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• In the move...

Faire faire - June/August 08

 

• Villa Navarra - Innovative concrete for unusual architecture

BTP Matériaux - June/July08

 

• Formulation of divided solids and innovative concretes

CBPC - June/July 08

 

• The footbridge challenges the Devil (Diable)

Midi Libre - 26 June 08

 

• A place, two architects

Les Echos Série limitée - 13 June 08

 

• Bench and adjustable chair made of Ductal®

La Gazette supplément - 9 June 08

 

• A concept made of concrete !

Midilibre.com - 6 June 2008

 

• First arch stones for the Devil Footbridge (Pont du Diable)

Le Moniteur - 6 June 08

 

• Scoprom, a new hope for Cèze valley

Midi Libre - 6 June 08

 

• Technological challenge

Midi Libre - 6 June 08

 

• Labelsvia'08

Le Courrier du meuble et de l'habitat - 6 June 08

 

• Decorative Arts at the Villa Navarra, in the Var

Les Echos - 3 June 2008

 

• Climart recreates the bio-fireplace without flue

Les Cahiers Technique du Bâtiment - June 2008

 

• Ductal® in the living-room

Les Cahiers Techniques du Bâtiment - June 2008

 

• Ductal® pushed to the limits on the Villa Navarra

Les Cahiers Techniques du Bâtiment - June 08

 

• YSL Opium Color

Sites Commerciaux supplément - June 08

 

• Lightings in concrete

Le Bâtiment Artisanal - June 08

 

• 65 Croisette, the top of luxury

Côté Magazine - June 08

 

• Today Tomorrow - Concrete, PVC fibers... These are the new materials

Indicateur Bertrand - June 08

 

• Adjustable bench and chair

Paysage actualités - June 2008

 

• Martin Szekely - Subtraction supporter 

Elle Décoration - June 08

 

• Design collectors

AD - June 2008

 

• The stairs, it's concrete !

Objectif Aquitaine - June 2008

 

• Francesco Passaniti selection

Madame.lefigaro.fr - June 2008

 

• Luminous Sculptures

Le Moniteur n° Spécial - June 08

 

• Ora Ito starts the fire

Maison & Objet - June 08

 

• Concrete and slate-black recreate the old granny dresser

Maison bricolage et décoration supplément - N°0/2008

 

• New concrete

Revue Technique Bâtiment - N 245/2008

 

• Stairs made of concrete !

Idées Maison - n°6/2008

 

• Bruno Rollet plays well the game of the child care center

Next.libération.fr - 12 June 08

 

• Architecture in the present

Ingénieur Constructeur ETP - June 08

 

• An innovative solution put into practice

BTP Matériaux - May/June 08

 

• Bonna Sabla innovates with a double band conveyor

Le Journal du vrac - May/June 08

 

• 65 Croisette, Cannes

L'Arco International - May/June 08

 

• Heating - The power of wood

Maisons à vivre bois - May/June 08

 

• Child care center - From the cradle to concrete

Béton(s) - May/June 08

 

• Tamarins road will soak up the sun

Le Journal de l'Ile - 31 May 08

 

• Bridge thermal switch made of Ductal®

Le Moniteur - 30 May 08

 

• Construction in the midst of an energy revolution

Le Figaro économie - 26 May 08

 

• Living room & dining room : an assorted design

TV Figaro - 17 May 08

 

• Concrete gatecrashes into furniture

Batiactu - 06 May 08

 

• New child care centers : modern and creative

Le Parisien - 3 May 08

 

• Concrete reveals its other face

Maison à part - 02 May 08

 

• What is polished concrete ?

Maison magazine - Spring 08

 

• Charm of concrete, a material which goes with everything

Actives - May 08

 

• Boutique Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Paris VI

The Saint Laurent spirit warmed up

D'Architectures - May 08

 

• Urban furniture : a unique and adjustable shape

Les Cahiers Techniques du Bâtiment - May 2008

 

• Inspiration of « Twist et mou »

Beaux-Arts - May 2008

 

• Masonry works - Lighten traditional materials

Bati Gratuit Pros - May 08

 

• Under the sign of water

Réseaux - May 08

 

• Interior design - Naturally beautiful and creative

RL Mag - 11 April 08

 

• Cast-iron file

Le Moniteur - 11 April 08

 

• Furniture : Tolix restarts and branches out

Flash infos économie - Edition Rhône Alpes/Auvergne/Bourgogne) - 14 April 08

 

• Wall panels made of ultrathin decorative concrete

Le Moniteur - 11 April 08

 

 

• Adjustable bench and chair made of Ductal®

Le Moniteur - 11 April 08

 

• Villa-Galerie - A monolith roof in cantilever

Le Moniteur - 11 April 08

 

• Composites are off the beaten tracks

L'Usine Nouvelle - 10/16 April 08

 

• A Parisian child care center in the shape of a building game

Techni.Cités - 8 April 08

 

• Exterior lightings, Loch Ness way

Les Cahiers Techniques du Bâtiment - April 08

 

• Design

Architectures à vivre Hors Série - April 08

 

• Exterior design

AMC - April 08

 

• Interior design is displayed

Madame Figaro - 26 April 08

 

• Francesco Passaniti, for the sake of concrete

Univers - 17/23 March 08

 

• Accessorizingly yours

Résidences décoration - Edition Ile de France - March/April 08

 

• Interior design tendency - 2 / Design Supplement

Extérieurs Design Magazine - March/April 08

 

• Tolix galvanized by export

Le Journal du Palais de Bourgogne - 31 March/06 April 08

 

• Stairs are playing interior design game

Maison & Travaux - March 08

 

• Stairs step by step...

