The facade, manufactured by Iljin, is composed of 2-millimeter thick marine-grade stainless steel panels with a bead blasted finish. The design originally called for copper or zinc to be installed ...

KC Design Studio has updated a 3.7-metre-wide house in Taiwan by adding a perforated facade and a lightwell, both intended to combat the lack of daylight in the 50-year-old property. The designers ...

Facade design. While facade design has matured to produce increasingly sophisticated and complex designs comprising different materials with varying properties, in combination with different methods ...

Using passive house design costs about 2% to 3% more than constructing a regular building, Mahoney said. The complex was built on a plot of land purchased from the city.

Citicape House is due for completion in 2024, and the 11-story building will be defined by its greenery-covered exterior, which architect Sheppard Robson says will be Europe's largest living wall.