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277 Mott Street, New York: a glass rear facade with twisting aluminium fins that shade it.

Toshiko Mori gave the front a twist in glass and stone, and the rear a set of aluminium fins twisting along the same curve, a use of aluminium that is both beautiful and has a job to do.

Reference project — not a Eurowindow project. This article summarises public information from the sources listed at the end, with our own commentary. Images belong to their owners and are embedded directly from Pinterest with a link back to the source.

The project at a glance

Image: retail building with a twisting facade by Toshiko Mori Architect — see the original pin on Pinterest.

What stands out on the facade

According to project write-ups, the building sits between existing apartments; its front twists gently in bent glass and CNC-milled stone. The rear is a glass curtain wall fronted by vertical aluminium fins that twist along the same curve as the front, shading the western afternoon sun.

In other words, one geometric idea runs through both faces, but each face uses different materials and has a different function.

Note: figures and descriptions above come from the sources cited at the end; we quote them for reference and have not verified them independently.

Our take

As makers of aluminium cladding and louvres, we take three things from this project:

  1. Vertical aluminium fins are a compact, durable way to shade. On west-facing facades as sunny as Ho Chi Minh City’s, vertical louvres can cut heat gain considerably. See Eurowindow aluminium cladding.
  2. A twisting curve needs an accurate support frame. The subframe decides the flatness and evenness of the curve.
  3. Aluminium finishes need proper maintenance. Coating type, anodising and cleaning frequency affect colour durability.

If you are weighing options for a high-rise project, send your brief to the Eurowindow technical team to discuss specifics.

Sources

This article is for reference only and does not imply Eurowindow took part in this project. If you own an image or content and would like it changed or removed, please contact sonhn@eurowindow.biz; we will act immediately.