New colours in our Hilversum collection: more freedom for architecture

James, Joe, JohnJohn, Jasper, Jorvik, Jacques and Jean: we are pleased to introduce seven new colours in the Hilversum format. With these we are answering a wish from architects an...

The impact of water absorption on façade ageing: an underestimated difference

Building a beautiful façade is one thing. How that façade behaves over the years is at least as decisive. One of the less visible factors in that is water absorption. It seems a ra...

Architect Ir. Michel Arts: "The best thing about our architecture? That we have no house style"

At Margry Arts Architecten in Valkenswaard, the Netherlands, there is no single signature style to speak of. From rural long-fronted farmhouses to sleek modern villas in glass and ...

Custom-made as an extension of the design vision

For this project, no standard brick was chosen. Together with Nano Architecten, Joseph Bricks developed a façade brick that matched the architectural vision exactly: Haroon, a cust...

Architect Andy Gijbels: Designing from the inside out

Designing a home is more than drawing lines or stacking volumes. For Nano Architecten, architecture always starts with the people who will live there and the spaces they need. From...