FRIDAY5 – September 21, 2018

MillerClapperton has been awarded a subcontract to fabricate and install parts of the exterior cladding for The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design (The Kendeda Building).  Upon completion, the Kendeda Building is expected to become the most environmentally advanced education and research facility in the Southeast.   

The project will be built to the stringent Living Building Challenge 3.1 certification standard, the world’s most rigorous proven performance standard for buildings.  The Kendeda Building will ultimately join a short list of recipients who have earned the selective designation.  Read more about how this project is expected to have a transformative effect on building techniques for the region and MillerClapperton’s role here.
 

The use of color in architecture can have incredible results, although few architects dare to do it.  In a recent compilation of projects that don’t shy away from eye-popping hues, ArchDaily shows us that there is huge potential when utilizing color.  See more here.
 

When you approach a building’s exterior design, it’s difficult not to pay attention to the facade and the selection of cladding materials, however, we often overlook the simplicity of entryways, which can easily escape our attention.  But, in a place where homes and exteriors look similar from one to the next, unique doors and entries are a way to set each of them apart.   

In Morocco, doors are often set into dramatic archways and surrounded by intricate tile work and metal work while bold colors accentuate the smallest of details.  The result is bold and beautiful design that takes center stage.  See more from the photo collection of Moorish architecture doors here.