Metal facade

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about metal facade

NewsSpecification • 24 Apr 2024

25 best metal cladding manufacturers

Metal cladding can combine functionality with aesthetics while meeting high sustainability targets, offering myriad possibilities for creative expression using a range of materials, patterns, textures, and colors. One of the primary benefits of metal cladding is its durability. Metals like aluminum, steel, zinc and copper offer excellent resistance to weathering, corrosion and fire, ensuring longevity and minimal maintenance requirements. Metal cladding also provides thermal and acoustic insulation, contributing to energy efficiency and occupant comfort. Manufacturers worldwide offer material and product variations to meet diverse design requirements. These include pre-finished panels, composite systems, perforated sheets and metal mesh s... More

NewsNews • 25 Jan 2024

Foster + Partners completes the Greenville County Administration Building in South Carolina

The four-story Greenville County Administration Building in Falls Park, South Carolina, by Foster + Partners is now complete. The striking design forms part of an overall masterplan by RocaPoint Partners and fosters a natural link between Falls Park, the new Cancer Survivor’s Park, and the nearby Swamp Rabbit Trail.  Brandon Stengel Resembling a bow tie in plan, the building’s massing is divided between two volumes of office blocks. The winged roof shades a walkway and plaza between the volumes, as well as an elevated skybridge that connects the third floors of the two blocks. Over this open volume, the roof protrudes in a pyramidal canopy comprising a series of translucent panels in brown metal frames. ... More

Project • By TrimoCar Parks

PARKSEVEN

Heidelberg's Luxury and Premium Parking Garage PARKSEVEN is a project showcasing premium Qbiss One metal facade solutions by Trimo. This exclusive facility is designed to house classic and vintage cars, sports cars, luxury SUVs, seasonal and premium vehicles, and convertibles and ensures their privacy and safety through video surveillance and daily guidance by property managers.  photo: HGEsch The building's aesthetic resonates with its purpose - a stylish facade featuring our Qbiss One in a sophisticated golden hue and large glass elements, creating an architectural synergy and elegance that complements the facility's core mission of safeguarding extravagant vehicles. photo: HGEsch Qbiss One modular metal facade is disting... More

NewsNews • 13 Dec 2023

Nursery educational facilities in Fontenay-sous-Bois form part of a major urban renewal scheme

Paris-based Arc.Ame - L’AgenceFRANÇAISE has completed a group of nursery educational facilities in Fontenay-sous-Bois, a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris. The project is part of a major urban renewal scheme in Fontenay-sous-Bois that aims to create links between the commune’s Larris and Redoute districts and Val de Fontenay rail station. Sergio Grazia The completed program includes a new pedestrian mall that serves the construction of a nursery, elementary school, and Agence de protection Maternelle Infantile (PMI) — Maternal and Child Protection Agency — crèche. These facilities are part of a cohesive urban redevelopment plan that seeks to enhance the quality of life for children.... More

NewsNews • 30 Sep 2023

Industria sets a new horizon for light-industrial innovation in the United Kingdom

Haworth Tompkins unveils Industria, a first-of-its-kind, multi-storey light-industrial building in London. Designed for BeFirst, the regeneration company of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, the structure heralds a transformative chapter in the realm of light-industrial architecture in the United Kingdom. Fred Howarth Spanning over 11,400 square meters and distributed across four levels, Industria embodies a dynamic ecosystem meticulously crafted to nurture and support 45 small and medium-sized enterprises. From compact 20-square-meter units to expansive 450-square-meter spaces, the structure is designed to accommodate a diverse range of light industrial uses. Haworth Tompkins   Fred Howarth The... More

NewsNews • 22 Mar 2023

KMR rethinks wooden residential construction with metal sheet façade and plywood louvres in Japan

Surrounded by rice paddy fields and rural scenery with farmhouses dispersed throughout the countryside, this residential project designed by KMR architects takes shape in Gunma prefecture of Takasaki region, Japan. KMR・Architects KMR・Architects The structure comprises three simple sections. The building's interior features a private room with a smaller plan, while the exterior is open to the outside and creates a larger floor area. Despite the restrictions on floor space, the renovation adopts a generous architectural gesture that fills the entire site. KMR・Architects usagitocamera The configuration groups living functions in the centre of the interior after a flexible transformation with the aim of fut... More

NewsNews • 3 Aug 2022

Seichii Yamada & Associates reimagine the traditional Japanese house in a striking silver façade

Located in Shizuoka city in Japan, House in Nishichiyoda designed by Seichii Yamada & Associates is a reflection of its surroundings, literally and metaphorically. Clad in an operable silver façade, when completely closed, the house becomes evanescent to the outside, reflecting the movements of the plants, trees and passers-by.  Akinobu Kawabe The three-layered wall based on a 3 x 6 board serves as a window and a drain. The operable walls create an interplay between the outside and inside. When one of the walls in the three-storey house is open, the outside seems to appear as a portal while light shines through within.  Akinobu Kawabe When all the walls are open, the boundary between the outside and... More

