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Winecenter

Posted by Frank on March 27, 2012
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A new retail outlet, called the “Winecenter” was constructed for the Winegrowers’ Cooperative in Caldaro, a well-known town along the South Tyrolean wine route in Northern Italy. The skin made of coloured concrete reinforced with fibreglass stretches across the exterior walls and roof, emphasizing, along with the flush window surfaces, the monolithic character of the building. More http://tiny.cc/zcfme

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55 Water Street

Posted by Frank on March 27, 2012
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One of New York City’s largest office structures is 55 Water Street. This 54 story building uses Cridecor on its rooftop installation. Cridecor® is a screen-printed laminated glass, which adds graphic and decorative elements to architectural glass structures. For more information visit http://tiny.cc/qrdtb

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thankful california-11-11 project of the month:  we almost…

Posted by Frank on March 24, 2012
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thankful california-11-11 project of the month:  we almost missed the end of the month without our regular project of the month feature.  we are in toronto this week for the construct canada show.  (www.constructcanada.com).  so, before the month slips away (in about one hour) allow us to share this beautiful pigmento green zinc project with you. 

this is the temple sinai in oakland, california.  worth the drive if one is in the bay area, this beautiful project contrasts the existing temple with the new addition by michael harris architecture.  (http://www.mbh-arch.com/)  in addition, michael harris contrasts vertical and horizontal elements of the addition and echoes those moves in the orientation of the zinc standing seam panels. 

the project was installed by peterson sheet metal and the photography was shot by gilbertson photography. we are thankful to share it with you -this month.  enjoy. =vm

Source: www.zincsense.com

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Laminated glass, endless possibilities

Posted by Frank on March 23, 2012
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Last 20th of october I was invited by Tecnalia to give an speech in their headquarters for the Technical Conference: Perforated Sheet Metal for Enclosures and Architectural Meshes.
My speech was based upon the use of metallic meshes inside the laminated glass. I told the point of view of Cricursa, the company I actually work for, who has developed an important know-how within the field of laminates pushed by the requirements to manufacture laminated curved glass.
The facade business is steadily making progress by demands of Architects and Designers.
Glass is still the one and only transparent filling for curtain walls and interiors designs because it offers its versatility, through its compatibility with a range of materials and the possibility of being bent. Therefore, it helps making feasible complex geometries and designs.
In the following list, I describe the main technologies that can be used with curved and flat glass:
-Screen printing: the colour is baked during the tempering process, bonding it permanently to the glass.

-Colour interlayers: the combination of different colour layers of 0.38 mm PVB thick, creates a wide range of more than 600 colors.

-Solar control interlayer: high-technology solar control film is placed  between two layers of PVB, obtaining a high visible light transmission, in the meantime being controlled infrared solar energy.

-Ink-jet printig on interlayers, which enables the production of designs and photografic images in a laminated safety glass.

-Metallic meshes have been for the last decade in fashion in architecture, being considered by Dominique Perrault, who has enhanced the use of stainless steel in his most distingued projects.

-Plastic meshes has been threatening the place of the metallics, because of easiness to get laminated versus metallics and it requires less energy cost to manufacture. It is also manufactured from metal diposits that use the latest technological advances and provides solar control control and privacy functions, as well as unrivalled asthetic value.
In order to achieve the quality required in such a singular products, it is basic a long manufacture process to succeed with a final product.This process is required several testing until a suitable result is achieved.
This post is under construction and it may be under cosntruction for years, because it will always remains open.

Source: renatocilento.blogspot.com

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NBK Terracotta Brandhorst Museum

Posted by Frank on March 23, 2012
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We all love architectural photographs, they are perfect. No distortions or imperfections. But they also never show how things go together. On my last trip to Munich, Germany I stuffed my camera inside the façade of the Brandhorst Museum to find out how the NBK Terracotta was installed. Of course, I lost the camera briefly but was able to retrieve it. Here is what I found.

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Dri-Design Parkview west tower

Posted by Frank on March 23, 2012
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Copper anodized panels highlight the new 47-story Parkview West condominiums, designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Chicago, near Lake Michigan in Chicago. More than 33,000 sq. ft. of .063″ aluminum Dri-Design panels complement the building’s curved glass façade and masonry accents. More here: http://tiny.cc/44e1m

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