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Sansin Coatings Highlight Beauty of Wood in First Nation Sacred Space
November 2023 —– With its steeple shape and soaring interior space, this gathering space was designed by Iredale Architecture as a modern adaptation of a traditional church structure. Constructed for the Doig River First Nation, the community center is modernly unique amidst its natural surroundings of birch and aspen trees. Sansin Purity Clear in matte…
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Sansin 2024 Color of the Year
November 2023 —– Onyx is a bold, beautiful color that lets the beauty of wood grain shine through. Sansin released Onyx as its 2024 Color of the Year. Onyx is a bold, primary or complementary color with an inky hue and powerful presence. Onyx is a unique dark tone that is offered in a range…
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Mass Timber Building Makes the Grade with Sansin
October 2023 —– The Anderson-Ball Classroom Building at San Jacinto College near Houston is one of the largest academic mass timber buildings in the U.S. and one of the first mass timber structures in the greater Houston area. The 122,000-square foot building, designed by Kirksey Architecture, houses three floors of educational space for engineering, mathematics,…
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Mass Timber & Sansin Team Up on Award-winning Arena
September 2023 —– The award-winning Idaho Central Credit Union Arena at the University of Idaho serves as a national model for the use of mass timber for long-span sports facilities. The 4,000-seat arena is the new home for the Vandals basketball teams and a gathering place for a variety of school and community events. It…
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Mass Timber & Sansin Create Community Connection to Nature
August 2023 —– Located in a rapidly growing neighborhood in Mississauga near Toronto, the Churchill Meadows Community Centre, designed by MJMA Architecture & Design, uses Canadian-made mass timber products as the focal point of the design. The glulam columns and CLT timber beams, manufactured by Sansin partner Nordic, reinforce the community connection to nature and…
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Sansin Coatings Add Modern Touch to Home in Historic English Village
July 2023 —– This striking contemporary country house is set in the garden of a listed 16th century farmhouse in the Rothersthorpe conservation area of Northamptonshire, England. The dwelling replaced a 1950s garage to provide a new home that boasts stunning views across rolling fields. Greenaway Architecture designed the T-shaped structure in homage to the…
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Sansin on “Crew” for Award-Winning Rowing Pavilion
June 2023 —– The award-winning Neil Campbell Rowing Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario, plays host to major rowing events, including the 2024 World Rowing Championships. It also provides year-round fitness and rowing training for Canadian athletes. Designed by MJMA Architecture & Design & Raimondo Associates Architects Ltd, the building boasts an innovative mass timber composite…
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Sansin Finishes Help Award-Winning Aerospace Museum Take Flight
May 2023 —– The KF Centre for Excellence – Okanagan Aerospace & Aviation Museum recently won the coveted Wood Design & Building Sansin Award. The iconic mass timber structure – which is shaped like an airplane – is a feat of engineering and design that delivers an immersive aviation experience. The structure features state-of-the-art mass…
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Sansin SDF Creates Warm Atmosphere for Cottage Gatherings
April 2023 —– This custom family cottage in Alberta was designed by Sansin partner MiRA Timber Frame for an infill lot near the beach. The exposed heavy timber open-tread stairs, coated in a rich color that contrasts beautifully against the white MDF slat walls, is one of the prominent architectural features of the home. The…
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Luxury Log & Timber Lodge Gets “Peak” Protection from Sansin
March 2023 —– Situated at the base of Big Sky Ski Resort in Montana, Montage Big Sky is framed by the Spanish Peaks mountain range. The project is a modern interpretation of a classic North American lodge and is constructed with massive Douglas fir timbers and logs, some of which are as much as three…