Press Review
• Public Bench (Studio H2O Architectes)
Street Furniture made of Ductal® from Azuly
Ultra Etapes - December 2007
• Concrete is on all the fronts
After construction, architecture and civil engineering the new generation concrete (UHPC) strikes design. Its high fineness, its solidity, its smooth touch ... which are the result of years of researches and innovations, attracts more and more professionals. The most reputed is Ductal® of Lafarge Ciments.
Design@Home - December 2007
• New Products
Presentation of the spiral staircase from Escaliers Décors. Made of Ductal®, a fibred ultra high performance concrete, it combines mineral and metal materials for an uncluttered design.
Projet Construction Maison No 4 - December 2007
• Back to the roots - Industriel contemporain
Concrete in the bedroom thanks to the Atelier Francesco Passaniti. Wall panels, bed and floorings made of Ductal®.
Ma maison a des idées HS - No2/2007
• Carbon gray - The Thiais bus centre (94)
Very modern, the center is covered with large gray plates made of Ductal®, the fibred ultra high performance concrete commercialized by Lafarge Ciments. This material shows us its characteristics through its various applications : high mechanical resistance, quality of the surface aspect, lightness, ductility....
L'Architecture d'Aujourdhui - No 373/2007
• The Led resource - From the runaway lighting to the emphasis - Nessie, the return
Neil Poulton developed a range of luminaries for Sedap combining Ductal®, a very high resistance cement and the Led, the most long lasting light source.
The shapes bring to mind the Loch Ness Monster, a reminder of the origins of this designer.
L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui no 373/2007
• The design becomes concrete !
The City of Science hosts till January 28th, 2008, the Observer of design, where we discover the creativity in terms of design with examples such as Vélib' or the Ductal® made outdoor lamp.
Design@Home - December 2007
• Concrete : Ductal®.
It is an UHPFC (ultra high performance fibered concrete). It is a concrete reinforced with metallic fibers with a high resistance to flexion and compression, and has a remarkable durability as well...
Among the big achievements : the Seoul Footbridge, the acoustic panels of the Monaco SCNF train station, floorings and paneling of Thierry Mugler's boutique for men in Paris and Frankfurt etc...
Option Cuisine - Salle de bains - Nov. 2007/Jan.2008
• Bathrooms looking like sets of jewelry
The design is getting more and more into our bathrooms. Presentation of a Ductal® (Lafarge) made bathtub and of floor slabs made of waxed concrete. Atelier F. Passaniti.
Rénovation - Nov. 2007/Jan. 2008
• Ductal® at the City of Architecture
Some young architects have participated to the design of some spaces at the City of Architecture and Heritage of Paris.
The training hall has been dressed with sixteen Ductal® made panels (design Rémy Marciano in cooperation with Lafarge).
Béton(s) - Nov./Dec. 2007
• Bathroom shopping
Presentation of Ductal® made slabs by l'Atelier F. Passaniti.
Les clefs de la maison - Nov. /Dec. 2007
• 7 open kitchens well fitted - Concrete is choice material - counter top.
Counter top and snack in waxed concrete (Ductal® from Lafarge). Design F. Passaniti
Art & Décoration - Nov./Dec.2007
• Lightings
Neil Poulton, inspired by the Loch Ness Monster created "Nessie", a range of outdoor lightings composed of 4 modules made of Ductal®, an ultra high performance concrete. The modules can be dissociated. Two colors : anthracite gray or sand.
Architecture à vivre - Nov./Dec 2007
• Faithful friends
Some items live only for the period of their fashion, others remain and resist to time. Some examples including the "Kolorado" table by Sifas with a Ductal® made plate (design Mark Robson).
Architectures à vivre - Nov./Dec. 2007
• Grey matters
The High-Tech leaves the living room and walks out to the garden. Sifas used Ductal®, the high performance concrete, hyper resistant and 20% lighter than glass, for their new collection of "Kolorado" tables and chairs. The Sedap Ateliers used it for "Nessie", their collection of outdoor lightings (designer Neil Poulton).
