FRPO drapes metal screen over concrete car park and co-working space in Mexico
Estación San José is a concrete car park and co-working space topped by a public park, designed by Spanish architecture studio FRPO for Toluca de Lerdo in Mexico. More
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AOE covers exhibition centre in China with white perforated metal
Chinese architecture studio AOE has wrapped a conference centre near Jinan, China, in a layer of perforated metal screens. More
CCY Architects adds extension with musical facade to Victorian house in Aspen
American practice CCY Architects has renovated and extended a house dating from the 1880s in Aspen, Colorado, adding a music room with a piano-themed perforated metal facade. More
Perforated metal pavilion by Neiheiser Argyros disguises London Underground vents
The faceted North Greenwich Sculptural Screen by Neiheiser Argyros is designed to conceal the exhaust vents and fire escape of a London Underground station. More
Atelier Dau adds kinetic bronze facade to Chimney House extension in Sydney
Architecture studio Atelier Dau has created an infill extension with a perforated bronze facade for the refurbishment of a heritage-listed building in Sydney. More
Moxon Architects adds perforated weathering steel extension to Aberdeenshire Council HQ
Moxon Architects has restored and converted a listed building and a former police station in Fraserburgh, Scotland, adding a contemporary extension clad in weathering steel. More
Waste heat from London Underground begins warming capital's homes
The Bunhill 2 Energy Centre has started capturing excess heat from the London Underground to help warm over 1,000 buildings in the UK capital. More
Branch Studio uses plywood and perforated metal for Arts Epicentre
A perforated metal screen shades the plywood interiors of a performing arts centre for a college in Victoria, Australia, by Branch Studio Architects. More
Lundgaard & Tranberg clads cylindrical school in perforated metal
A perforated metal facade screens a round school in Denmark designed by Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter around a central triple-height gym. More
Bonba Studio encases extension in Barcelona in white metal mesh
White metal mesh filters daylight into the terrace of this extension of a 1950s detached home in Barcelona by Bonba Studio. More
Prison clad in perforated weathering steel has pastel-coloured sports court
Local Architecture Network has built a minimum security prison with a perforated metal facade of weathering steel in Nanterre that has a sports court in pastel hues. More
Colourful metal screens and plants cover factory and offices in Hanoi
Perforated metal screens and plants cover the facade of a factory and office complex in Hanoi, Vietnam, designed by Studio VDGA for electronics manufacturer Star Engineers. More
AGo Architects builds skinny house in Indonesia on a 3.5-metre plot
A perforated metal facade covers the front of 3,500 Millimetre House, a wedge-shaped skinny house built on a 3.5-metre-wide site in Indonesia by AGo Architects. More
Aluminium screens shield the interiors of Pitsou Kedem's MA House
Pitsou Kedem Architects used patterned aluminium screens to create a ventilated outer skin for this house arranged around a courtyard in Bnei Ziom, Israel. More
Architype builds eco-friendly archive for Imperial War Museum's collection
The Imperial War Museum has a new archive in Cambridgeshire, England, called the IWM Paper Store, which is the most airtight building in the world. More
Fieldwork completes Melbourne apartment block with "breathable" mesh facade
Melbourne architecture studio Fieldwork sought to create community-focused living spaces within a mesh-covered apartment block in the city's Fitzroy neighbourhood. More
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Our new Pinterest board features innovative metal facades, including a secure cash-processing centre consisting of three monolithic volumes and a Beijing museum with a draped steel mesh exterior layer. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
Chimney-shaped galleries protrude from Exploratorium museum by Bernard Tschumi
Bernard Tschumi Architects has completed the Exploratorium museum in China, which has giant industrial chimney-shaped exhibition spaces protruding from its perforated copper coloured exterior. More
Jean-Paul Viguier completes high-security Banque de France building
French architect Jean-Paul Viguier chose white perforated metal to clad the three monolithic volumes of a secure cash-processing centre for a bank in Paris.
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Triangles of light animate perforated aluminium facade of Tel Aviv home by Pitsou Kedem Architects
Light and movement can be glimpsed through triangular openings in the white aluminium facade of D3 House, a Tel Aviv home designed by Pitsou Kedem Architects. More