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Product: Derako Solid Wood Grill Pro-line Application: Ceiling and wall Wood type: European Pine FSC Dimension grill panel: 5 – 55 – 20 – 50 Finish of the wood: In colour (like cherry wood) A unique shopping centre in Brussel, called Docks Bruxsel, opened its doors in 2016. This unique shopping mall was designed by Architect Art & Build. Back in the days, an old chimn...

Product: Derako solid wooden Grill Pro-line ceiling Wood types: European Pine FSC and American Ash Dimension grill panel: 4-80-20-50 Finish of the wood: transparent In Hasselt, Belgium you will find one of the largest tech company campuses of Europe. This used to be the former location of a Philips factory. After a thorough make-over this area was redesigned as an innov...

Humanity is part of nature and that means, even today, we respond to stimuli from nature. For the last one hundred years we have lived in artificial environments, which means we have lost the connection with nature. Regular contact with nature has a positive effect on people’s wellbeing. With this in mind, it would be great to return nature into our modern-day living env...

The couple had a joint passion for the arts. After Williams death, Anna decided to share their extensive collection with the public. By building an extra wing onto the villa in the form of a museum and a theatre. For decades Singer Laren has been known to the public as cultural heritage consisting of a museum, villa theatre and sculpture garden. Recently Singer Laren ha...

The goal of the transformation was to maintain and modify the existing building. This allowed two locations to be merged efficiently. The preserved parts were reused where possible. A large transparent space was created on the ground floor. This is where employees and visitors meet. The Derako linear Cloak Wood system was used in multiple rooms as well as the staircase ...

The hotel consists of two historical buildings. The former mission house St. Jan and the monastery called Cenakel. After a thorough renovation in 2020 a new restaurant arose with panoramic view of the garden. The new restaurant is located on the ground floor at the back of the hotel facing the old mission house and the chapel. The restaurant houses over 240 guests and is...

With that in mind, a new campus came to mind: a place where communication, meetings and openness play a central role. With the realisation of this new campus, designed by EVR Architects, AG Insurance positions itself as an innovative and client minded business. Open, inviting and aesthetically interesting: those are the key words of this new campus. The AG campus is ve...

The historical Archive of Cologne together with the Rhenish Image Archive is the city archive of the region North Rhine -Westphalia. It is one of the most important historical and legal archives in Germany. It preserves legal and cultural documents which are of great value and keeps them safe and sound. Next to offering the public the opportunity to access the most treas...

Charles de Gaulle airport is one of the world’s largest airports in terms of traffic. Next to being the largest airport in France. To maintain its quality, the airport has invested a substantial amount in renovation and re-building terminals in the last decade. This has taken place in stages and is still an ongoing process. In collaboration with our sales office Hunter ...

This company is a valuable asset to the region when it comes to employment and works close together with a lot of local agricultural businesses. To this day, the growth of this company is still ongoing. That is why a new office building was necessary to house its growth. The design of the building was made by BBHD architects from Alkmaar. The building entails 3 stories ...

In the Dutch coastal village of Zandvoort, a new holiday park has arisen. At this beautiful location next to the coast, nature, adventure and relaxation come together as one. With the beach and the boulevard being at your doorstep at a mere 100 meters away, guest have the ultimate recipe at hand to enjoy their holiday at its best. The park, consisting of 100 cottages an...

Senior Flat Schouwenhove celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2017. To keep the building future proof and sustainable for the next 30 years to come, the owners decided to renovate it thoroughly in 2020. Next to all the technical improvements that needed to be made, the architects had a clear vision of the end goal in mind. This goal was to make the inhabitants feel more at...

The Netherlands is known for its cycling culture, our surrounding water and many water ways. In this unique project all these elements come together. On the IJ side of Amsterdam central station, the busiest infrastructural hub of Amsterdam. With space for more than 4,000 bicycles. A special architectural and construction project, typical for the Netherlands. Supply by ...

New Logic III, also known as The Tube, is the new distribution centre of Rhenus Logistics which is located on the business park Het Laar right off the highway A58 in Tilburg, the Netherlands. A huge building with 40.000 m2 of warehouse space, 17.000 m2 extra work space and another 3.400 m2 of office space. Architect Heembouw received a challenging assignment; Design a ...

Recently the new Wibaut House on the Amstel Campus, commissioned by the University of Amsterdam,was realised. In this very spacious and warmly designed building solid wooden Derako ceiling and wall systems were used. The systems were the linear system versions with FSC certified Ash. Solid wood for a calming, warm and natural effect The building was designed by KPF Arch...

Wood type: Pine Dimensions: Grill system 3 - 90 - 20 - 90 Finish: Transparent Nowadays Hasselt can also be called a waterside city. This town in Belgium realised a project called Quartier Bleu. A big scale project which entails residences, apartments, town houses, retail- and catering businesses including an underground parking with room for 2.350 cars next to the riv...

Wood specie: Pine Dimension: Grill system fire-stable model 4 - 80 - 20 - 68 Finsih: Colour This project in the Deltasite Oudergem in Brussels is a classical and balanced architectural composition. The Assar architectural firm created an energy-efficient building with a surface area of 104,000m2, where the architecture is entirely in line with the optimal functioning ...

Wood specie: FSC certified American ash Product: Grill Exclusive-line - Fan panels Finish: blank Special spiral solid wooden ceiling - A unique restaurant building designed by Architect Nex which is located on Duke of York Square in London. With its roof garden, this restaurant is the final piece in the redevelopment of the square in the Chelsea district. The design is ...

Wood specie : ThermoWood Ayous Dimension : Façade system 20 x 63 mm – join 16 mm and linear closed 15 x 92 mm join 19 mm Finish : None In Limburg's beautiful undulating countryside the country estate for sport 'De Haamen' was built. Besides the standard sport facilities, there are also facilities for the elderly, the chronically sick and handicapped people, and these h...

Wood specie : European Oak Dimension : Linear system Special Dimension : Linear system Special This beautiful Shopping Center in Wroclaw was commissioned by one of the most prominent global project developers, Unibail-Rodamco. An uniquely designed building with a striking ceiling design. The Derako Linear System Special has been chosen. Due to technical adjustments, in ...

But, there is more than just these recent, albeit very relevant, developments. A unique relationship between man and wood has existed for thousands of years. The recent developments and the existing relationship have inspired Derako to write a White paper. The white paper, published on the Stedebouw & Architectuur (townplanning and architecture) website, describes the un...