britain's architectural heritage. Its style...
That place is Ibiza. If you visit the island and look hard, you might find this small paradise. And if they invite you in, take your shoes off: your feet will touch ACCOYA ®, a very special wood. What can you do in Ibiza? That's what...
The extension of the offices of the pharmaceutical company Roche Diagnostics in Barcelona includes a “shade house”. The façade in ACCOYA® acetylated wood plays a significant role in its energy efficiency goals. Health and architecture have always been connected: inefficient building design and construction with...
Built at the site of the 1991 terror attack, the new library in Vic pays tribute to the victims through the values of tolerance, culture and social integration. In 1991 an atrocity struck Vic in the form of a terrorist attack. Ten people died. Today, at...
It is called Kora Green City, located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, and is one of the most sustainable buildings in the world. Radiata pine curtain wall contributes to the architects' energy efficiency goals. Sustainable architecture is a magical cocktail. The first of its ingredients is the architects' desire...
Technology has made glulam wood an extraordinary ally to architects seeking sustainability and warmth without renouncing creativity. The latest innovation is the use of oak on façades. Emblematic names such as Renzo Piano and Herzog & de Meuron already have faith in this unique wood...
This list of fantastic books aims to satisfy the curiosity of the most sustainable architects. We have made available thousands of pages full of designs, ideas, techniques, images and inspiration with one common denominator: a love for wood. It's a fact: wood is ever more present...
The roof of Le Dôme, a winery in Saint-Émilion designed by Norman Foster's studio, is constructed using VIGAM: the only oak glulam in the world with the CE marking for structural use. Sustainable architecture is developed based on different prerequisites related to respect for the environment....