Exterieurs Design Magazine - Nov./Dec.2007
• A thin skin of concrete covers a bus center
The architects D. Marrec and E. Combarel had the idea of a contiuous skin covering the building. This has been possible with Ductal®, the fibred ultra high performance concrete from Lafarge which gives an impression of continuity between the building and the surroundings.
Le Moniteur - 30/11/2007
• Super light concrete
Flexible and very decorative, Ductal® revolutionized the market of design. Architects use this material to design panels, slabs, furniture etc...
Elle Décoration - Nov. 2007
• Concrete your design !
Concrete is getting into the whole house, on the walls (panels), the floor (slabs), in the kitchen (counter tops), and the bathrooms (bathtub)...
Picture of a counter top made of Ductal® (Lafarge Ciments) by F. Passaniti and a Ductal® made bench designed by Chabaud Lévêque for Compagnie.
Mon jardin & ma maison - Nov. 2007
• Elegant
Helicoïdal stairs made of Ductal®, an ultra high performance fibred concrete. It's a fair-faced concrete colored within the volume. Available in 4 colors. The elements are designed in the plant and may be assembled in one day.
Faire construire sa maison - Nov. 2007
• News - Citroën and the RATP, architecture goes towards brands
The RATP asked the architects Dominique Marrec & Emmanuel Combarel to design their building in Thiais, to welcome the bus drivers. Ductal®, Lafarge fibred concrete has been used for this project...
Archiscopie - Nov. 2007
• The useful products - Design stairs - Precast Ductal® stairs.
The steps are thin and are piled up on a steel mast. Four basic colors : dark gray, medium gray, beige and white.
D'A - Nov. 2007
• Administrative building of the RATP, Thiais, Val-de-Marne
The Ductal® made skin, looks like a Lego plate and gives the impression that the building is rising out of the asphalt...
D'A - Nov. 2007
• Luminous sculptures
Six outdoor luminaries made of the high hardness concrete : Ductal®, useable like a visual and luminous signaling element. Nessie Collection of l'Atelier Sedap.
Les Cahiers Techniques du Bâtiment - Nov. 2007
E• xterior Design
A range of six Ductal® made outdoor luminaries presenting geometrical shapes. Available in dark gray or beige. Atelier Sedap
AMC - Nov. 2007
• The War Memorials in the Rhônes-Alpes
The War Memorial in Lyon, commemorative of the mass murder perpetrated from 1915 to 1917 by "young Turkish men" has been made of Ductal® from Lafarge.
Le tout Lyon - 10/11/2007
• Bâtimat in 5 minutes. All the innovative products discovered by archicool.com before the opening.
Nessie, an outdoor lighting range made of Ductal® (Atelier Sedap).
http://www.archicool.com/ - 08/11/2007
• A "second skin" covering 70 m of façade
The building of the future town hall will have a "second skin" made of the high performance concrete : Ductal®.
Le Télégramme - Brest - 08/11/2007
• Plescop - The future town hall - a "flagship" element
The file is closed. The project of Lhyver-Brechet-Lohé Cabinet has been selected. The future town hall will be modern with a "double skin" made of Ductal®, lined with bubbles and other geometrical shapes.
La Gazette - 02/11/2007
• Color trends, which palette to choose ?
Picture of the "Ellen" bookshelf inspired from a Mondrian painting (Atelier F. Passaniti).
L'Echo de la Baie - Oct/November 2007-12-05
• Concrete introduces itself in the room's intimacy
With Ductal®, an ultra high performance fibred concrete commercialized by Lafarge Ciments, the Atelier Passaniti offers new suggestions of designs and atmospheres.
Slabs, wallboards and "Space" bed. Large choice of colors
Maison et Jardin - Oct/Nov 2007
• An ultra high performance concrete at the City of Architecture and Heritage
A mix of old and modern style in the hall for the training of Architects & Urbanists (City of Architecture and Heritage) recently fitted out with Ductal®, the Lafarge ultra high performance concrete. Atrium construction - Oct/Nov 2007
• Loft atmosphere
Example of an interior with floor slabs and wallboards made of Ductal® (Design F. Passaniti - Execution Compact Concrete). More than 150 colors, plain, marbled, structured or with pattern designs.
