I'm wanting to create a couple of screen walls on a house I'm working on currently. Has anybody ever had a pattern or motif cut into ply for such a purpose? I'd love to see some examples of buildings with this kind of arrangement if you guys know of any.
I came across the buildings of Klein Dytham who use such screens beautifully.
Thanks for all your input.
What othe materials would you suggest I investigate for this application? The wall needs to remain lightweight and the idea is to have the wall read as a single element with incisions within it rather than a series of elements with apertures between them.
We are wanting white finish at the end whether it is painted or rendered etc
Cheers
Plywood Screens
Hello All,
I'm wanting to create a couple of screen walls on a house I'm working on currently. Has anybody ever had a pattern or motif cut into ply for such a purpose? I'd love to see some examples of buildings with this kind of arrangement if you guys know of any.
I came across the buildings of Klein Dytham who use such screens beautifully.
Thanks again
KD have one, hairywood by 6a architects as well... the bigger question is why would you want to waste so much wood?
wastes a lot of wood! They make some nifty stuff and maybe could mill your screens for you.
Klein Dytham
heidi house
you may also check our craig borum's work at Ply Architecture.
http://www.plyarch.com/
interior or exterior??? Plywood gets fucked up outside
You could take your chances on marine plywood, though I've heard it warps like the rest of them.
h&dem's plywood house and frei studio have held up well for 20-ish years
marine grade plywood looks like shit if exposed to sun after a while
Thanks for all your input.
What othe materials would you suggest I investigate for this application? The wall needs to remain lightweight and the idea is to have the wall read as a single element with incisions within it rather than a series of elements with apertures between them.
We are wanting white finish at the end whether it is painted or rendered etc
Cheers
Ply is fine provided it has the correct treatment, enough fixings and the chance to dry out regularly.
Like most timber products it has a limited life and needs a bit of TLC from time to time, but it's cheap and light, so whatchugonnado?
This is how it's done back in un-zud:
http://www.shadowclad.co.nz/index.cfm/pageid/56/Home
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