Category: Facade
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How to Design an Expanded Mesh Architectural Facade
What are Some Use-Case for Architectural Expanded Mesh in Facade Design? How to Select an Architectural Expanded Mesh After defining the application, there are typically three factors that architects and interior designers use to select the style of expanded mesh: How to select a Finish for your Architectural Expanded Mesh Defining your warranty level is…
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Improve Modular Data Center Design with Architectural Metals
By 2030, the modular data center (MDC) market is projected to exceed $75.8 billion annually, more than doubling in size. As with many new technologies, their integration into the architectural landscape has not entirely found maturity, and as more of these units find permanent placement, a critical question is left open: How do MDCs fit…
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Architectural Specialty Metals for Data Center Design
Are you looking for a way to enhance data center architectural design? This article outlines how AMICO’s specialty metals can add value to your data center design process by providing sunshades, screens, aesthetic enhancement, and creating value through brand-worthy design moments. Application #1: Rooftop & Yard Equipment Screens Expanded mesh and perforated corrugated metal are excellent…
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Architectural Sunshade Fin Testing – Break Forming Expanded Mesh to Add Rigidity
Expanded mesh can be more than a flat surface. Break forming (or bending) expanded mesh is a straightforward process and should be a design element that any architect feels free to explore. Pictured here in this mockup is Bellesa expanded mesh, which is break-formed to create a sophisticated sunshade form that gives the metal an…
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What should an architect specify behind an expanded mesh facade?
An extremely common question we get asked at AMICO is… What should the architect specify behind the expanded mesh facade? Because all forms of expanded mesh are open to some degree, the surface behind the mesh needs to be water-tight to protect the insulation and prevent water from getting trapped behind the wall. The question…
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Quantifying Passive Sunshade Heat Gain Reduction
A long-standing practice of architects is to utilize architectural metals as a sunshade element to reduce glare, improve the quality of experience inside a building, and of course, to reduce heat gain. Typically, these designs are approached in three different ways:
