One can only imagine the competition among students to secure one of the six “quiet rooms” at the library of the University of Gdansk, Poland. These innovative pods appear to be docked to the building’s futuristic façade, and serve as literal “escape capsules” that allow students and researchers to work in peace. The pods are but one of the features envisioned by ARCHICO Projekt architects to give their building a “tech” aesthetic.
Soo Colorado, even the NYC Port authority now owns a GKD Mediamesh and we don’t? I think it is about time that we step a little and show them right? Right?? See Audio Video here: http://www.gkdmediamesh.com/
Check out this Salvation Army project in New York NY, using GKD OMEGA 1520. The Mesh beautifully captures light and adds an elegant backdrop to this small auditorium designed for the Salvation Army. A remarkable transition. Architect: Hillier Architecture
Check out this student housing done in Barcelona Spain. The Architect, MAP, had chosen VM ZINC to clad the façade with a 1” standing seam panel. Personally I’m on the fence about this project and not sure if I like it or not. What do you think?
Dublin Airport’s new 75,000m2 Terminal 2 building is visually striking and extremely energy efficient, thanks in part to an impressive installation of Louvres, courtesy of Levolux.Designed by a team consisting of Pascall + Watson architects, Arup and Mace, Terminal 2 has an attractive curved facade and creates an exciting new gateway to Ireland. The 3-storey terminal building is capable of handling 15 million passengers each year, with 54 check-in desks, 40 shops and 19 new aircraft parking stands.
Check out this Train station in Wuhan China. The Architect, China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group, had chosen aluminum honeycomb panels for their absolute flatness. There are several advantages of honeycomb over ACM. One of them is that there is no Oil canning. Another one is its instant and 100% recyclability since it is made entirely out of aluminum. Hunter Douglas provided the panels. If you want to see the difference, check out the fourth picture (different project) in this post
zinc rising: where? chidley hall at north carolina central university (www.nccu.edu) by lord aeck & sargent architects. (http://www.lordaecksargent.com/) lord aeck & sargent -with offices in atlanta, ann arbor and chapel hill. this project is located in durham, nc and is being installed by baker roofing. (www.bakerroofing.com).check out the action shots. -vm http://bit.ly/iokUFI re-post fromwww.zincsense.com
The flexible properties of Sambesi allowed HHPA Architects at UCLA to create a multi functional metal fabric curved wall that reaches high to the upper level, finishing as a ballustrade for the railing system. The tensioned fabric gently defines the large area on the ground floor while keeping the outside light flowing to the interior. From inside, views are unimpaired. The addition of copper shimmer helps to keep the appearance of the fabric in an ever changing mode. Read here:http://bit.ly/lkY3hx
UMICORE Offices in Hoboken Belgium, Architect Sylvie Bruyninckx, Conix Architects Conix’ website http://bit.ly/luO6lk
Set near the Houhai Street of Shenzhen Bay, the Shenzhen Poly Grand Theatre, designed by Shenzhen Huazhu Engineering Design Co., Ltd., is a landmark building. The building’s sleek design evokes a piece of high-tech equipment, or perhaps a drop of water. Viewed from above, its silver contour gleams under the sunlight, reflecting its surroundings in the Luxalon® 20mm Quadro Cladding Panels and 2.5mm custom aluminum panels provided by Hunter Douglas. More here:http://bit.ly/lScLwC