{"id":41552,"date":"2018-04-11T09:45:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T13:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=41552"},"modified":"2022-05-26T06:47:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T10:47:42","slug":"oma-facades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/oma-facades\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantastic Fa\u00e7ades: How OMA Pushes the Building Envelope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><p class=\"p1\"><i>The jury is deliberating... stay tuned for the winners of<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/winners.architizer.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Architizer's A+Product Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a>!<i> Register for the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.architizerproductawards.com\/a\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>A+Product Awards Newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> to receive future program updates.<\/i><\/p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (<a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/oma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMA<\/a>) has transformed how we think about architecture and design. A leading international practice operating across architecture, urbanism and design research, OMA was founded in 1975 by Rem Koolhaas and Elia Zenghelis, along with Madelon Vriesendorp and Zoe Zenghelis, and has since become known for visionary solutions that upend programmatic convention.<\/p>\n<p>Understanding design as a process, OMA is one of many Dutch practices critically testing the relationship between structure, program and building skins. Carefully articulating the conditions between interior and exterior, circulation and boundary, the firm draws out the relationships between interior spaces and the building fa\u00e7ade. Exploring OMA\u2019s investigation into envelope and enclosure, the following projects show how the firm approaches the design of the contemporary fa\u00e7ade in collaboration with some of the world&#8217;s best engineers and glazing manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41569 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41570 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arch2O-RIJNSTRAAT-8-OMA-016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arch2O-RIJNSTRAAT-8-OMA-016.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arch2O-RIJNSTRAAT-8-OMA-016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arch2O-RIJNSTRAAT-8-OMA-016-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arch2O-RIJNSTRAAT-8-OMA-016-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41563 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/download-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/oma.eu\/projects\/rijnstraat-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rijnstraat 8<\/a> <\/strong>by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/oma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMA<\/a>, the Hague, Netherlands<\/p>\n<p>Fa\u00e7ade by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/arup-associates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ARUP<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bambouwentechniek.nl\/general-terms\/bam-ae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BAM A&amp;E<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a renewal of the original former Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment building, Rijnstraat 8 was realized through a collaboration between the previous architect, Jan Hoogstad, and Ellen van Loon of OMA. Rijnstraat 8 brings together two ministries and two governmental organizations in a single building with flexible working spaces. Made to form a new relationship to the city, the design centers around a new glass fa\u00e7ade that opens up to the surrounding context.<\/p>\n<p>Rijnstraat 8 was created with open plan offices and triple glazing to reduce energy consumption and reveal the building\u2019s internal processes. The resulting series of glazed atriums are positioned between the outer and inner fa\u00e7ades, forming a thermal shell that shuts out traffic noise and allows occupant operability. In addition, a series of operable glass roofs allows for natural ventilation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41638\" style=\"width: 1420px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41638\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-41638 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/d04fc0030b3912dce03f72018b78d7d1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1410\" height=\"1451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/d04fc0030b3912dce03f72018b78d7d1-copy.jpg 1410w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/d04fc0030b3912dce03f72018b78d7d1-copy-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/d04fc0030b3912dce03f72018b78d7d1-copy-768x790.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/d04fc0030b3912dce03f72018b78d7d1-copy-995x1024.jpg 995w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1410px) 100vw, 1410px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Detail via Architecture Week<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41559 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1440024800876821_1seattle_public_library_oma_rem_koolhaas_james_ewing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1440024800876821_1seattle_public_library_oma_rem_koolhaas_james_ewing.jpg 625w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1440024800876821_1seattle_public_library_oma_rem_koolhaas_james_ewing-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 368px, (max-width: 625px) 625px, 1140px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41643\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41643\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-41643 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/POULOPOULOU_EVA_ASSIGNMENT1D_EXPLODED-DETAIL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/POULOPOULOU_EVA_ASSIGNMENT1D_EXPLODED-DETAIL.jpg 670w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/POULOPOULOU_EVA_ASSIGNMENT1D_EXPLODED-DETAIL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/POULOPOULOU_EVA_ASSIGNMENT1D_EXPLODED-DETAIL-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Detail by Eva Poulopoulou<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-41567\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seattle_library_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seattle_library_2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seattle_library_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seattle_library_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seattle_library_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seattle_library_2-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 368px, (max-width: 625px) 625px, 1140px\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/seattle-central-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Seattle Central Library<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/oma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMA<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/rex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REX<\/a>, Seattle, WA, United States<\/p>\n<p>Fa\u00e7ade by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.construction-today.com\/sections\/commercial\/450-dewhurst-macfarlane-a-partners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dewhurst Macfarlane &amp; Partners<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/lmn-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LMN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of OMA&#8217;s most well-known buildings, the Seattle Central Library has become a celebrated civic and cultural project. Programming was at the project\u2019s heart from the outset, directly shaping the building\u2019s form while combining diverse functions. Built for the circulation of knowledge across different forms of media, the library was designed to present information equally and legibly. It is composed of five platforms and four flowing planes wrapped in a steel diagrid fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n<p>The building\u2019s glass and metal skin began with the simple concept of wrapping the entire building in a continuous layer of transparency. Made to unify shifting planes of glass, a diamond module system was used for the mullion framing throughout the envelope. The curtain wall glazing system was built with numerous components, from I-beam latticed steel and aluminum splice plates to threaded rod attachments. The fa\u00e7ade panels were fabricated entirely in Germany and then shipped to Seattle for installation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41640\" style=\"width: 714px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41640 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OMA-.-Garage-Museum-of-Contemporary-Art-.-Moscow-23-22-1200x1760.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"1641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OMA-.-Garage-Museum-of-Contemporary-Art-.