Aluminium Curtain Wall
Non-load-bearing aluminium-framed envelopes — stick, unitised and structural-glazing curtain walling.
OpenSteel Curtain Wall Systems
Welded or bolted steel-framed curtain walling for long spans, fire rating and heavy structural loads.
OpenSkylight & Roof Glazing Systems
Overhead glazing — rooflights, atria, barrel vaults and glazed roofs with drainage and load design.
OpenFixed Point Glazing (Spider Systems)
Bolted point-fixed glazing on spider fittings and tension structures — minimal frame, maximum transparency.
OpenFree Form & Complex Geometry
Doubly-curved, parametric and faceted envelopes that wrap non-orthogonal building forms.
OpenDouble Skin Façade Systems (DSF)
Twin-skin envelopes with a ventilated cavity for thermal buffering, acoustics and natural ventilation.
OpenRainscreen Cladding Systems
Ventilated, drained outer skins on a back-up wall — the pressure-equalised rainscreen principle.
OpenCable Net & Tensile Façade Systems
Pre-tensioned cable nets and membranes spanning large glazed walls with slender supports.
OpenMetal Cladding Systems
Composite, solid-metal and profiled-sheet panels — cassettes, ACP/MCM and standing-seam skins.
OpenStone Cladding Systems
Natural-stone rainscreen and mechanically anchored cladding — granite, marble and limestone on fixings.
OpenTerracotta Façade Systems
Extruded fired-clay tiles and baguettes used as ventilated rainscreen cladding and sunshades.
OpenGRC / GFRC Façade Systems
Glass-fibre-reinforced concrete — lightweight, mouldable precast cladding for complex shapes and reliefs.
OpenPhotovoltaic (BIPV) Façade Systems
Building-integrated photovoltaics — glass-glass modules that act as both cladding and power source.
OpenSun Shading & Brise Soleil Systems
External shading fins, louvres and brise-soleil that cut solar gain and glare.
OpenOperable Façade Systems
Opening vents, windows and kinetic or double-skin façades for natural ventilation and shading.
OpenLouver & Ventilation Façade Systems
Architectural louvre screens for air intake and exhaust, plant screening and weather protection.
OpenBlast Resistant / Security Façade Systems
Hardened envelopes engineered to resist blast, impact and forced-entry threats.
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