Architects Design Airport Convenience Center With Sustainability And Modernity In Mind

Logan Airport Nouria Energy Convenience Center, Boston, MA, Phase Zero, Pure Freeform, LUMIFLON FEVE, Photography Joseph Ferrano
The Logan Airport Nouria Energy Convenience Center in Boston, MA features a Shell fueling station, Starbucks Coffee, and Meridian Market, a local family-owned Italian restaurant. The center, according to Nouria Energy is, “The first of its kind…the state-of-the-art store boasts a unique building architecture, brighter, more spacious layout, community-inspired graphics and many amenities…”

New York City Apartment Building Features Dimensional Bronzed Façade

108 Chambers, New York, Woods Bagot, Pure Freeform, Deco Bronze, Brennan Photo Video
108 Chambers is a 10-story mixed-use residential building in Tribeca. By Greystone Development, and designed by Woods Bagot, the building features multiple condominium floors with ground-level retail. The exterior immediately grabs attention with a series of angular protruding bronzed aluminum panels. The building serves as a great contrasting element to the surrounding more traditional New York City facades.

Upcoming Webinar: Contextual Coatings: The Future Of Metal Cladding

Janus Riverside, Brenac Gonzalez, Alucobond PLUS, TIM Composites, Photography Sergio Grazia
This course discusses the future of exterior coatings and finishes, and explains the bespoke process of achieving a site-specific, client-specific design. Using the offset gravure printing process, unique finishes such as vintage luxury metals, abstract stone and wood can be printed on various types of metals. This manufacturing process results in high-fidelity finishes capable of various fabrication types of a metal substrate, while providing a Class A Fire-Rated, durable, easily maintained and sustainable product. For exterior applications, we will discuss the advantages of using a FEVE over PVDF coatings.

Aquarium Designed To Mimic Marine Life Within Uses Lumiflon Enriched Metal Panels

Pointe Defiance Zoo Aquarium, PDZA, EHDD, Turner Construction, Pure Freeform, Photography Josh Partee
The Pointe Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (PDZA) was designed by architecture firm EHDD. Sitting in Tacoma, Washington, the project houses a 35,000 square-foot exhibition space where residents and tourists alike can experience a plethora of native Pacific Rim marine life. The building, which replaced the PDZA’s North Pacific Aquarium, features a vast expansion to now include a 250,000-gallon warm water tank which houses impressive scalloped hammerhead sharks and sea turtles.