Qbiss Notch is a design edition for Trimo’s Qbiss facade system developed with Pininfarina and recognized with a Red Dot Design Award. The system uses vertically installed modular Qbiss panels based on prefabricated metal facade technology with mineral wool insulation. It introduces an alphabet of engraved Glyphs and Notches with integrated lighting. These components enable designers to compose distinctive facade patterns by integrating pattern and light directly into the facade system rather than adding decoration. The design is inspired by the vertical rhythm of birch forests and translates that reference into a modular facade language adaptable across projects and scales. Prefabrication supports efficiency and precision in construction.
"Qbiss Notch, a new design edition developed by Pininfarina for Trimo's Qbiss façade system, has received the Red Dot Design Award. Based on Trimo's Qbiss façade technology, the project introduces vertically installed modular Qbiss panels, an alphabet of engraved Glyphs, and Notches with integrated lighting. Together, these elements allow designers to create distinctive façade compositions. Despite its visual flexibility, the system is designed around the efficiency and precision of prefabricated construction."
"The Red Dot Design Award recognizes projects that demonstrate design quality, innovation, and relevance. Qbiss Notch was recognized for its approach to façade design, combining architectural expression, usability, and prefabricated construction within a single modular system. Prefabricated construction is becoming increasingly common in contemporary architecture, but efficiency alone is no longer enough. Buildings are also expected to communicate identity, character, and a sense of place."
"Using Trimo's Qbiss prefabricated metal façade panels with mineral wool insulation as a foundation, Qbiss Notch introduces a new architectural system. The design combines pattern, light, and modular composition within a single architectural system. Created in collaboration with Pininfarina, the concept takes inspiration from the vertical rhythm of birch forests. This natural reference is translated into a modular façade language that can be adapted across different projects and scales."
"Qbiss Notch is structured around three fundamental components: vertically installed Qbiss panels, engraved curves known as Glyphs, and modular Notch lighting elements. Together, these elements create façades d"
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