Idées Maison - No 3/2007
• Delicate like concrete
Variation by Azuly of their H2O range of street furniture made of Ductal®, a high performance concrete. After the bench, Azuly develop a concept where the chair seat and the back are made out of the same block.
Réseaux - October 2007
Concrete and research
• Lafarge is accelerating its innovation strategy with the inauguration of a building (2500 m2) dedicated to innovations in concrete, in the Research Center of l'Ile d'Abeau.
Sols Murs Plafonds October 2007
• Street Furniture : Materials and design, the city lives the sustainable development style
H2O of Azuly collection made of Ductal® and designed by Charlotte and Jean-Jacques Hubert, with Nicolas Sterling.
Techni.cités - 23/10/2007
• A kitchen looks for a great idea ...
The counter top should combine robustness, easiness of maintenance and aesthetics. Ductal® (concrete + fibers) is in our kitchens today thanks to its aesthetic fineness, its big resistance and its low weight.
Ouest France - 21/10/2007
• Escaliers Décors designs the Ductal® made helicoidal stairs, distributed by Lafarge Ciments
A revolution in the interior design with these stairs which open new prospects for the concrete in the house. Designed by Cogitech Design - Commercialized by Lafarge Ciments.
CyberBTP.com - 17/10/2007
• Special Deco/Design
Nessie, a range of 6 Ductal® made outdoor lightings. Neil Poulton Design. Atelier Sedap.
Les Echos - Limited edition - 12/10/2007
• Lafarge develops the concrete of the future at l'Isle d'Abeau
Lafarge has just inaugurated a new building dedicated to concrete in the Research Center. Lafarge developed in these laboratories its revolutionary concretes such as "Ductal®", an extremely resistant concrete, or "Chronolia", very quick concrete, "Sensium" the free of dust concrete, a jointless concrete...
Le Progrès - 08/10/2007
• The skin surfaces
Today we do not talk about façade anymore but about "skin" ; this allows the contemporary architecture taking sensitivity "Sweet skin" made of Ductal®, "harsh skin" made of unsurfaced exposed concrete.
Libération supplement next - 06/10/2007
• Special for Habitat
The Ellen bookshelf, with its colored blocks of various sizes. Designer Franscesco Passaniti
Télé 7 jours - 01/10/2007
• Luminous sculptures
Six Ductal® made outdoor lightings. Available in dark gray or beige. Nessie Collection of Atelier Sedap.
Négoce - 01/10/2007
• La Cité de L’Architecture et du Patrimoine designed in Ductal®
The hall for the training of Architects and Urbanists has been designed in Ductal®, an ultra high performance concrete.
BTP Matériaux – October 2007
• Lafarge speeds up the innovation in concrete
Opening of a technologies building in the Group Research Center, dedicated to innovations in concrete. Summary of the last developments with, inter alia, Ductal® an ultra high performance concrete which associates resistance to compression, resistance to flexibility, ductility, and allows a high surface quality and an easy implementation.
Forum Chantiers – October 2007
• Concrete wrought like a “Lego” plate
This new RATP bus center in Thiais is dressed with a Ductal® skin, an ultra high performance concrete developed by Lafarge (378 “Lego” type plates cover the 12 000 m² of facades)
Bâtirama – October 2007
• Keep hazards away
Safety engineering blows off in order to make bridges, skyscrapers, and housings, which make our daily life, safer every day. Lafarge manufactured an ultra high performance concrete : Ductal®, 20 times more resistant…
Recherche & Santé n° spécial – October 2007
• Very modern
A range of exterior Ductal® luminaries, very resistant to abrasion, to bad weather and to chemical aggressions. Nessie collection at Sedap – Designer Neil Poulton.
Faire Construire sa Maison – October 2007
• Works to be done in the twinkling of an eye
What is concrete – A short explanation on concrete and examples of F. Passaniti’s furniture.
Avantages Hors Série Cuisine – October 2007
• Geometrical Sculptures
« Nessie », a range of 6 Ductal® exterior luminaries. Available in dark gray or beige (Sedap Atelier).
Paysage actualités – October 2007
• Exterior Lighting
Born from the encounter between the Designer Neil Poulton and the Ateliers Sédap, Nessie range (exterior lightings) is made out of Ductal®, an ultra high performance concrete, commercialized by Lafarge Ciments.
