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| New Trespa Design Centre in New York  Trespa North America Ltd is opening a new Design Centre in New York. The Trespa Design Centre is a unique concept. The main purpose is to meet and inspire the large concentration of trendy and innovative architects who work in the city but are involved with projects nationwide. The Design Centre is situated on Greene Street in the SoHo area of lower Manhattan where many of these architectural practices are based. This is also the design district where many interior showrooms, architectural product companies and associated activities proliferate.The interior has been designed by Hans van de Schoot of Studio Schoot in the Netherlands. This Dutch designer has spent 25 years creating inspirational spaces, showrooms and exhibitions around the world. The well-known practice of Gage Clemenceau was commissioned to be the local project architects. Their work has been featured in Chicago's Museum of Art and New York's Museum of Modern Art. The idea behind the Trespa Design Centre is to promote design concepts rather than isolated products. It will inspire the architectural community to "Think Trespa" for new building design and refurbishment, especially by encouraging study of the Trespa Perspectives concept and to translate these ideas into innovative, imaginative and long-lasting building facades. It will be the place in which regular seminars will be held to educate architects about Trespa's exterior cladding panel Meteon and the sustainable and design qualities of Trespa. The Design Centre will be more of an experience than a showroom. It will also provide a large networking and discussion space for architects, designers and their clients. By offering meeting rooms, free internet, printing facilities and other benefits, it will be an inspirational place in which to share ideas, work and learn. To that end, it will encourage participation and meetings by committees and external organisations. These will include the American Institute of Architects', Center for Architecture, located near Greenwich Village and founded by the NY Chapter of the AIA, and by Material ConneXion, the largest global resource of new and innovative materials. In addition, the Dutch design partners will also use the Design Centre as a platform for their design events and product exhibitions. American architects are very interested in products, such as Trespa, which are environmentally friendly and sustainable. Particularly those which meet the requirements of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED ) Green Building Rating System are highly regarded by encouraging and accelerating the adoption of sustainable green building and development practices. Trespa has also been particularly active in ensuring that all their products meet or exceed stringent US building regulations and testing procedures. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |