The Balancing Barn stands on the edge of a tranquil nature reserve a few miles inland from the Suffolk coast, near the historic towns of Walberswick and Aldeburgh. Clad in elegant silver tiles, with walls and roof covered in 0.5mm thick Grade 1.4404, 316L Uginox Bright stainless steel by Aperam Stainless Steel Europe. Working in...
“Any architect can make a beautiful industrial object. But the important thing is that the envelope provides an emotion. ” A masterpiece open-air shimmering in all its facets, Caiman imposes itself as a monumental sculpture. Its scales reflect the light, the sky and the earth according to the hours and the seasons. Dressed in natural...
The Parkhotel in Zug planned to erect a temporary ancillary hotel building on a public site that in 12 to 15 years time will be used as the services area for a road building project. Despite the limited life-span this hotel was to meet the requirements of a four-star facility and to have an unmistakeable...
After opening the Atoll at Angers in 2012, the Phalsbourg Company has kept up the pace with the construction of a second shopping centre designed and built around the principle of an open-air circular promenade to act as a focal point that combines business with pleasure in the form of the main shopping area. The...
Aperam Stainless Steel Brings PANEUM Building to Life If you happen to be in the Austrian village of Asten, you simply can’t help but notice the shiny, futuristic PANEUM building. The four-story building was commissioned by Backaldrin, a local flour and baking ingredients company, to house its information center, exhibition venue and even a museum...
Visual Impact of Stainless Cladding The Musée des Confluences is a science centre and anthropology museum opened in 2014 in Lyon, France. It is also a stunning example of the beauty and agility of stainless steel. This already iconic building, designed by Austrian architects, Coop Himmelb(l)au, represents the union of a glass crystal and a...
The messenger is present in all works by Nathalie Decoster. It is the human being that we all are, you and me. It is always included in a geometric shape, circle, square, cube or mobile sometimes. It represents the relationship between man and the face of time, human frailty but also the sharing of ideas....
Their names engraved in the Ring of Remembrance A century has passed since thousands of men made the ultimate sacrifice in the First World War, yet the duty to honour their memory remains. The commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the start of hostilities has given rise to an international memorial that extends beyond national...
Mirror of movement The Philharmonie de Paris, designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel, is a glittering hill culminating at 52 meters with a giant screen displaying its programme, an eye-catching feature visible from the Périphérique and surrounding suburbs. Its location to the north-east of the capital , in the heart of the metropolis,made it a landmark of Greater...
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