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Architectural facade

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

Product • By Nordisk Profil GmbHAlufac Panel

Alufac Panel

Alufac Panel is a flexible, aesthetic aluminium facade cladding built as a closed climate envelope that protects the building from wind and weather while staying breathable thanks to rear ventilation. It's the closed counterpart to Napsu — and comparable to Woodfac Panel, but with aluminium slats instead of wood. Its modular structure lets you vary slat lengths, spacings and designs, and combine materials freely, so the facade reflects the unique character of each building. The system is mounted entirely without visible screws for a clean, sharp, uninterrupted appearance, and integrated thermal movement lets every component expand and contract independently — eliminating internal stress and structural damage. Slats are freely... More

Product • By Nordisk Profil GmbHNapsu

Napsu

Napsu is a flexible, open facade system built from vertical or horizontal aluminium slats (lamellae) mounted on an aluminium substructure. Its modular design lets you configure slat lengths and spacings freely, and install them horizontally, vertically, or as ceiling and roof cladding — so the facade adapts to the building, not the other way around. Mounted entirely without visible screws, Napsu delivers a sharp, seamless and harmonious appearance, while integrated thermal movement lets each component expand and contract independently, preventing internal stress or structural damage. As an open system, Napsu is ideal for both full and partial cladding and combines easily with perforated panels, expanded metal, trapezoidal sheet, sol... More

Product • By Monteluso StonePortuguese Grey Rustic Limestone Irregular Natural Split

Portuguese Grey Rustic Limestone Irregular Natural Split

Portuguese Grey Rustic Limestone is a natural limestone sourced from selected quarries in Central Portugal. Each piece is individually selected, creating an irregular composition with natural variations in shape, texture and warm beige tones. The stone features a natural split face that preserves its authentic mineral character, while the sawn flat back facilitates installation and allows the material to be used as natural stone cladding for both contemporary and traditional architecture. Suitable for exterior façades, garden and boundary walls, interior feature walls, villas, hospitality and landscape projects. The irregular format allows architects and installers to create distinctive masonry compositions, from refined faç... More

Project • By Banker WireHotels

1125 17th Street

As part of the repositioning of 1125 17th Street in Denver, the lobby introduces a refined, hospitality-driven experience designed to attract modern tenants. The entry sequence emphasizes openness, light, and material continuity, creating a seamless transition from the outside to the interior. A focal point of this design is a custom installation of flexible wire mesh, featuring Banker Wire Dune 40100 pattern in mahogany brown powder coat, spanning the street-facing entry, reception backdrop, and ceiling plane. Banker Wire Flexible Wire Mesh at the FacadeAt the exterior threshold, the Dune 40100 flexible wire mesh acts as a semi-transparent facade element, reinforcing the portal-inspired entry. Its open structure allows light and visi... More

Project • By konj architecture spacePrivate Houses

Maan Villa

MAAN Villa is an exploration of the relationship between dwelling, nature, and tranquility within a suburban context. The project is shaped by a minimalist yet sensory approach that prioritizes spatial quality, natural light, and the experience of inhabitation over formal expression and visual complexity. Site constraints became an opportunity to embrace horizontal living, with all spaces arranged on a single level and directly connected to the intermediate courtyards and the surrounding landscape. diman studio diman studio diman studio diman studio The spatial organization of the villa revolves around two planted courtyards positioned between the public and private areas of the house. Acting as the project's primary or... More

Product • By MetaguiseMetaSequin

MetaSequin

MetaSequin is Metaguise’s most sought-after parametric facade system - celebrated for its ability to transform architecture into a captivating play of light, pattern, and form. Using algorithmic design, it brings fluidity and visual rhythm to building elevations. Metaguise Metaguise   Crafted from lightweight, high-performance metals and engineered with digital precision using Rhino and Grasshopper, MetaSequin allows endless customisation in shape, scale, colour, and texture. Its intricate design language makes it ideal for both iconic commercial elevations and striking residential facades. MetaSequin is fireproof, corrosion-resistant, and weather-durable, offering zero maintenance with a 15–35 year certified s... More

Product • By MetaguiseMetaCoin

MetaCoin

MetaCoin is Metaguise’s flagship parametric facade system - powered by algorithmic design to create facades that are creatively expressive and visually dynamic. Crafted from lightweight, high-performance metals, it offers infinite customisation in shape, size, colour, and pattern. Metaguise Metaguise Engineered using advanced tools like Rhino and Grasshopper, MetaCoin adapts to its surroundings and transforms in appearance with every shift in perspective. Designed as a value-driven facade system, MetaCoin is ideal for both commercial and residential elevations - across small and large scales. It is fireproof, corrosion-resistant, and all-weather durable, requiring zero maintenance and backed by a 15–35 year surface w... More

