{"id":40689,"date":"2018-03-22T09:45:44","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T13:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=40689"},"modified":"2021-11-26T10:38:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T15:38:15","slug":"textured-concrete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/details\/textured-concrete\/","title":{"rendered":"First Impressions: 5 Textured Fa\u00e7ades Cast in Concrete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><p><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/join.architizer.com\/architizer-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspirational newsletters<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n<p>Concrete, like liquefied stone frozen in time, assumes the shape and characteristics of whatever formwork it is poured into. Unlike glass and steel, which hide their true nature with smoothed surfaces and neatly detailed edges, concrete embraces its inherent imperfections, leaving behind a tactile record of its construction.<\/p>\n<p>Eschewing standard plywood formwork, the architects of the following projects opted for more expressive molds, producing richly textured fa\u00e7ades that reveal the essence of concrete while evoking deeper meanings. If you are considering casting your next project in concrete, check out the impressive possibilities of the material below:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40703\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40703\" class=\"size-large wp-image-40703 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jaime-Navarro_Rojkind-Arquitectos_WEB_15-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"textured concrete, Foro Boca by Rojkind Arquitectos\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jaime-Navarro_Rojkind-Arquitectos_WEB_15-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jaime-Navarro_Rojkind-Arquitectos_WEB_15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jaime-Navarro_Rojkind-Arquitectos_WEB_15-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jaime-Navarro_Rojkind-Arquitectos_WEB_15.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Photos by Jaime Navarro; via Rojkind Arquitectos<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-40704 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jaime-Navarro_Rojkind-Arquitectos_WEB_7-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"textured concrete, Foro Boca by Rojkind Arquitectos\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jaime-Navarro_Rojkind-Arquitectos_WEB_7-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jaime-Navarro_Rojkind-Arquitectos_WEB_7-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jaime-Navarro_Rojkind-Arquitectos_WEB_7-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jaime-Navarro_Rojkind-Arquitectos_WEB_7.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40728 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jaime_Navarro_Courtesy_of_Rojkind_Arquitectos_6_ARCHDAILY_ED_MR.jpg\" alt=\"textured concrete, Foro Boca by Rojkind Arquitectos\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jaime_Navarro_Courtesy_of_Rojkind_Arquitectos_6_ARCHDAILY_ED_MR.jpg 667w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jaime_Navarro_Courtesy_of_Rojkind_Arquitectos_6_ARCHDAILY_ED_MR-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/foro-boca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Foro Boca<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/rojkind-arquitectos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rojkind Arquitectos<\/a>, Boca del R\u00edo, Mexico<\/p>\n<p>Concrete fa\u00e7ade by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/cemex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cemex<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Foro Boca aims to revitalize the Mexican Port of Veracruz by providing the city with a new concert hall for its philharmonic orchestra, as well as music education programs for its underprivileged youth. The building, drawing inspiration from the waterfront setting, is an assemblage of concrete masses akin to the rock-strewn jetties at the harbor\u2019s edge.<\/p>\n<p>The exterior walls were cast-in-place using wooden boards of varying lengths and depths as formwork. This imprinted their surfaces with a jagged and grainy finish, characteristics that will become more pronounced as the concrete weathers by the sea.\u00a0The use of board-formed concrete was continued throughout the building, creating an interior with a distinctly cavernous quality.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40716\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40716\" class=\"size-large wp-image-40716 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03Daeyang-SHA-7973-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"textured concrete, Daeyang Gallery by Steven Holl Architects\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03Daeyang-SHA-7973-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03Daeyang-SHA-7973-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03Daeyang-SHA-7973-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03Daeyang-SHA-7973.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Photos by Iwan Baan; via Steven Holl Architects.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-40744 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/33Daeyang-SHA-8017-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"textured concrete, Daeyang Gallery by Steven Holl Architects\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/33Daeyang-SHA-8017-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/33Daeyang-SHA-8017-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/33Daeyang-SHA-8017-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/33Daeyang-SHA-8017.