Speaking of Music -Our earlier post today went all disco on itself.  This post will be short and sweet and will not have too many music references.  But, hey!  Speaking of music… check out our new newsletter.  (Click on the sweet picture above). 

Suffice to say, this puppy rocks!

Enjoy-VM

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Nestle’s newest plant located in Graneros (just south of Santiago) Chile, recently opened its doors. Sustainable architecture was Guillermo Hevia’s plan from the very start of the building’s design. The combination of glass and concrete, along with the Screen Panels manufactured in corten steel by Hunter Douglas – brings out the nature of the materials resulting in a unique industrial appeal.

According to Germany’s IFB Dr. Braschel AG Architects, “Buildings are not fixed objects. They are alive.” The firm’s design of Shanghai’s Automobile Museum demonstrates this idea perfectly, with “massive flowing curves” that “symbolize the fast moving track of automobiles.” Appropriately, the architects selected sleek QuadroClad façade panels from Hunter Douglas for the building’s exterior.

The new , Hugh Aston development at Leicester’s De Montfort University, features a custom Solar Shading solution from Levolux. The striking new home for De Montfort University’s Business and Law Faculty, designed by CPMG Architects, comprises 3 linked wings of between five and seven storeys, formed around a central open atrium, known as the Winter Garden.

Buildings from the past are not all equal to the passage of time. Pyramids palaces and monuments are timeless. Others age gracefully or disappear over time. Sometimes however, the past and the present manage to unite. Such is this case of this bunker build in Hamm, Germany during the II World War. The strong lines of the concrete blocks are reflected in the flowing lines of the Anthra Zinc cladding.

Levolux’s Timber Fin Solar Shading system was hand picked for architects Foster + Partners’ new-age Langley Academy of Science in Berkshire.Replacing a troubled 7,000sqm school, the unique new build 10,000sqm academy is re-inventing the school experience and educating its 1150 students in many science related subjects, including sustainability.The building’s design is a model of environmental excellence, with numerous examples of energy efficient technology in practice. Taking pride of place among these isLevolux’s state-of-the-art Timber Fin solar shading system. The building’s design is a model of environmental excellence, with numerous examples of energy efficient technology in practice. Taking pride of place among these is Levolux’s state-of-the-art Timber Fin solar shading system.Levolux installed 657 of its Timber Fins over the glazing of the curvaceous building, providing a highly effective method of solar shading for its classrooms, laboratories and work spaces.

The building takes its cue from modernist Bucharest. Different functions are marked on the elevation and throughout the interior with intentional gestures that articulate the program. Tthe library space is marked by a horizontal glass that is slit into the self-weathering copper of the façade. Architect is Vladimir Arsene, Westfourth Architecture.

The VM Zinc Plus standing seam system has been used on the two main roof areas of Heron Tower in Central London.The 230m high, 46 storey glass and stainless steel clad structure is among the tallest buildings in which the warm roof system has been used.

The Torre Europa skyscraper shines resplendently on the Plaza Europa very close to the heart of Barcelona. Its shimmering metallic facade allows an uninterrupted view from the inside of the building. The semitransparent design mesh of type Omega from the internationally leading technical weaving mill GKD. Architects Alonso Balaguer y Arquitectos Asociados

The City of Miami Beach, in partnership with the New World Symphony, commissioned Gehry Partners LLP to design and build the Pennsylvania Avenue Parking Garage. The final façade design includes 49 GKD Helix 12 panels for a total square footage of 25,870. The panels wrap the exterior of the precast parking structure on three sides except for the glass storefronts on the first floor. The Helix 12 mesh was selected for its three dimensional weave that when coupled with LED lighting, creates a sense of dynamic movement.