Project • By Banker WirePrimary Schools

Jewish Leadership Academy

The Jewish Leadership Academy, a newly established Modern Orthodox middle and upper school in Miami, has been meticulously designed by Gensler. The school's curriculum integrates academics with Judaic studies, focusing on cultivating future leaders and fostering community service. The campus, covering 101,000 square feet, consists of five interconnected buildings centered around a vibrant courtyard, creating a dynamic and purposeful environment. Banker Wire In modern architecture, flexible wire mesh is becoming more popular and installed as a facade material due to its versatility and aesthetic appeal. The Banker Dune 40100 flexible wire mesh was installed as a campus facade to add texture to the architecture. Installed with the Banke... More

Project • By Pretty PlasticUniversities

Plus Ultra III

UNIQUE WOODEN LABORATORY BUILDING REALISED WITH THE FIRST APPLICATION OF PRETTY PLASTIC’S NEW BASIC THIRD TILES: Plus Ultra III will be a future-proof building offering some 7,600 m2 of space for laboratories, pilot plants, and offices. As the construction is made almost entirely of wood (CLT), the building is at the forefront of sustainability. One cubic metre of wood stores around 1 tonne of CO2; during the production of CLT, around 150 kilograms of CO2 are released. This creates a CO2-negative construction. Proof of the Sum The façade tiles are especially designed for Plus Ultra III in collaboration with the architects from Proof of the Sum. The ‘Basic Third’ tiles can be easily installed on the underlyin... More

Project • By WallmakersPrivate Houses

Toy Storey

Have you ever stepped on a lego block ? Everyone who has, even once in their lifetime, stepped on one would remember the pain of it. This led us to ponder over two questions: ‘How sturdy is this material?’ and ‘How much of it is left in everyone's houses after children discard them ?’ Syam Sreesylam, Althaf Rasheed Syam Sreesylam, Althaf Rasheed Syam Sreesylam, Althaf Rasheed Plastic has managed to snake its way into almost every aspect of our daily lives, including 90% of the world’s toys, which is a far cry from the old Indian childhoods of outdoor play and wooden toys. With global toy sales peaking at $ 107.4 billion in 2022 and toys being unsuitable for recycling due to their complex forms a... More

Project • By Luca Donazzolo architettoHotels

Hotel Villa Melì

The renovation of this building was started by other designers but, in the variations underway, the final appearance of the building did not convince the client. Thus, once the works had begun, we took over the Works Management, completely changing the external appearance of the building, modifying: the external balconies and their parapets, simplifying the entrance to the structure and inserting an external veranda, defining the composition of the facades in a different way . Jacopo Salvi Jacopo Salvi Jacopo Salvi Jacopo Salvi The black steel with which the external balconies are made contrasts well with the evaporated natural larch wood cladding. The plaster which represents the largest surface of the facades had to g... More

Project • By Rigidized Metals CorporationPower Plants

Seattle City Light Denny Substation

Rigidized® Metals’ InvariMatte® Walnut micro texture clads the exterior of an entrance to the Denny Substation, operated by Seattle City Light, in Seattle, WA. The micro textured surface allows natural cleanability and requires little-to-no maintenance. The walnut color also provides a rustic look, with the added durability of texture to enable it to last the entire life of the building itself. Caption More

Project • By SimpleyfácilShops

Ford Country Motors

This project juxtaposes two totally different design concepts that are integrated into an ambitious unfinished project that will culminate in the erection of an apartment tower within an investment plan established by the property's owners. The original façade follows the architectural guidelines established by Ford for its dealerships throughout Mexico based on the installation of a composite aluminum panel in a natural or silver finish that Simpleyfácil installed with Alucoflex brand inputs. Rosendo De la Torre Combination of shapes and textures In contrast, we find a very original façade in its design that repeats a pattern made up of flat and projected shapes that intersperse gray with silver tones. The com... More

Project • By Abbott Brown ArchitectsMuseums

Highland Village Interpretive Centre

The Highland Village is an immersive living museum documenting the history of Gaelic culture in Nova Scotia. It presents costumed animators recreating and interpreting traditional homestead life within a restored historic village in Iona, Cape Breton Island. The Visitors’ and Interpretive Centre is designed as a new cultural and physical portal to this experience. Maxime Brouillet Maxime Brouillet The intent of the Museum as a whole, and the new Centre in specific, is to draw the visitor along a chronological thread weaving through successive historic periods and cultural contexts. The design of the new Interpretive Centre delineates this time-travel through a path which weaves in and out of a series of distinct but repeati... More

Project • By AB+PARTNERSPrivate Houses

HOUSE IN THE HISTORIC CENTER OF BUCHAREST

This is an interior, the arrangement of which we partially completed by designing the key areas of the house and manufacturing a number of pieces of furniture. We took into account the specificity of the building, HOUSE IN BUCHAREST, whose façade was also reinterpreted by AB + Partners. Vlad Creteanu When designing the living room and dining room, we were guided by the principle of accuracy. Although the lines of the façade were strongly influenced by the historical context, inside we did not stick to the classical direction. We have simplified and modernized the lines, relying on convenience. We created the arrangement in light hues and gave it a natural look. We used the warm texture of the wood on the floor, as well a... More