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-40720 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"textured concrete, Daeyang Gallery by Steven Holl Architects\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/02-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/daeyang-gallery-and-house1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Daeyang Gallery and House<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/steven-holl-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Holl Architects<\/a>, Seoul, South Korea<\/p>\n<p>Concrete fa\u00e7ade by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/sika\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sika<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Daeyang Gallery and House comprises three copper-clad volumes containing the main living quarters and a broad concrete base that houses the owner\u2019s sprawling contemporary art collection. The walls of the gallery extend into the site, carving out a secluded courtyard in the heart of this densely populated neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>The entire lower level was cast in place using bamboo formwork, a naturally abundant material with a great deal of cultural significance in Korea. The bamboo reeds formed concave striations across the fa\u00e7ades which catch the light beautifully while contrasting the smooth cladding above. To the right of the main entrance, the building\u2019s roof plan, including its 55 skylights, has been cast into the concrete, creating a sculptural relief above the fountain.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40723\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40723\" class=\"size-large wp-image-40723 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RH2151-0033-1024x947.jpg\" alt=\"textured concrete, Perot Museum of Nature and Science by Morphosis Architects\" width=\"1024\" height=\"947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RH2151-0033-1024x947.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RH2151-0033-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RH2151-0033-768x710.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/RH2151-0033.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Photos by Roland Halbe; via Morphosis Architects.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-40726 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/morphosis-architects-thom-mayne-roland-halbe-perot-museum-of-nature-and-science-in-victory-park-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"textured concrete, Perot Museum of Nature and Science by Morphosis Architects\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/morphosis-architects-thom-mayne-roland-halbe-perot-museum-of-nature-and-science-in-victory-park-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/morphosis-architects-thom-mayne-roland-halbe-perot-museum-of-nature-and-science-in-victory-park-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/morphosis-architects-thom-mayne-roland-halbe-perot-museum-of-nature-and-science-in-victory-park-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/morphosis-architects-thom-mayne-roland-halbe-perot-museum-of-nature-and-science-in-victory-park-66x50.jpg 66w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/morphosis-architects-thom-mayne-roland-halbe-perot-museum-of-nature-and-science-in-victory-park.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morphosis.com\/architecture\/125\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Perot Museum of Nature and Science<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/morphosis-architects-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morphosis Architects<\/a>, Dallas, Tex., United States<\/p>\n<p>Concrete fa\u00e7ade by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/gate-precast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Gate Precast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Perot Museum of Nature and Science appears like a mountain in the Dallas skyline, rising up from a xeriscaped plinth of rocks and indigenous plant life. Its stone-colored exterior is cracked open by \u201cglacial\u201d walls of steel and glass which allow sunlight to penetrate deep into the gallery spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The fissured fa\u00e7ades are complemented by a craggy skin of precast concrete panels. There are almost 700 panels in total, each weighing up to eight tons, and each featuring a uniquely molded profile of protrusions and crevices. These irregular surfaces make the building appear as though it was formed by extreme geological forces rather than constructed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40730\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40730\" class=\"size-large wp-image-40730 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.5X-0264_F_2F_no-meters_jb-edit-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"texture concrete, Clyfford Stills Museum by Allied Works Architecture\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.5X-0264_F_2F_no-meters_jb-edit-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.5X-0264_F_2F_no-meters_jb-edit-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.5X-0264_F_2F_no-meters_jb-edit-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.5X-0264_F_2F_no-meters_jb-edit.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Photos by Jeremy Bittermann; via Allied Works Architecture.