Project • By Studio ISATransports

Skywalk at The New Delhi Railway Station

New Delhi Railway Station is a major transportation node with approximate average foot fall of 450,000 people daily. The Airport Express line and the Yellow line of the Delhi Metro also have a subterranean underground station at the Ajmeri Gate side in-between the railway station and the Parking building . On the surface there is the Bhav Bhuti Marg and the drop off Zone of the Railway station. ISA Project consulting Pvt LTD ( STUDIO ISA) won the competition for the design of the Bridge addressing all the requirements in a creative, unique and modular way. The highly creative architecture design firm used cutting edge technology using Grasshopper , Rhino , Unreal engine to provide a unique structure with a Zinc Fish skin roof and cover ove... More

NewsNews • 23 Apr 2021

Bauhaus ethos finds expression in MCM Haus flagship store design

In Seoul’s luxury district of Gangnam, Neri&Hu have completed the renovation of an existing five-storey building with a parking tower to serve as a new flagship store for MCM. Drawing from MCM’s strong brand story and German roots, Neri&Hu's design concept for this new flagship is inspired by the Bauhaus movement, which saw the fusion of experimentation in manufacturing with craftsmanship and traditional arts.  Chunho An The Bauhaus ethos finds expression in the flagship store’s new metal façade. The exterior reads as a curio box with curated window openings that rest on a heavy concrete base. Additional structural reinforcement was necessary to support the new façade which was straightened... More

Project • By Curzio Ardinghi ArchitectureHousing

Living in the woods

The property is located right on the edge of the forest. The main challenge was to integrate the building into the existing natural surroundings creating an ideal connection to the woods. Therefore this project was inspired by nature. Despite its location close to the city, it is particularly influenced by the nearby forest.  Caption The tranquillity, the green of the trees and the chirping of the birds are part of everyday life here. From the desire to convey a feeling of living in contact with the natural environment, the idea of the project is to create apartments and terraces that seem to float above the tree canopy. The apartments are all south-facing, each of them with thier own surrounding terrace, which provides plenty of... More

Project • By corde architetti associatiOffices

BDN offices

Optimizing, smoothing, eliminating waste, removing barriers, communicating. The cornerstones of Lean Production, at the base of the corporate organization of this small excellence in the Northeast of Italy, trigger the design of the new offices: the hierarchies of the spaces change, the code word is transparency, everyone should be able to see what the other is doing. The goal is a factory with beautiful spaces, easy to live, a garden to welcome customers, a façade that communicates the values ​​of the company bringing to light what has always been closed to the sight. More

Project • By Metall RittenWineries

Schreckbichl Winery

Wine is inextricably linked to architecture. And we have been able to realise this in Garlan for the first-class wine of the Schreckbichl winery. As if through a vine, a semi-shade now falls through the wide surfaces of the expanded metals. In addition to the entire steel substructures, the roof and façade constructions, we have installed more than 1,000m² of expanded metal made of aluminium on approx. 200 steel frames. The result pleases architecture lovers as well as wine connoisseurs. More

Project • By Móz DesignsSecondary Schools

Madison High School

August 2019 — (Houston, TX) — Tasked with designing the new Madison High School in Houston, Texas, local architecture firm, Huitt-Zollars, knew they wanted school colors to be  a key focal point for the entrance of the building. After researching material solutions, the team was unhappy with the standard flat metal panels available as there was a heavy emphasis on a single color. The architects then came across Oakland-based metal experts, Móz Designs.  Moz’s Gradients color collection offered an opportunity to add dimension and depth to the school’s exterior, while the metal manufacturer’s custom capabilities allowed the architects to integrate school colors and spirit into the design. Completed in January 2019, the Hui... More

Project • By BoysPlayNiceBars

Hostivar H2 – Brewery with restaurant and bakery

A newly built brewery building with a restaurant and a bakery, a two floor construction located at the periphery of a Prague residential area called HostivarThe brewery is located at the periphery of a Prague residential area with a view of the adjacent golf course. It is in direct pedestrian relation to the railway station Praha – Horní Měcholupy. The Hostivar Brewery H2 is the younger brother of Hostivar Brewery 1 that lays about 1 km away.The shape of the floor plan is influenced by the uneven shape of the parcel. The brewery’s facade had wooden cladding, replaced with black profiled sheet metal cladding. In key moments the facade is glass, opening the view into the restaurant or the brew house. The restaurant terrace is oriented into th... More

Product • By ProgressArchFACADE SCREEN DECO

FACADE SCREEN DECO

The SCREEN DECO facade is an elevation system used on the exteriors of both public, large-surface commercial and industrial buildings, as well as in the residential sector. The active and moderin design and several types of grille patterns will bring out and emphasise the unique character of every building becoming its functional decoration. More