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Regenerative architecture promotes ecosystem restoration and positive environmental impacts. Wood, a sustainable material, reduces carbon emissions and supports low-energy construction. Embracing regenerative principles and utilising wood finishes contribute to longevity, environmental friendliness, and well-being.

Salutogenic design utilises wood to create healing environments. Wood's properties, such as biophilic connection, visual comfort, acoustic benefits, and thermal comfort, contribute to well-being. Architects and interior designers can incorporate wood in various applications, use nature-inspired design elements, and maximize the connection to nature. Sustainable wood sourcing is crucial. Wood integration promotes health and well-being by fostering connection, tranquility, and comfort in the built environment.

Monitor and protect your flooring investment with the Floor Sentry Data Logger. Real-time monitoring, moisture prevention, customizable intervals, and easy operation ensure optimal performance. Safeguard your floors for the long term with this all-in-one solution.

VidaSpace attended Interzum 2023, immersing ourselves in global design trends. Unveiling new products, fostering collaborations, and seeking sustainable solutions to shape New Zealand's architectural and interior design industry. With a commitment to excellence and sustainability, VidaSpace brings innovative ideas and materials back home, inspiring creativity and pushing boundaries in the local design scene.

On the 30th of March this year, we organised an "Inverting Space" workshop in collaboration with the London St Art Club for some of our clients. We explored various exercises like blind drawing, using natural textures as a reference, and then using inspiration from architectural and interior compositions to paint over the wood “canvas” made from our Natural Allegro Smooth Veneer.

We celebrated the synergy between these sustainable materials last week at our Wellington client event co-hosted with our friends at Bremworth. Studio Pacific Architecture’s Stephen McDougall gave a talk on biophilic design and how architects and designers hold a responsibility to consciously select and specify the ‘right’ products.

Wood and wool, a naturally wise combination. We celebrated the synergy between these sustainable materials last week at our Auckland client event co-hosted with our friends at Bremworth. Studio Pacific Architecture’s Stephen McDougall gave a talk on biophilic design and how architects and designers hold a responsibility to consciously select and specify the ‘right’ products.

If you are looking to invest in either an American oak or a European/French oak floor, it will leave you with a result that is likely to last more than a lifetime. For which reason its important to know which Oak best suits your design aspirations and budget. Oak is the staple of the lumber industry, by far the most popular specie and most widely utilized in our culture. Its presence in our daily lives goes unnoticed to most, yet it is everywhere. Designers and Architects who specify wood flooring, veneers or cabinetry on projects are intimately familiar with Oak.