Wood of hardwoods to break the formality
on April 5, 2011
To give way to something so specific, Velimira Drummer, to develop strategy of interior design, chose warm colors based on Brown: shades of honey, coffee and chocolate, accentuated by luxurious furnishings of neutral and soft colours and a combination of wood clear and dark to add strength and elegance to the interior spaces. The American black walnut (www.americanhardwood.org), with its rich, warm tones, puts color in a perfect way to the main entrance where it has been used to create a wall and ceiling. For its part, the American Maple, pale cream, was chosen to wardrobes integrated in the rooms of patients. Both species come together and contrast on the desks of reception where the Maple has been used for bases and the Walnut for the upper parts.
Although the use of the American black walnut doors of the rooms of the clinic and the rooms of patients was due to an aesthetic criterion, the election resulted the advantage of comply with DDA lawthat requires to create a contrast of 30 points between the doors and the surface of the walls to help patients with vision problems to be able to return to their rooms.
According to Velimira Drummer, "to use this wonderful species of dark wood we had to paint the frames of a colour which contrast, Furthermore, to provide texture and color, richness and warmth that we wanted to get to the corridors and areas close to the rooms."
About the Ahec
The American Hardwood Export Council (Ahec) is the main industry association of leafy wood of the United States in the international market and represents exporting companies and all major trade associations American hardwood products.
The Ahec publishes a wide range of technical publications available through the website www.americanhardwood.org
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