7 Contemporary Building Facades
A building's facade is its skin, the fabric that forms an integral part of the identity of a structure.
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Theatre de Stoep
Year of Construction: 2014
The exterior curving shape of the Theatre de Stoep is covered in aluminum panels with cutouts for embedded LED lights.
Zamet Center
Year of Construction: 2008
Inspired by local rocks, the ceramic tiles cover the undulating forms of the Zamet Center.
Messe Basel New Hall
Year of Construction: 2013
The contorted and perforated aluminum facade is both aesthetic and functional as it frames views from certain spaces and alleviates casting shadows on surrounding buildings.
Someru community centre
Year of Construction: 2010
Narrow colored wooden pieces forming the building's exterior lines, are influenced by the straw fields of the surrounding area.
Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum
Year of Construction: 2012
A pleated steel facade articulates to expose or insulate the interior uses of this museum.
Design Museum in Holon
Year of Construction: 2010
Curvilinear multicolored steel wraps and unravels itself throughout the Design Museum in Holon.
Sports Hall Bale
Year of Construction: 2006
A small local dry stone formulates the facade of the Sports Hall Bale, derived from an archetypical structure of the region.