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Building Facade Design with Sto Color, Aesthetics, Sto Studio, and StoInspire

The aesthetics of a facade can set the building's style, from an ultramodern facade with glass cladding and asymmetrical windows to a traditional facing with warm brick, expansive windows, and a spacious porch. An aesthetically pleasing, well-designed building facade also…

The Perfect Combination: How to Achieve Both Aesthetics and Energy Efficiency with Continuous Insulation

Sto Corp's high-performance finishes and architectural coatings applied to Sto continuous insulation (CI) wall systems (StoTherm® ci, StoVentec®, StoPowerwall® ci, and StoPanel®) allow architects and builders to create endless-beautiful-unique aesthetics facades on energy-efficient, durable, and safe buildings. Modern-Sustainable Buildings Need…

The Art of Exterior Design: A Guide to External Render Cladding Systems

Rendered facades give a building a sophisticated and sleek look in a wide range of finishes, textures, and colors that will suit any budget and building style. Typically, render cladding systems refer to a coat of cement on a building's…

Recreating Classic Brick and Wood Facades with Resin Cast Brick and Wood

Resin cast shapes like Sto Corp's lightweight, flexible, and easy-to-apply StoCast Brick and StoCast Wood create the attractive, classic look of brick and wood facades. The resin cast shapes also offer long-term durability, superior sustainability, ease of application, and code-compliant…

What is Architectural Paint? A Breakdown of Performance and Options

Architectural paints include interior and exterior paints, primers, sealers, varnishes, and stains. These products are applied onsite to residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings and are typically sold in five-gallon containers. Architecture paint does not include industrial maintenance (IM) coatings,…

How retail design – and the customer experience – are changing in 2022

Retail design is adapting – and it’s not just social distancing markers leading the way.

Exploring unexpected exterior designs with three crinkled facades

This collection of unexpected exterior building designs are some of our favorites that stand out from the crowd.

Architects: What inspires you?

What is it that inspires architects to take up and continue the craft? Here are some examples from industry professionals who shared their opinions.

Architecture and video games: Where inspiration works both ways

Architecture and video games can go hand-in-hand, and one particular case shows a surprising example where video game designers have offered assistance in restoring a real-world historical landmark.

How will COVID-19 affect multifamily design?

With major shifts in work and lifestyles forced upon us by the pandemic, those living in condominiums or apartment buildings are viewing their living environments through a different lens. Designers and operators of multifamily buildings must now consider what this building typology may look like in the future.

What’s next for school design?

COVID-19 is creating a massive ripple in how students learn, and community engagement is becoming increasingly important when considering the needs of educational buildings. What does this mean for school design moving forward?

The future of hotel design and development

Allaying current fears and planning for future outbreaks is a must for hotel operators. Design will be impacted, and enhanced housekeeping measures will not only need to be undertaken but clearly demonstrated to occupants.

Examining new initiatives to keep building occupants safe during and post COVID-19

As returning to the office causes trepidation for some workers, maintaining a safe work environment is paramount to both building managers and designers. This means initiatives meant to keep occupants safe must be both functional and visible.

Predicting the future of cities: How urban planning and city infrastructure changes may be influenced by COVID-19

Urban planners and architects are looking at what elements of city infrastructure may require permanent adjustments after COVID-19.

Commercial office interiors: What’s changing, and a look to the future

Commercial property managers, architects and interior designers are all looking at ways to keep occupants safe. Present concerns have to mix with an eye to the future: What will interior office design look like post-COVID?

Let’s take this outside: Adding outdoor work areas to the commercial office grows in popularity

Commercial buildings are having an evolution thrust upon them as COVID-19 makes the lure of the outdoors even more attractive to office occupants.

Rethinking public space design during a pandemic

Public space design is in need of a refresh in light of COVID-19. The areas we congregate in outdoor settings will need to be reworked to keep us safe, both now and with a view to what future needs may hold.

Accessible building design: Making buildings better for all

With the population aging significantly – 1 in 5 residents are expected to be of retirement age by 2030 – accessible building design has never been more important.

The architecture and design industry’s response to COVID-19

The design and architecture industry’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates how the profession has sprung into action to help fight the global pandemic.

How sustainable campus design affects students and operators

Potential students have no shortage of choices for post-secondary education, and ensuring sustainability is part of the campus culture and design is increasingly top of mind.

How stand-out hotel design enhances the guest experience

With the proliferation of providers like Airbnb offering unique, and often cheaper, guest experiences hotel designers and operators must look towards innovative ideas that will draw guests and keep them coming back.

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