Wood Construction

Technical articles, guides, and examples of natural wood installation in modern architecture and construction.

**Aspen Art Museum: 10 years of maintenance-free natural wood**
The Aspen Art Museum, designed by Shigeru Ban, showcases a lattice of natural wood panels that serves as a thermal envelope, effectively regulating temperature and light within the building. After 10 years of exposure to extreme weather conditions, Parklex Prodema wood has demonstrated remarkable durability, requiring no maintenance while retaining its original aesthetics.

**The Harry Parker Center: passive architecture revitalizing the Charles River**
The Harry Parker Center revitalizes a section of the Charles River in Boston with a sustainable design that earned the Harleston Parker Medal. The project features two buildings, with the main one clad in Parklex Prodema wood panels that integrate with a shading system to reduce energy consumption, combining functionality and aesthetics.

**Foster + Partners selects natural wood paneling for bathrooms at 50 Hudson Yards, New York**
Designed by Foster + Partners, 50 Hudson Yards stands as New York’s fourth-largest commercial building, covering an area of 2,899,000 square feet. The building features 58 bathrooms, each equipped with waterproof wood paneling sourced from Parklex Prodema, chosen in collaboration with the studio. These panels not only provide moisture and fire resistance but also play a significant role in the building’s attainment of LEED Gold certification.

**In-situ curved wooden soffit at the University of Texas Moody Center Arena**
Gensler’s design for the Moody Center at the University of Texas revitalizes the stadium, positioning it as the central hub of the campus. The wooden canopy, featuring Parklex Prodema soffit, establishes a warm and adaptable environment, accommodating a range of events while reducing direct sunlight in the lobbies. This thoughtful integration of indoor and outdoor areas enriches the user experience, creating a fluid connection between the structure and its surroundings.

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Panels with natural timber

Parklex Prodema panels feature a surface layer with natural timber as opposed to printed paper, bringing a high-quality feel to facades and interiors.

Natural wood panels for exterior facades that are maintenance-free and highly resistant to extreme atmospheric agents.

Timber Cladding for Facades

Natural timber panels for outdoor facades that are maintenance-free and highly resistant to extreme atmospheric agents.

Wood siding with a closed-joint system that allows for easy installation of wood boards of different widths.

Timber Siding for Facades

Timber siding with a closed-joint system that allows for easy installation of wood boards of different widths.

Natural wood panels for covered hotizontal features. Thanks to its properties, it can be installed in both interior and exterior ceilings, allowing for visual continuity.

Timber Soffit

Natural timber panels for covered horizontal features. Thanks to its properties, it can be installed both indoors and outdoors, allowing for visual continuity.

Maintenance-free wood floorboards recommended for high-traffic zones. The damp-resistant surface treatment allows installation in areas coming into frequent contact with water.

Engineered Timber Flooring

Maintenance-free timber floorboards recommended for high-traffic zones. The water-resistant surface treatment allows installation in areas coming into frequent contact with water.

Wooden panels with excellent damp and fire resistance designed for high-traffic areas and maintenance-free walls and ceilings.

Interior Timber Panelling

Timber panels with high damp and fire resistance designed for high-traffic areas and maintenance-free walls and ceilings.