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-40761 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csm_img_2_-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"texture concrete, Clyfford Stills Museum by Allied Works Architecture\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csm_img_2_-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csm_img_2_-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csm_img_2_-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csm_img_2_-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/clyfford-still-museum1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Clyfford Still Museum<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/allied-works-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allied Works Architecture<\/a>, Denver, Colo., United States<\/p>\n<p>Concrete fa\u00e7ade by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/oldcastle-precast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Oldcastle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This art museum is dedicated to the work of Clyfford Still, an American painter who helped pioneer abstract expressionism in the post-war era. It seems like a simple concrete box from a distance but, up close, its fa\u00e7ades are as expressive as the artist\u2019s brushstrokes.<\/p>\n<p>The exterior walls were cast in place using narrow planks of Hem-Fir as formwork. The edges of the planks were beveled with a router, allowing the concrete to ooze out between them. When the formwork was removed, vertical fins of concrete were revealed, \u201ccreating a rich surface that changes in the intense Denver sunlight and forms varied shadows across the building.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40742\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40742\" class=\"size-large wp-image-40742 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/666_02_Learning_Hub_Surrounding_context_of_the_Learning_Hub_CREDIT_Hufton_and_Crow-1-1024x914.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/666_02_Learning_Hub_Surrounding_context_of_the_Learning_Hub_CREDIT_Hufton_and_Crow-1-1024x914.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/666_02_Learning_Hub_Surrounding_context_of_the_Learning_Hub_CREDIT_Hufton_and_Crow-1-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/666_02_Learning_Hub_Surrounding_context_of_the_Learning_Hub_CREDIT_Hufton_and_Crow-1-768x685.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/666_02_Learning_Hub_Surrounding_context_of_the_Learning_Hub_CREDIT_Hufton_and_Crow-1.jpg 1159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>Photos by Hufton and Crow; via Heatherwick Studio.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-40737 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/666_03_Learning_Hub_One_of_twelve_access_points_with_balcony_detail_CREDIT_Hufton_and_Crow-798x1024.jpg\" alt=\"textured concrete, Learning Hub by Heatherwick Studio\" width=\"798\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/666_03_Learning_Hub_One_of_twelve_access_points_with_balcony_detail_CREDIT_Hufton_and_Crow-798x1024.jpg 798w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/666_03_Learning_Hub_One_of_twelve_access_points_with_balcony_detail_CREDIT_Hufton_and_Crow-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/666_03_Learning_Hub_One_of_twelve_access_points_with_balcony_detail_CREDIT_Hufton_and_Crow-768x985.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/666_03_Learning_Hub_One_of_twelve_access_points_with_balcony_detail_CREDIT_Hufton_and_Crow.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-40739 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/heatherwick-Learning-Hub-8343-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"textured concrete, Learning Hub by Heatherwick Studio\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/heatherwick-Learning-Hub-8343-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/heatherwick-Learning-Hub-8343-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/heatherwick-Learning-Hub-8343-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/heatherwick-Learning-Hub-8343.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/learning-hub-nanyang-technological-university-singapore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learning Hub<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/heatherwick-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heatherwick Studio<\/a>, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore<\/p>\n<p>Concrete fa\u00e7ade by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lwc.com.sg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LWC Alliance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Learning Hub was designed to foster a sense of community among the students of Nanyang Technological University. So, rather than boxy classrooms accessed via long corridors, the program is divided up amongst twelve tapering towers, clustered around a central, light-filled atrium.<\/p>\n<p>The fa\u00e7ades are clad in curved panels of precast concrete which are ribbed to accentuate the building\u2019s shape. To simplify construction, BIM specialists where hired to develop ten reusable silicone molds which could be combined to create unique cladding configurations for each tower at no additional cost.\u00a0In order to differentiate the cladding from the structure, the concrete bearing walls were embossed with hundreds of whimsical illustrations by artist Sara Fanelli, depicting images from art, science and literature. As the architects describe, these walls were treated \u201clike handmade clay, allowing their surfaces to have the qualities of detail and warmth that people would not expect from concrete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><p><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/join.architizer.com\/architizer-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspirational newsletters<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concrete embraces its imperfections, leaving behind a tactile record of its 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