Benefits: Aesthetic

Hartford Hospital Parking Garage

This nine-level structure provides parking for 1,200 Hartford Hospital employees and connects to an adjacent building by a pedestrian walkway. Articulated precast panels, woven metal fabric and terra cotta colored perforated metal form the exterior of the garage and create a secure, sun shading screen.

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Henderson Plaza

The intense heat of the Vegas desert would have caused discomfort for visitors to Henderson Plaza, if not for GKD’s sun shading metal fabric canopies. Because metal fabric provides natural ventilation, heat can escape from under the framed ceiling and visitors can stay cool while enjoying outside activities.

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Houston Area Safety Council

The Houston Area Safety Council’s Occupational Health Center gains solar control from GKD Omega 1510 metal fabric while the organization’s mission is underscored with striking etched graphics.

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Kansas City University Center for Medical Education Innovation

The design for this building aligns with the university’s commitment to reach beyond campus to the greater community. The design team specified GKD Omega 1520 metal fabric to deliver shading for its three-story atrium, transparency and beauty with long-term durability.

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Liberty Fund Library

At the Liberty Fund library, designed by Rowland Design, 4,771 square feet of etched metal fabric protects a priceless collection of books – but leaves it visible to people passing by.

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Museum of the Bible

This gathering room, which offers views of the U.S. Capitol and National Mall, contains more than 8,000 square feet of GKD Acoustic Mesh Panels. The lightweight, aluminum composite mesh, an ambitious choice for ceiling and wall coverings, offers dramatic noise reduction properties for the large space.

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Newark Liberty International Airport

This Port Authority of New York and New Jersey project required 25,000 square feet of metal mesh with an etched wave pattern for perimeter fencing around a transformer station. Despite its graceful design, the metal fabric is highly resilient, withstanding adverse weather and deterring vandalism.

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One Brookline Place Parking Garage

Minutes from Boston, the Brookline Place development includes a six-story, 683-space parking facility. Striving for an environmentally integrated concept, Elkus Manfredi designed the garage to blend into the surrounding landscape by adding 12,835 square feet of GKD metal fabric to the material palette.

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Park Square at Doral

For this Florida parking garage GKD metal fabric reduces solar input and offers protection from adverse weather conditions. GKD customized this mesh in varying densities for this project, resulting in a facade that adds visual variation and can withstand category 4 hurricane winds (up to 145 mph).

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Phelps Dunbar

Function and fashion intersect with the use of GKD Futura 3110 as both partition and balustrade. The transparency of the weave adds an open and spacious feeling, while the resilient material provides fall guard protection with a modern aesthetic.

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