-Moscow-23-22-1200x1760.jpg 704w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OMA-.-Garage-Museum-of-Contemporary-Art-.-Moscow-23-22-1200x1760-129x300.jpg 129w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/OMA-.-Garage-Museum-of-Contemporary-Art-.-Moscow-23-22-1200x1760-439x1024.jpg 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Diagram via Afasia<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41558 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41555 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/700-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/garage-museum-of-contemporary-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Garage Museum of Contemporary Art<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/oma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMA<\/a>, Moscow, Russia<\/p>\n<p>Fa\u00e7ade by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wernersobek.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Werner Sobek<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A dramatic renovation of the 1960\u2019s restaurant on site, the Garage Museum is a center for contemporary art in Moscow. The museum program includes galleries, a shop, caf\u00e9, roof terrace, auditorium and offices. A new translucent polycarbonate fa\u00e7ade wraps the original structural framework and is lifted off the ground, allowing views between Gorky park and the exhibition space inside.<\/p>\n<p>The Garage Museum\u2019s existing concrete structure was enclosed with a double layer fa\u00e7ade to accommodate a large portion of the building&#8217;s ventilation equipment and create a separate volume of space for intervention. The envelope and the spaces it encloses offer a range of interior conditions for the exhibition of art and provides innovative curatorial possibilities, such as hinged white walls that can be folded down from the ceiling.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41573 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Timmerhuis_OMA_Rotterdam_architecture_dezeen_936_12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"936\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Timmerhuis_OMA_Rotterdam_architecture_dezeen_936_12.jpg 936w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Timmerhuis_OMA_Rotterdam_architecture_dezeen_936_12-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Timmerhuis_OMA_Rotterdam_architecture_dezeen_936_12-768x615.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41574 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Timmerhuis_OMA_Rotterdam_architecture_dezeen_936_18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"936\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Timmerhuis_OMA_Rotterdam_architecture_dezeen_936_18.jpg 936w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Timmerhuis_OMA_Rotterdam_architecture_dezeen_936_18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Timmerhuis_OMA_Rotterdam_architecture_dezeen_936_18-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41575 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1145\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled.jpg 1145w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1145px) 100vw, 1145px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/timmerhuis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Timmerhuis<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/oma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMA<\/a>, Rotterdam, Netherlands<\/p>\n<p>Fa\u00e7ade by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scheldebouw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scheldebouw<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/rollecate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rollecate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OMA\u2019s Timmerhuis project was designed as a new municipal building for the city hall that combines residential and administration space. Formed as modular units that work within an innovative structural system, the building was designed to be the most sustainable building in the Netherlands. OMA accomplished this through the building&#8217;s core concept of flexibility, and also through the two large atriums that act like lungs. The cantilevering steel structure allows for an uninterrupted public space on the ground floor that unfolds through the building.<\/p>\n<p>For the enclosure, the building&#8217;s triple glazed curtain wall fa\u00e7ade uses hi-tech translucent insulation that allows for unprecedented energy efficiency. This surface strategy combines with the Timmerhuis massing to mediate between the surrounding existing buildings. Through the modular system, units can adapt to either office space or residential parameters, and green terraces on higher levels of the envelope provide the possibility of an apartment with a garden in the heart of urban Rotterdam.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41641\" style=\"width: 648px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41641\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41641 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/De-Rotterdam_construction-detail-A0_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/De-Rotterdam_construction-detail-A0_JPG.jpg 638w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/De-Rotterdam_construction-detail-A0_JPG-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Detail via AEC Cafe<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41557 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1600-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41560 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/139336692376107250_71458.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1680\" height=\"998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/139336692376107250_71458.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/139336692376107250_71458-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/139336692376107250_71458-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/139336692376107250_71458-1024x608.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1680px) 100vw, 1680px\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/rotterdam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>De Rotterdam<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/oma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMA<\/a>, Rotterdam, Netherlands<\/p>\n<p>Fa\u00e7ades by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/permasteelisa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Permasteelisa<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tgm-facades.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TGM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Standing as the largest building in the Netherlands, OMA\u2019s De Rotterdam project explored urban diversity and density through three monumental towers joined by a shared plinth. Made with subtly irregular stacks, the design organizes program into distinct blocks that embrace a wide variety of uses. Formed around the idea of a vertical city, the project has 1.7 million square feet of utilizable floor space along the port area district.<\/p>\n<p>The building envelope was designed with floor-to-ceiling glass windows overlooking the River Maas. De Rotterdam\u2019s external fa\u00e7ades have been clad with an aluminum post-and-beam construction, making for a filigree appearance which changes depending on the viewer\u2019s position. This provides the complex with a unifying compact shell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><p class=\"p1\"><i>The jury is deliberating... stay tuned for the winners of<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/winners.architizer.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Architizer's A+Product Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a>!<i> Register for the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.architizerproductawards.com\/a\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>A+Product Awards Newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> to receive future program updates.<\/i><\/p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover how the renowned practice rethinks modern fa\u00e7ades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":41560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"architizer_featured_type":"insert","architizer_featured_image":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,3],"tags":[],"architizer_project":[10060,10061,9917,10062,10063],"architizer_brand":[9530,10065],"architizer_firm":[10067,10068,9796,10064],"architizer_product":[],"class_list":["post-41552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collections","category-inspiration","architizer_project-arup-2","architizer_project-rotterdam","architizer_project-garage-museum-of-contemporary-art","architizer_project-seattle-central-library","architizer_project-timmerhuis","architizer_brand-permasteelisa","architizer_brand-rollecate","architizer_firm-arup-gmbh","architizer_firm-dewhurst-macfarlane-partners","architizer_firm-lmn-architects","architizer_firm-werner-sobek"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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