Eclectic Homes

Metal Works Wonders With Home Exteriors

Following on the heels of ideabooks that looked in exteriors covered in glass and wood, this one introduces a couple of projects that use metal in some intriguing ways. In architecture, metal can refer to a wide selection of substances with similar attributes — metallic glint, hardness, elasticity, magnetism, conduction and so on — but that nevertheless have special looks. These include zinc, copper, steel and aluminum. These metals, usually alloyed with other components, can be left fairly normal, oxidized to put in a layer of coated or rust to take on other characteristics. The subsequent jobs show a wide variety of uses of metal in architecture.

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The Logan residence by Jones Studio features walls of metal (this picture and next) as well as glass and concrete. Nevertheless, the gold “aspen leaves” overhead steal the show. They provide a memorable transition and shade between inside and outside.

The construction zone, ltd..

The metal skin (I’m imagining aluminum) is articulated in interlocking horizontal bands, constructed like a standing-seam metal roof. This profile helps shed water; it generates horizontal lines and slopes.

The construction zone, ltd..

Here is another shot of the gold “aspen leaves” that help shade the space beneath and the inside. Considering that the full-height glazing and the desert climate, the significant projection that supports the leaves is a well-considered alternative.

Bercy Chen Studio

Block 19 is a project in Austin, Texas, with 20 residential condos. The design, which is by Bercy Chen Studio, utilizes colored steel panels as a sunlight for these units. Moving from yellow to crimson across the construction, the panels offer a spectacular image for its evolution.

Bercy Chen Studio

A closer look indicates in which the panels combine that they work as guardrails for terraces; this is apparent in the left foreground on a few flooring.

Bercy Chen Studio

From inside these steel panels give a dash of colour to the rooms off the terraces.

MGS Architecture

This project by MGS Architecture places two residences beside each other, expressing parting through the articulation of the corrugated metal cladding.

MGS Architecture

The orange corrugated aluminum facade runs horizontally on one side and vertically next to it. The gap between the two residences is heightened from the asymmetry of the openings.

MGS Architecture

The shot of a tree casting a shadow onto the orange surface indicates an intriguing component of the corrugations.

This addition by Pb Elemental features a cantilevered space that’s wrapped on either side by rusted metal panels. The orientation follows the direction of the metal up and over the roof.

The contrast with the present building as well as the addition’s grey panels beneath helps accentuate the rusted finish.

The ReDevelopment Group

The F-R House from Demerly Architects is a lively composition of forms that stick up, protrude out and contour themselves to stick to the site’s topography. With these forms that are contemporary, metal makes sense for the facade. It is articulated horizontally in alternating thick and thin bands, giving it the impression of stacked stone although it’s still obviously metal.

The ReDevelopment Group

On the other side of the jutting place, the horizontal bands run in an angle that follows the sloping roofline. Notice the gap between the bands and the edges of the square window. This is.

More:
Materials: The Advantages of a Metal Roof
Hello, Corrugated Panels

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