The Steinway Tower, 111W 57th, New York City, is a 430-metre-plus skyscraper in Manhatten that, when completed, will be the slenderest tower in the world, measured in terms of circumference and height. Its terracotta cladding appears to flow downwards, unfurling an impressive interplay of light and shade.
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The interior of the metro Nordhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark is decorated with TERRARTLARGE elements with a length of approx. 3m. The extra-large elements are coated with a doublefired glaze in a signal red colour and are thereby a true eye catcher inside the metro!
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Glass and ceramics were used for the façade of the elegant office and commercial building, giving the large-volume building dynamism and luminosity. Strongly profiled terracotta panels with different cross-sections, vertically mounted, create a clear striped appearance and form balustrades that mark the individual building layers. The transparent glaze was applied to a dark brown mass
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This new 210,000 ft2, six-storey facility completes the renaissance of the northern portion of campus and is the new home of humanities and social sciences. For the façade, the architects wanted the appearance of corroded steel without sacrificing the positive properties of a terracotta façade, such as durability, UV and frost resistance. The result is
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The commercial building next to the Cocowalk in Miami , Florida is cladded with TERRARTLARGE elements in various colors. Next to a standard grey tone, one new special natural color was specifically developed and customized for this project and even named after it, coco-beige.
On the outskirts of the historical city Bad Wimpfen is the new headquarter of LIDL located. The office buildings, which are connected through under-ground tunnels, are decorated with TERRARTLARGE elements on the façade. Due to the unique design of the building, the elements are curved in many different radii and create a modern and high-end
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The impressive building, built in 1929 and representing the Beaux-Arts architecture, has retained its historical character even after its complete renovation – although it has been breathed fresh life into its interior and exterior. The terracotta of the facades is light in colour, which takes away the weight of the compact building and makes it
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Two full storeys and one staggered storey. A type that is very often build up in Germany. Unfortunately mostly as a minimal solution. This house is now the proof that it is quite possible to build an architecturally sophisticated house within an economic framework. The facade is a curtain-type rear-ventilated construction made of terracotta panels
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The embassy building has been extended to include a new office wing, which is directly connected to the existing building. By emphasising simplicity and unobtrusiveness over the traditional style of the old building, the extension is architecturally restrained, which, in turn, lends it its own signifi cance. The sole decorative element is the terracotta façade, whose delicate details such as rounded
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Biblioteca Reína Sofía / Central Library and Municipal Archives The deep crisis in the country’s construction industry led to a halt in construction of the library in 2011, which lasted a total of eight years. At that time, the façade was only partially assembled – the new building, designed as a gem, presented itself in
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