AMC – October 2007
• Place des Nations – Geneva – Switzerland
Ductal® (with a fabulous elegance) has been used for the benches around the square.
L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui – Sept/Oct. 2007
• A watertight concrete commitment
RATP new building in Thiais, designed by the architects E. Combarel and D. Marrec (ECDM Agency). This building which seems to be erupting from the ground is entirely covered with a Ductal® skin, a Lafarge ultra high performance concrete, which is far more resistant than a traditional concrete and which allows creating sophisticated shapes. It requires less natural resources and energy than a traditional concrete and allows energy savings as well.
Intramuros – Sept/Oct. 2007
• I refurbish, I decorate
In the bathroom corner, a shower “à l’italienne” is entirely dressed with Ductal® from Dabadabada.
Maison Magazine – Sept/Oct. 2007
• Public Area
In front of the UN building in Geneva, a roundabout which has been transformed in a symbolic place with Ductal® benches.
Le Moniteur – September 26th, 2007
• Houses & Items
The furniture goes into summer quarters. Designers are now interested in the Indoor-Outdoor with shape and material innovations. A table with a Ductal® top – Kolorado Collection at Sifas (Mark Robson design)
Le Courrier du Meuble et de l’Habitat – September 28th, 2007
• The subtle combination of metal and concrete
Escaliers Décors designs the first spiral staircase made of Ductal®, an ultra high performance fibred concrete commercialized by Lafarge Ciments. These staircases are aesthetic, light and adjustable. The steps are of great fineness and their contact is smooth. Four basic colors. Metal handrail, all in curves.
Journal du Bâtiment et des TP – September 27, 2007
• Illuminated Sculptures
Various geometrical shapes for these 6 exterior luminaries made of Ductal®. Nessie Range – Atelier Sedap
Batiproduits.com – September 25th, 2007
• Illuminated Sculptures
Six exterior luminaries of various shapes, made of Ductal®. Available in dark gray or beige. Colored within the volume. Product : Nessie – Manufacturer : Atelier Sedap
La Gazette – September 17th, 2007
• And for you, sirs ?
Picture of an exterior luminary made of Ductal®. May also be used as a bench. 6 different shapes. Designer : Neil Poulton for Atelier Sedap.
Le Point – September 13th, 2007
• 2006 Sustainable Development Reports
Lafarge reduced its CO² emissions by 14.2% per ton of produced cement, compared to 1990. Among their innovations Ductal®, the ultra high performance concrete which protects natural resources and lengthen the construction lifetime.
Infos 21 – September 5, 2007
• Restructuring and planning of the Place des Nations in Geneva
The square will be bounded with white Ductal® folding screen panels, in front of which we see Ductal® white benches.
http://www.archicool.com/ September 4, 2007
• Flooring
Big concrete slabs with a decorated surface. These slabs are made of Ductal® the ultra high performance concrete, these square or rectangular slabs have a surface decorated with various designs : animal skin, lace.. 150 colors. Matt, satiny or glossy coating. F Passaniti
Les Cahiers Techniques du Bâtiment – September 2007
• Fashion File
Floor slabs and wall panels from Franscesco Passaniti. Ductal® concrete.
Le Journal de la Maison – September 2007
• Off the Cuff
A way to colors, design and originality in our bookshelves. “Ellen” design made of Ductal®, the ultra light concrete. Atelier F. Passaniti
IDEAT – September 2007
• New : Bath Lounges
Six different atmospheres including the palace luxury one with floor slabs made of Ductal® from Lafarge. Design : F. Passaniti
Elle Décoration – September 2007
• The counter top
An all purpose area. Counter tops, sinks, credenzas made of Ductal® fibred concrete from Lafarge. Designer : F. Passaniti
Système D – September 2007
• Ideas to follow in the small space
“Ellen” bookshelf made of Ductal® concrete. Designer : Franscesco Passaniti
Couleur Maison – September 2007
• An ultra high performance structured concrete skin
The dressing of the RATP building in Thiais (Val-de-Marne) looks like Lego plates. The very thin panels have been made out of Ductal®, the ultra high performance concrete with a high resistance to compression and flexion.
