Dynamic and Slanted Form Dynamic and Slanted Form – A primary architectural criterion for the San Bartolomeo Church in the northern Italian town of Andrate was to design a building clearly legible as Christian. To this end, a nine-meter-high inclined bell tower was incorporated as an instantly recognizable symbol of the Christian faith, which still…
Category: Projects
Cedar Ridge High School Auditorium, USA
Rising Volumes in Gray Stantec designed this bold auditorium/theater addition to the existing Round Rock ISD high school to help offset the high frequency use of the district’s performing arts center. The project has become a prototype for other school auditoria in the district. This project is featured in the Swisspearl Architecture #28. Subscribe to…
Silverpoppeln Preschool, Sweden
Example of the Versatility This public preschool in Sweden is an excellent example of the versatility of Swisspearl panels. The elevation of the building facing the public entry is a light, steel framework clad in perforated white Swisspearl panels assembled vertically with generous openings from the upper balconies to overlook the garden playground, while the…
Facades on Wheels
Project Tour around Washington D.C.
Welcome to our Project Tour around Washington D.C. It was great to see so many buildings with our Swisspearl Panels in only one day. Five of them were completed this year, they all just look amazing. A big thank you goes to Brycen Fischer, Architectural Sales Consultant at Preservation & Protection Systems, Inc., who accompanied…
International School, Tianjin, China
A Colorful Campus for a Multi-Cultural School Founded in 1994, the International School of Tianjin is a standard kindergarten to twelfth grade international school. The school offers an exceptional education for the expanding, culturally diverse international community in Tianjin. In 2018, the entire school building was given a new façade. You can find the whole…
National Museum Restoration and Storage Center OMRRK, Hungary
High-Tech Art Storage The National Museum Restoration and Storage Center, OMRRK, is a new institution that provides an outstanding technological building for the preservation of the collections of the Museum of Ethnography, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Hungarian National Gallery. The complex was completed in May 2019 as part of the Liget Budapest…
Marina Business Center, USA
Contemporary working environment This 1980s office campus in Marina del Rey needed revitalization to become a desirable, contemporary working environment. Opting to keep the revision cost effective yet creative, the original form of the building was retained, but refreshed with new materials and colors on the facades. You can find the whole story in our…
Otago Polytechnic Student Village, New Zealand
A Student Village Clad in Fall Hues Otago Polytechnic Student Village provides over 200 student rooms and associated common areas and amenities on campus. The quality and character of the village rival the best examples of student accommodation in Australia and New Zealand and significantly enhance the appeal of Otago Polytechnic and Dunedin City as…
Kandinsky Residential and Office Building, Russia
Proud New Mixed – Use Block Kandinsky House is a new, mixed-use residential and office building located close to the Iset River in the historic heart of Ekaterinburg, east of the Ural Mountains in Russia. The project benefits from its proximity to the river embankment and its numerous pedestrian pathways that traverse the site. You…
Hydropower Plant, Norway
Black-Clad Monolith Situated near Tosen Fjord in a remote part of Norway, Storelva hydropower plant was designed by Stein Hamre arkitektkontor, not only as a power plant, but also as a hiking destination and tourist attraction. You can find the whole story in our Swisspearl Architecture #28.Subscribe to our magazine to get the printed issue.…