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One Museum Place is an architectural masterpiece of 215,000 square feet divided in two five-story buildings that houses 44 custom residences. The exterior façades combine several cladding materials, but natural slate walls cover most of the building. The team in charge of the construction was the visionary developer John Wieland, Mack Scogin Merril Elam Architects […]

Since summer 2018, the headquarters of the Northern Star Council for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) are located within the historic district of Fort Snelling and our CUPACLAD natural slate rainscreen cladding system has been the selected solution for the project. Fort Snelling (Minnesota), named a “Nature Treasure” by the National Trust for Historic […]

Its zigzag shape evokes the movement of the waves of the sea, giving the facade a feeling of great dynamism and originality. CUPACLAD Design WAVE uses a 40x25cm rhomboid, achieving an ideal design for horizontal buildings such as, convention palaces, museums, concert halls, etc. Here, the fixation used is visible stainless flat headed screws, specifically 4 […]

Haut Pays Bigouden, in French Brittany, currently has 10 municipalities and almost 18,000 inhabitants. In 2015, the community decided to expand its facilities and gather its administrative services in one place: Pouldreuzic. Here the architect Pierre Brulé, with marked humanistic and environmental values, proposed a bold solution to lead this project: an expansion and restructuring […]

Summer is coming and with it, many of us decided to renovate the appearance of our homes, either by changing their image or taking measures to effectively isolate it from the outside temperatures, sometimes so high in the summertime. Therefore, if you do not want to waste your money on air conditioning, these tips can […]

Stäfa is a small town located in the canton of Zurich, near the Zurich Lake. Placed within this beautiful natural site is Skyfall. This 3 tier project is situated on a hill offering spectacular views of the natural surroundings. Skyfall is 305 m2 in size and consists of 3 individual one level apartments. The apartments […]

The city of Pléneuf Val André, located in Brittany (France), is a natural spa, where sea lovers can enjoy some of the best beaches in northern France. Located in the paradisiacal site is this detached house, which stands out for its balanced and bright image and for the efficiency of its facade and roof. Laure […]

This ventilated facade concept combines natural slates with other materials like wood, metal, or coloured ceramic. The result is an original design that overlaps hexagons to evoke a feeling of fluid strength. CUPACLAD Design SHIELD uses 60×26 cm isosceles trapezoids installed with visible stainless flat headed screws, specially designed for natural slate by our R&D […]