Commercial Trends Delivered
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“The beauty is in the details” sounds cliché but it rings true for commercial buildings with vertical fiber cement cladding. Colorwork, texture and surface appearance provide a wealth of stylistic options that make vertical siding a great asset in creating unique exteriors.
Looking for design inspiration for your vertical fiber cement siding project? This list showcases a beautiful range of commercial styles that use vertical concrete siding to create character and irresistible curb appeal. With refreshing color combinations and textures, it’s never been easier to create a one-of-a-kind look for your building.
A natural aesthetic is making a major comeback in exterior design, and exploring the potential of various nature-inspired hues that include natural wood-grain patterns can help bring welcoming character to commercial projects. Choosing the right texture can also emphasize the warmth and nuance inherent in natural tones.
For example, tobacco is a rich brown color that adds depth and visual interest that attracts customers to commercial structures. When featured with a striking surface texture, like rough-sawn wood patterning, this vertical cement siding appears simultaneously sophisticated and rustic.
Due to its bold appearance, rough-sawn tobacco fiber cement can be used as an accent feature to add segmentation to commercial buildings or as a standalone siding option as well.
White or off-white vertical cement board siding is often associated with the modern farmhouse look, but there is so much more that this vertical paneling can achieve. Vertical lines create a crisp, measured look— a great compliment to elongated windows, angled eaves and architectural columns.
While many accompanying lines are parallel, integrating horizontal panels can also add contrast to the linear layout of the structure.
One of the benefits of using white or off-white as the core color of vertical concrete siding is that it allows the shadow lines to become more prominent. Darker colors tend to hide shadow lines, which can lessen the visual impact of vertical cladding.
If you love the look of the shadow lines created when the sunlight hits vertical cladding, ribbed paneling is an essential exterior style to consider. As the name suggests, ribbed paneling features physical ridges and recesses that add dimension and depth to designs.
There are many creative ways to integrate ribbed paneling. Vertical ribbed paneling can be alternated with smooth vertical fiber cement siding to create a patterned approach, or it can be installed throughout the exterior for a consistent appearance. Ribbed paneling is versatile and can be used to add texture to both commercial and residential projects.
As one of the most versatile building materials available, vertical cement board cladding is an asset when aiming to accentuate a building’s unique architectural features. One approach is to emphasize these features with vertical fiber cement cladding in a contrasting color. Mixing and matching both texture and color is a great way to add character to a building and create an stimulating ambiance.
Neutral base colors direct attention exactly where you want it. Here, vertical gray wood-look siding serves as the perfect supporting cast to draw the eye to the expansive windows below.
One of the biggest advantages of choosing to outfit the building with fiber cement board siding is that you have total design freedom to integrate different colors and textures without having to work with other materials. Fiber cement paneling is available in smooth lap, stucco, woodgrain, concrete textures and more.
Inspiration for your next commercial building project is just a click away. Our look book is filled with commercial exterior solutions to get your wheels turning. 
Commercial Trends Delivered
Considering the possibilities with fiber cement paneling is always a good idea, and when it comes to designing a truly exceptional building, thinking outside of the box can come with payoffs. For example, mixing and matching vertical concrete siding with horizontal panels makes for a fresh approach and an uncommon look.
Though a complex layout that integrates both vertical and horizontal surfaces may seem like an installation conundrum, the process is actually quite simple. Fiber cement paneling is simple to install — even when panels are mixed and matched directionally and different textured products are used. The ability to use one team to clad an entire project saves time, headaches and helps ensure an overall smoother experience and a more reliable result.
Using various colors and sizes is an excellent way to ramp up character on commercial projects. Beige or cream-colored panels can be partnered with bold reds, yellows or browns for a familiar color combo that still feels striking. Creating profound color contrast using fiber cement panels is exponentially faster than dealing with the hassle of painting traditional siding. Plus, large fiber cement panels make installation straight-forward, so labor time and costs are saved.
Fiber cement board siding comes with a built-in rain screen that adds an extra layer of moisture management. Along with the rain screen, the specialized composition of fiber cement panels provides greater durability and longevity than traditional exteriors.
Nichiha has durable fiber cement siding in a wide range of styles, including vertical lap, brick, stucco and concrete. Browse Nichiha's commercial lookbook today for more fiber cement siding ideas and design inspiration.