The Goppert Learning Center at St. Teresa’s Academy was designed to create a state-of-the-art library learning commons on the school’s 20-acre campus. It was important to both the building’s aesthetic and to the safety of the students that adequate lighting be incorporated into the new design. FlexFacades worked with the architecture firm to develop cladding […]
THE CHALLENGE – CREATE A PARKING GARAGE FACADE WITH A SAILING THEME Chicago’s Northwestern University was constructing a $35 million lakeside sailing and visitor center, topped with a two-story car parking facility. To conceal the vehicles within the elevated garage, two of the walls were tinted glass. For the remaining sides, the design brief called […]
A custom-printed tensile mesh facade on the Rice University parking garage in Houston, Texas transforms the structure into something iconic. To achieve the architect’s vision of appearing to be an extension of the local oak grove, the PES tensile mesh screening was custom printed at four-times scale using a special UV ink and printing process […]
The Taubman Complex at Lawrence Technological University (LTU), designed by Morphosis and Detroit firm Albert Kahn Associates, provides cutting-edge facilities for robotics engineering, biomedical engineering, life sciences and related programs. Located in Southfield, Michigan, LTU is consistently ranked one of the best technology universities in the country. To appeal to incoming and current students as […]
The design of the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Student Services Building in Ankeny, Iowa, is focused on making the building easy to find and use for all students. As a part of a concerted effort to clearly identify the building to prospective and new students, we designed, fabricated, and installed custom-printed tensile mesh […]
Inspiring entrance for vibrant learning center
