Steel facade
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about steel facade
Supercade Manitas
For the first time, the new administration building houses all the main offices and authorities under one roof. The new cable car not only bridges a topo-graphically difficult terrain, but also the gap between rich and poor: With the transport-optimised connection of Ciudad Bolívar to the centre of Bogotá, access to the city is now improved for an expanded population.
© Jairo Llano – LlanoFotografia, Bogotá
A mullion-transom façade made of Jansen VISS Basic contributes to the bright, inviting ambience of the Supercade Manitas administration and service centre. The transparency of the outer shell continues inside the building with numerous fixed glazings, glass doors and windows made of the... More
VISS RC
Burglar-resistant façade: tried-and-tested system solution for increased property protection
For higher levels of building protection, Jansen presents the new VISS RC4, a further development of its RC3 burglar resistant system. With VISS RC4, Jansen is meeting the growing need for solutions that offer increased security alongside simple production and assembly. With an identical appearance to the standard VISS façade, the VISS RC4 structure shows no visible signs of burglar resistance. This allows different building requirements to be realised with a uniform appearance.
New VISS RC4 façade also provides protection from even the most well-equipped burglars. The VISS RC4 façade can withstand the standardised brea... More
News • News • 28 Aug 2021
Snøhetta’s new extension and landscape for the Ordrupgaard Museum in Denmark inspired by the Impressionist masterpieces it houses
North of Copenhagen in Charlottenlund, Denmark, the Ordrupgaard Museum houses a comprehensive collection of French and Danish art from the 19th and early 20th-century. The original museum building is a three-winged, neoclassical style mansion dating back to World War I.
Laura Stamer
In 2005, a modern 1,150m2 black and lava concrete extension designed by Zaha Hadid was added. Largely subterranean and partly excavated from the landscape, Snøhetta’s latest addition of a new extension and landscape offers additional exhibition space while forming a critical link between Hadid’s extension for special exhibitions and the museum’s original building and permanent collection.
Laura Stamer
Taking on the exterior a... More
Product • By GreenCoat by SSAB • COR-TEN
COR-TEN
A NATURAL BEAUTY. Long lasting attraction, year after year, with practically zero need for maintenance. Use COR-TEN® steel to make your mark as an architect, and let it contribute to sustainability at the same time. Genuine COR-TEN® steel is produced by SSAB under a license from US Steel Corporation.
COR-TEN® steel is a versatile material that is manufactured under total process control. The steel’s purity, optimized chemical composition, consistent mechanical properties, tight dimensional tolerances and excellent surface quality allow for predictable and problem-free performance that gives you the freedom to truly express your vision as an architect. Bend it. Perforate it. Mix it. There are endless opportunities to bring... More
Product • By MHB • MHB Steel windows
MHB Steel windows
MHB's steel windows are the most exclusive, aesthetic windows for your project. The windows are made entirely by hand in our own facilities. The robust, sharp-edged steel frames are unique, durable and ultra-slim with a profile width of only 50 mm (1 15⁄16”). We strive for aesthetic perfection and the highest safety of our products. We monitor our entire production process to ensure that your windows are flawless.
Highest technical standards
All our steel frames are weather resistant up to Class 6A - 600 Pa according to the NEN-EN 12208 standard. The thermal insulation of MHB windows is unprecedented thanks to the advanced insulation system in our solid steel profile systems. We add micro-engineered, fully double... More
Project • By Mirck Architecture • Private Houses
Daylighthouse 3
Text by Anneke Koning-Corveleijn:
Katja Effting
A country house that is not only situated on top of a dyke, but is an integral part of it; in a polder landscape with panoramic views of trees, straight ditches running through meadows and a nature reserve across the stream that flows alongside the house.
Katja Effting
The house is sleek and contemporary, yet blending in with the landscape. Concrete lends substance to the house, glass gives it transparency and the red Corten-steel cladding – a particular wish of the client – adds colour and warmth.
Katja Effting
Inside, panoramic window fronts, windows and sky lights in the open plan living area reveal spectacular views of water, sky, meado... More
Project • By Plataforma de Arquitectura • Private Houses
Casa Moju
The spatial and formal characteristics on which Moju is based are the result of an analysis of the inhabitants, their customs, professions and hobbies; and its relationship with the immediate context, as well as the translation of the basic architectural program of a single-family home. More
Project • By RMJM • Exhibition Centres
The Capital Gate ADNEC
Phase 3 The Capital Gate ‘Feature Tower’ is high quality iconic building located on the exhibition site. It is distinguished by a dramatic steel and glass facade with a striking organic form. With its cantilevered tea lounge and open air pool deck, it provides a unique presence on the skyline of Abu Dhabi and creates a memorable identity to the exhibition centre.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
•The building has a diagrid especially designed to absorb and channel the forces created by wind and seismic loading.
•A gigantic internal atrium, including a ‘tea lounge’ and swimming pool suspended 80 metres above the ground, has been constructed on the 17th and 18th floors, the halfway point of the 35 storey, 160 metre high tower.
•The tower was... More
Project • By Benthem Crouwel Architects • Museums
Anne Frank House
The design is a combination of new-build and restoration. The new-build had to fit in the city as if it had always been there and not shout down the houses around. The bricks and the colours of the window and door frames wed the colour scheme with that of the city, while the detailing resumes the layers and grids of the canal fronts. The Anne Frank House is restored as closely as possible to its original state. By stationing the entrance and exit far apart flows of visitors are kept separate; the Anne Frank Foundation and the houses included in the plan have entrances of their own. A light court creates a front section of house and Annex, and the split level and glazing round the void make for an open, transparent interior.
The houses are... More