Sansin Protects Award-Winning Arbour House
November 2024 —– This beautiful home, designed by Patkau Architects, was recently awarded the coveted 2024 Wood Design & Building Sansin Award. Overlooking Cadboro Bay in Victoria, BC, the single-story home features a stunning ceiling arbour of finger-jointed western hemlock manufactured by Sansin partner Canadian Bavarian. The KP-12 UVW and SDF Topcoat specifications designed for…
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Sansin Highlights & Protects Wood on Cottage Country Cabin
October 2024 —– This gorgeous log home, designed and built by Sansin partner Davidson Log & Timber Artisans, is located in Washago, Ontario, the gateway to cottage country. The home is constructed of premium eastern white pine logs that were treated with Sansin’s Timber-Tec protective wood formula. The logs were then finished with Sansin’s WoodForce…
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Sansin Protects & Beautifies Relaxing Lakeside Retreat
September 2024 —– This beautiful lakeside home is nestled into a dense sugar maple forest in Algonquin Highlands, Ontario. Designed by Building Arts Architects, the home’s tree-lined perch offers expansive views of the forest, sky, and the waters of Kawagama Lake. Sansin partners Element 5 and Timmerman Timberworks selected KP-12 to protect and beautify the…
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Wood Performance that’s at the Head of its Class
August 2024 —– The new Toronto Montessori School (TMS) Middle School is a 10,000-square foot addition to the TMS Upper School campus in Richmond Hill, Ontario. The timber and steel structure, designed by Farrow Partners, adds six new Middle School classrooms and two flexible breakout areas. The glulam timbers on the exterior (from Sansin partner…
Post & Beam Dream Home Protected With Sansin
July 2024 —– Embois is a Sansin partner that designs beautiful homes that feature wooden components on everything from the posts and beams to the floors, ceilings, walls and siding. All of the wood on the interior and exterior of the structures is protected with Sansin Precision Coat SDF in custom colors. “Sansin produces best-in-class…
Sansin Purity Glacier Creates a Natural Glow in Lakefront Home
June 2024 —– This three-level vacation home is located on the eastern shores of Lake Muskoka just outside of Bracebridge, Ontario. It is a secluded location with lots of trees for privacy, yet plenty of floor-to-ceiling windows to capture the stunning views. The owners wanted to keep the interior wood as natural looking as possible…
Sansin Elevates Wood on Lodestar Tower
May 2024 —– The Lodestar Tower is a public art piece that is crafted out of FSC-certified, laminated Yellow Alaskan Cedar and custom-fabricated steel braces. The sculpture is a collaboration between DS Studio, Fishtnk and Tom Svilans. It stands 24.5 feet (7.5 meters) tall and is 13 feet (four meters) wide at its base. The…
Micro Chalet Gets Major Protection From Sansin
April 2024 —– CAMM is a family-owned business that specializes in the manufacturing of eco-responsible tiny houses. The structures are constructed of white cedar, a stable, extremely durable, and highly textured material. The wood on the interior and exterior is exclusively protected with Sansin finishes to provide exceptional durability while bringing out the warmth of…
Sansin Protects First-Ever Kappe Architects Home Outside North America
March 2024 —– Sansin was the exclusive provider of wood protection for the first Kappe Architects designed home built outside North America. The residence is located near Berlin and features redwood imported from California, Douglas Fir beams, Iroko molding and Red Oak flooring. The wood was protected with Precision Coat SDF, Precision Coat SDF Topcoat…
Sansin Helps Foster Sustainability on University of Washington Campus
February 2024 —– The Foster School of Business Founders Hall at the University of Washington, designed by LMN Architects and built by Hoffman Construction Company, is the first fully mass timber building on campus. Protected with Sansin, the greenest building at UW is an 85,000-square foot facility designed to achieve 76% reduction in cumulative carbon…