Design@Home - March 08

 

• Green light for ecological insulation

Design@Home - March 08

 

• Lafarge Group develops revolutionary concrete

Le Progrès.fr

 

• Concrete : Ductal®

Option Cuisine - Salle de Bains - February/Apr 08

 

 

• Special regime for the RATP

For their bus center in Thiais, the RATP called upon two architects Emmanuel Combarel and Dominique Marrec. A skin covered with 900 wedges by square meter is dressing the building with holes of red, blue, orange and yellow lights. This skin has been made with Ductal®, the famous ultra high performance concrete from Lafarge.

Beaux-Arts - March 2008

 

• Spiral staircase

Very design with its delicate handrail made of inox metal, this curved spiral staircase from Escaliers Décors is made of Ductal®, the ultra high performance fibred concrete from Lafarge Ciments. It is available in 2 diameters (1.30m and 1.50m) and 2 directions of rotation. Concrete colored within the volume.

Rustica - 27 February/4 March 2008

 

• The attic - The staircase saves room

Ideal to access the attic, the spiral staircase is practical, not very cumbersome, light and very aesthetic. Combination of mineral and metal for the staircase made of Ductal® from Escaliers Décors.

Maison Créative - February/March 2008

 

• I want a floor made of concrete

For those who want to install it alone, they can use the ultra high performance concrete slabs made of Ductal® which can be installed like a tilling.

Biba - February 2008

 

• Explanation of the Vaudois Museum of Fine Arts

The people in charge of the disputed project answer the questions of the inhabitants of Lausanne. For this museum the artist Carmen Perrin has oriented the two 2 architects to choose Ductal®, a « user friendly» concrete, smooth and bright.

http://www.letemps.ch/ - 26/02/2008

 

• A bench and an adjustable armchair made of Ductal®

This range of urban furniture cast in a high performance concrete composed of metallic fibers, is resistant to chocks, abrasion and corrosion. It is available in 10 colors.

Le Moniteur - 22/02/2008

La Gazette des communes - 18/02/2008

 

• A middle-class house welcomes an immaculate museum.

The Tomi Ungerer Museum is hosted by the previously Villa Greiner in Strasbourg. The architects Emmanuel Combarel and Dominique Marrec designed a « Magic Carpet » to access from the reception pavillon to the ground floor of the Villa. This 1.40m width outdoor handrail, made of Ductal® (ultra high performances fibred concrete) is composed of 32 plates placed on stainless steel small studs.

Le Moniteur - 12/02/2008

 

• Materials - An ebullience in every direction

Ductal®, an ultra high performances concrete seduces architects and designers. This material is developed by Lafarge Ciments, and is 10 times more resistant than a traditional concrete ; it has an extreme fineness. It has also a long durability, as well as a good resistance to frost and heat, chocks and abrasion.

Négoce supplément - 15/02/2008

Le journal du chauffage et du sanitaire supplément - February 2008

 

• Staircase

Spiral staircase made of Ductal®. It is available in 4 colors. Colored within the volume.

Techniques & architecture - n°492/2008

 

• Materials for dental office

Interior and exterior luminaries made of Ductal® (Atelier Sédap)

L'Information Dentaire - 23/01/2008

 

• Thermal switch made of Ductal®

In order to settle the issue of the thermal bridges (non isolated area between two concrete walls), Lafarge proposes Ruptal (under validation) which will allow a lot of energetic savings through the placement of a new piece made of Ductal® (high performances fibred concrete) at the extremity of the floor slabs...

La lettre de l'environnement - 21/01/2008

 

• Graphic slabs

Floor slabs made of an ultra high performances concrete (Ductal®). Smooth or with various designs (animal skin, lace, textiles...). Matt, satiny or glossy finishing. More than 150 colors.

Batiproduits.com - 11/01/2008

 

• The Thiais bus center is the first building made of Ductal®

Le Moniteur Archi - 10/01/2008

 

• Urban furniture made of concrete

Charlotte and Jean-Jacques Hubert designed the new collection of urban furniture of Azuly. This collection, made of Ductal® (the ultra high performances fibred concrete) is base on a unique element which becomes armchairs, chair backs and benches « conversations ».

Maires de France Le Magazine - January 2008

 

• H2O, the urban furniture of well being

Presentation of the range of the urban furniture from Azuly, designed by the architects Charlotte and Jean-Jacques Hubert, in collaboration with Nicolas Sterling. The range is made of Ductal®, an ultra high performances fibred concrete..

Espaces Verts - January 2008

 

• HP concrete and led

The exterior lighting range from Nessie, inspired from the Loch Ness monster (designer Neil Poulton) is made of Ductal®, an ultra high performances concrete from Lafarge Ciments.

Luminaires éclairage - Winter/Spring 2008

 

• A stylish staircase with a fashion design

A mix of mineral and metal for this spiral staircase made of Ductal® from Escaliers Décors.

Les plus beaux intérieurs - Dec. 07/Jan. 08

 

• Bathtubs and showers : be in the groove of  bath !

Picture of a shower booth made of Ductal®, a product with a cement fibred matrix. Designed by F. Passaniti. Commercialized by Lafarge Ciments

Faire construire sa maison - De. 07/Jan. 08

 

• The well being urban furniture.

A bench, an armchair, a small stud, a bump post, window boxes are all composing the new range of « Swing » urban furniture. Made of Ductal®, an ultra high performances concrete, the rounded shapes of these elements give a movement impression which fits well with the environment.

Revue des Collectivités Locales - Dec. 07/Jan. 08

 

• In the kitchen, the bathrooms, the living room the room and even for furniture : concrete is taking its place.

F. Passaniti imposed concrete in the interior design. Ductal®, the ultra high performances fibred concrete, is found on the walls, the ground... and even as a bed. Its properties allow new shapes and new designs and bring fluidity and lightness.

Côté Rénovation - Dec. 07/Jan. 08

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