I am wanting to avail myself of the wisdom of the Archinect community.
I need to find examples of where purely decorative supergraphic [not actual graphics] components have been used on buildings external to the facade. They may either be purely decorative or incoporate some sun-shading function.
In terms of materials, they may be some kind of metal, or perhaps GRC [Glass-reinforced concrete].
The system is not structural - it is either hung or fixed to channel or rail system which is in turn fixed to the structure.
By way of example, I reference the following projects:
I like this one by Carmel Gradolí & Arturo Sanz, where scrap metal from the client's factory (an industrial electronics producer) was recycled and laser cut by automated technologies devised by the company.
"Parking garages, generally excluded from the categories of architecture and urbanism, have typically been bland utilitarian boxes or podiums for superstructures. In a nod to Venturi, Scott Brown’s supergraphics and decorated sheds, the parking garage for Frank Gehry’s 1979 Santa Monica Place mall, north of the civic center, presented a scrim of chain link printed with dim white letters spelling out the mall’s name. Gehry’s chain link may have been tolerated more than loved, but the parking garage is a landmark, if not a touchstone for architects pondering such building types."
Supergraphic External Facade Elements - Examples
Hi All,
I am wanting to avail myself of the wisdom of the Archinect community.
I need to find examples of where purely decorative supergraphic [not actual graphics] components have been used on buildings external to the facade. They may either be purely decorative or incoporate some sun-shading function.
In terms of materials, they may be some kind of metal, or perhaps GRC [Glass-reinforced concrete].
The system is not structural - it is either hung or fixed to channel or rail system which is in turn fixed to the structure.
By way of example, I reference the following projects:
YJP Administrative Center
HHDFUN
Tianjin, China
LAS Centre
Arata Isozaki
Doha, Qatar
New MOCA
SANAA
NY
[img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/3570604236_613426fca4.jpg
width=400[/img]
POST Rotterdam
UN Studio
Rotterdam, NL
Raffle City Hangzhou
UN Studio
Hangzhou
Woops - but on a finer scale anyway
New MOCA
SANAA
NY
[img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/3570604236_613426fca4.jpg
width=400[/img]
Even the former WTC applies:
cool thread. It's all about subtle variations. The word "moire" comes to mind.
See also:
Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects: http://www.saitowitz.com/
Lyons: http://www.lyonsarch.com.au/default.asp
Lacoste + Stevenson: http://www.lacoste-stevenson.com.au/
Dale Jones-Evans: http://www.dje.com.au/
(I have these firms tagged with "screen" on my delicious links)
there are so many examples, that it's hard to name specifics. at first, I was thinking of:
Francis Soler - Ministère de la culture
then my mind switched to:
René van Zuuk - Zilverparkkade
and then, I remembered:
Peripheriques - Jussieu campus
and then, I figured that, in some way, even this has something to do with it:
Bearth & Deplazes / Gramazio Kohler - Weingut Gantenbein
Heres another one:
Airspace Tokyo
Thom Faulders + Proces2
I like this one by Carmel Gradolí & Arturo Sanz, where scrap metal from the client's factory (an industrial electronics producer) was recycled and laser cut by automated technologies devised by the company.
Here's one that I know of:
Luce et Studio Architects - www.lucestudio.com
Extraordinary Desserts
San Diego
http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0512_1.asp
Facade Renovation
Martin Fenlon
Glendale, CA
"Parking garages, generally excluded from the categories of architecture and urbanism, have typically been bland utilitarian boxes or podiums for superstructures. In a nod to Venturi, Scott Brown’s supergraphics and decorated sheds, the parking garage for Frank Gehry’s 1979 Santa Monica Place mall, north of the civic center, presented a scrim of chain link printed with dim white letters spelling out the mall’s name. Gehry’s chain link may have been tolerated more than loved, but the parking garage is a landmark, if not a touchstone for architects pondering such building types."
http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/bts/archives/transportation/08_CivicCenterParking/default.asp
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