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.
Grupo Gámiz's R&D department is taking part in the AEGIS project, which aims to create buildings and public spaces that contribute to people's well-being. The digital transformation has changed our understanding of life, relationships and work. In this regard, in the industrial sphere a true revolution...
The research project ‘Wood IoT Wall’ is being conducted within the Hazitek programme, funded by the Basque Government and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The fact that wood is a building material experiencing an upturn has been seen for some time. In reality, rather than...
In addition to encouraging its presence in furniture and toys, those responsible for education are sure that building in wood also contributes to the success of the most highly appreciated educational tendencies. The main schools of thought on education of the 20th century are experiencing a...
There are many ways to approach the design of a staircase. And to build them. Opting for quality wood ensures success in the fields of style, well-being and sustainability. The staircase, that constructive component that facilitates a vertical route, usually both up and down, may be...
A study has revealed that Covid and other types of coronaviruses survive much less time on wood than in contact with plastic, stainless steel and masonry. It is a sensation that people have been experiencing for centuries. Wood is really good for us. Its natural beauty,...
The latest edition of these annual meetings organised by one of the most active journals in the sector took place in Málaga. And of course, GRUPO GÁMIZ was there. Since the journal Arquitectura y Empresa was launched in 2016, its bosses did not want it to...
The technological advances in the production of glulam wood multiply the creative possibilities of architecture. It is very likely that if you invite us to think about beams, we think of straight lines. Nevertheless, the current possibilities of glued laminated timber or glulam, allow architects let...
This hardwood, in addition to helping age wine, sustains some of the best wineries in the world with function and elegance. Any enthusiast knows that wine is usually aged in barrels made of oak (French or American). Nevertheless, this essential part of the art of producing...
In the project for the bachillerato building of Oak House School in Barcelona, the ACCOYA® façade fulfils the first objective sought by the architectural studio: to integrate the construction into the landscape naturally. Like the universe, cities tend to expand. The same thing happens to the...
For the architect from Genoa, sustainability is the only option. At Grupo Gámiz we have been lucky to collaborate in his project for MOdA, the renovated headquarters of the Paris bar association. “Sustainability consists in building thinking about the future, not only taking into account the...
