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.
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...
The starting point for this project by the chef Edorta Lamo in Kanpezu is the revaluation of the local culture of his birthplace. With the same logic he trusted the quality of ACCOYA®, a wood distributed by his neighbours the Grupo Gámiz, for the façade...
“El Materoccon” is the title of this sculpture that represents an enormous foot. The sculptor, Gonzalo García, chose ACCOYA® wood for its beauty and its resistance in exteriors. Art has been around for as long as human beings have. There are palaeolithic examples of paints, decoration...
Certifications are essential for construction companies and architects to ensure that the products they use in their projects really are sustainable. Fortunately for everyone, sustainable architecture is no longer an ideal vision, but the everyday commitment of many people. There are more and more architects, construction...
This unique construction, where bees, scientists and nature lovers share space, is manufactured with ACCOYA® sustainable wood. Melarium is a small summit of sustainable architecture. It is a functional, playful, respectful building, integrated with nature (animals and plants), and sustainable in both design and use. As if...
MOdA, the new headquarters of the Paris bar association, designed by Renzo Piano, incorporates wooden curtain walling made with VIGAM, the oak glulam beam by Grupo Gámiz. The Italian Renzo Piano (Pritzker prize 1998) is one of the most well-known architects in the world. He is also one...
The architect chose to clad the façade with ACCOYA® due to its high performance for exteriors and the aesthetic ability of this sustainable wood to be integrated into the rural setting. Sustainable architecture projects are designed from various fronts. The most noteworthy are the general inclination...
The main characteristic of this environmental protection strategy is that waste does not exist: it is a resource. The circular economy is a concept of consumption based on zero waste. The aim is to put into practice the opposite of “disposable”. The idea is that everything...
Most architects are aware that, despite being flammable, wood reacts very well against fire. Sustainable architecture is converting wood, an ancient material, into the innovative building material of the future. Its known virtues of warmth, beauty and elegance are complemented with the growing values of ecology...
The restoration of the façade of this community on the Zarautz beachfront required a beautiful, sturdy and resistant wood like ACCOYA®. If they so desire, the residents of this complex right on the seafront of the Guipuzcoa town of Zarautz can simply open the door, step...