Les Cahiers Techniques du Bâtiment – September 2007
• Besançon previews
Some novelties in the showrooms : Equipement Territorial, Réseaux Expo, Energie. Presentation of the Swing range, street furniture made of Ductal®, an ultra high performance concrete, allowing flexible shapes. 10 colors. Colored within the volume. Manufacturer : Azuly.
Réseaux Lignes et Canalisations – September 2007
• Concrete trend – Performance and aesthetics
After the lofts, the polished concrete enters into houses. Depending on architects and set designers, it offers aesthetic (multiple effects) and practical (could be applied on almost all materials) advantages. It is used as coating for all floors, walls, top floors, shower cubicles… Ductal® is a concrete brand of Lafarge Group.
M Comme Maison – September 2007
• Illuminated Sculptures
A range of six external luminaries made of Ductal®, which may be used as visual and illuminated sign. Product : Nessie. Manufacturer : Atelier Sedap.
Le Moniteur – August 31st, 2007
• Two new time saving concretes
After Ductal®, (an ultra high performance concrete), Agilia (self placing and self leveling) and Artevia (large color and texture range), Lafarge launches Extensia, a Readymix concrete allowing the construction of 400 m² of jointless floors - and Chronolia, a Readymix concrete allowing an accelerated form removal of the elements.
Le Moniteur – 3rd August 2007
• Urban planning and street furniture
In order to protect the pedestrian area, Points made of Ductal® (very resisting fibred concrete) have been installed in some cities. In addition to these “bump-posts” elements, the Swing collection includes also benches, waste buckets and small studs. Designer F. Passaniti, Manufacturer : Azuly
L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui – July/August 2007
• Bridges of all times
We find the French know-how in terms of bridges and viaducts in works like the Normandy bridge, the Peace Footbridge (built in Ductal®), the Millau viaduct… These “works of art”, fruits of the imagination of architects and engineers, have been created thanks to the progresses accomplished by the construction materials allowing more innovative styles and shapes.
BTP magazine – July/August 2007
• Ductal® for a swimming pool
The Clichy-la-Garenne swimming pool main façade is dressed up with a Ductal® sunshade, an ultra high performance fibred concrete from Lafarge. Its structural qualities allow the manufacturing of very thin elements.
Béton(s) – July/August 2007
• Bathrooms adornments
A Ductal® (Lafarge) tub and floor tiles made of polished concrete. 150 finishing, matt, satiny or glossy, plain, marbled, structured or with designs.
Maison & Salle de Bains – 15 July/15 August 2007
• Every kitchen has its coating
Today all the tastes are satisfied, ranging from the most classical to the most contemporaneous, as well as all styles and price. Ductal® floor tiles. L’Atelier F. Passaniti
Côté Rénovation – July/August 2007
• “Just out of Bed” products
Space bed. Design : Franscesco Passaniti. Thin structure made of Ductal®, an ultra high performance concrete.
Architectures à vivre – July/August 2007
• Never-never house
Interview with Enrico Navarra, a gallerist whose house of dream has been designed by the architect Rudy Ricciotti. The roof (2 to 3 cm of thickness) is made of Ductal®, a high performances concrete.
AD – July/August 2007
• Use concrete to decorate a house
Lafarge is a precursor in this field with Ductal®, the ultra high performance fibred concrete. This material combines ductility and resistance to abrasion. Initially these articles (design furniture, tiles, boards, luminaries…) were designed only to some designer’s customers, but today they are manufactured in series : luminaries at the Atelier Sedap, tiles from Francesco Passaniti…
Le Particulier Pratique – July/August
• Ductal® concrete to regulate the thermal atmosphere of the Clichy-la-Garenne (92) swimming pool
The external sunshades, extremely thin, have been manufactured with Lafarge Ductal®.
E&C – July 2007
• The Thiais bus center, first building made of Ductal®
This building is entirely dressed up with Ductal®, an ultra high performance concrete developed by Lafarge. Architects Emmanuel Combarel and Dominique Marrec.
http://www.lemoniteur-expert.com/ – July 2007
