27
July
2020
Sant Pau Research Institute building obtains U.S. Green Building Council LEED GOLD certification
The building of the Research Institute of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona (designed by PICHarchitects_Pich-Aguilera and 2BMFG Arquitectos) has obtained the LEED GOLD certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, which identifies the building as an example of energy efficiency and sustainability both in its construction and in its useful... Read More
18
June
2020
A Flexbrick® facade on an office building in Wisconsin (United States)
The project designed by Flad Architecture is the corporate headquarters of a leading insurance company in the US market. For the first time, the Flexbrick® system used special 5-foot-(142.5-cm)-wide mesh, the largest made to date. The Flexbrick® system continues to progress in the US market alongside the company Shildan Group, its representative in the United... Read More
29
May
2020
Flexbrick® will wrap the Opportunity Pavilion at EXPO 2020 DUBAI
Although the global mega event will now run from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, in order to allow all participants to safely navigate the impact of COVID-19, the Expo Dubai preparations are on its way and the Flexbrick® family is proud to take part of it covering the full façade of The Opportunity... Read More
21
May
2020
New Flexbrick® project in France at the Archachon MA.AT cultural center
Thanks to its versatility and adaptability, the Flexbrick® system lines the facades of this historical building, where a WWII bunker appeared. Due to its location, the building is exposed to winds of more than 62 mph; thus, wind tests were performed with satisfactory results, hence obtaining the ATEx certificate by the CSTB. The King Kong... Read More
08
May
2020
Flexbrick shows up to Chicago South Loop
Chicago’s Printers Row, located in the South Loop neighborhood, is home to a large collection of former warehouses and factory lofts built at the turn of the century. Many of the buildings in this area were used by printing and publishing businesses. Today, the buildings have mainly been converted into residential lofts, builts of steel-frame construction... Read More
23
April
2020
Madrid “Girasol” homes by architect José Antonio Coderch, refurbished with the new Flexbrick® siding
It has been fifty years since the construction of the Girasol building, a set of homes considered one of the ten most architecturally representative modern buildings in the city of Madrid. Designed by architect José Antonio Coderch and located right in the heart of the Salamanca district, Girasol primarily stands out because it is able... Read More
16
March
2020
Cylindrical Flexbrick® ceramic fabric facade on the promenada de Sibiu Shopping Mall (Romania))
The large cylindrical Flexbrick® ceramic fabric facade gives an innovative appearance that encourages the filtering of sunlight and provides natural ventilation to the shopping mall’s parking lot. The investment group NEPI Rockcastle has invested 100 million euros in the shopping mall, built on a 4.2 ha plot with a net floor area of 42,200 meters.... Read More
13
February
2020
The “Girasol” homes by architect José Antonio Coderech, refurbished with the new Flexbrick® siding
The innovation of this new siding system lies in the fact that, as well as being adhered, it is mechanically secured to the base for greater safety. Girasol is a set of homes built over 50 years ago and considered one of the ten most architecturally representative modern buildings in the city of Madrid. Flexbrick®... Read More
12
January
2020
The Flexbrick® system in the Mersch Energy Center (Luxembourg)
A new power plant started to operate last October in Mersch (Luxembourg) to supply thermal energy to the largest municipal and state buildings of the surroundings. Flexbrick® has been used in this case to provide the building a more aesthetic character. To that purpose, almost 400 squared meters of Venice-colored ceramic platelets have been anchored... Read More
24
November
2019
New cultural centre in France
New Flexbrick® project in France, placed in the touristic Arcachon (New Aquitaine). The building is a new cultural centre designed by King Kong architecture studio that offers multiple uses in its 3,700 m² area: a media library, voluntary activities hub, tourist office & community centre. The main reason why Flexbrick® ceramic fabric has been applied... Read More