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Facade Design

Axis Facades is a leading international facade design engineering consultant utilizing innovative material based solutions for facade and curtain wall design. Our focus within facade designs and façade engineering is to bring innovative solutions for architects, owners and developers for a broad variety of concepts developed in numerous markets around the world. Axis Facades provides value based solutions during all aspects of facade design, engineering, material applications, historic preservations, and material procurement. Our professional focus is on the evolving technology and pragmatic solutions for each facade design concept. Axis Facades services are best utilized starting with the concept stage of the project so many aspects in the development process can be considered with the facade ingrained in project design. To learn more about facade design / façade engineering solutions that can set your project apart both aesthetically and technically please review our facade design and engineering resources and results.

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Institute of Contemporary Art
Boston, Massachusetts

Client
Institute of Contemporary Art

Architect
Diller Scofidio & Renfro

Services
Quantity survey, unit cost estimate, and procurement programming for facade elements East Asian Library, UC Berkeley
Berkeley, California

Architect
Tod Williams Billie Tsien & Associates

Services
Material applications and sourcing, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration of all facade elements and water proofing Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley, California USA

Client
University of California, Berkeley

Architect
Toyo Ito & Associates
Tokyo, Japan

EHDD Architecture
San Francisco, California USA

Services
Façade design, engineering including procurement of the hybrid structural façade comprised of curved and flat steel plates assemblies with concrete infill, suspended and gravity based hybrid glazing systems and entrances World Trade Centre
Gurgaon, India

Client
TCG Real Estate

Architect
HOK, New York Office

Services
Material Applications, Schematic design, Design development, Construction documents, Unit Cost Estimate & Quantity Survey, Procurement, Construction administration Shanghai Times Financial Center
Shanghai, China

Client
Diwei Development
Shanghai, China

Architect
Nikko Architects

Services
Design review of unitized curtain wall and high span cable-net façade at the podium, review of submittal drawings, factory inspections, site inspections and quality control.

Services provided by Axis Facades affiliate, Kighton Facades Consultants Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix, Arizona USA

Architect
Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
New York, New York USA

Services
Facade consulting including material applications of glass, aluminum, zinc and bronze facade elements Axis Facades Terms
fa·cade – noun, also, fa·çade
Pronunciation [fuh-sahd, fa-]

1. Architecture. 
a. the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one
b. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly Landmark Tower Podium
Hong Kong, China

Client
United Reliance Corporation/Hong Kong Land

Architect
Kohn Pederson Fox/James Carpenter & Associates

Services
Complete system design for the iconic wall elements of the podium based on facade concepts developed by the architectural team Axis Facades Glossary