{"id":9926,"date":"2026-06-25T17:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=9926"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:09:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:09:48","slug":"meganom-clads-manhattan-skyscraper-with-thousands-of-custom-aluminium-bricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/meganom-clads-manhattan-skyscraper-with-thousands-of-custom-aluminium-bricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Meganom clads Manhattan skyscraper with thousands of custom aluminium “bricks”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Russian architecture studio Meganom<\/a> has created a facade system comprising more than 200,000 laser-cut aluminium<\/a> elements for its in-progress 262 Fifth Avenue skyscraper<\/a> in Manhattan.<\/span><\/p>\n

The facade system features panels clad with rows of aluminium bricks, with their use most prominent on a shear wall on one side of the structure. This is almost completely covered with the specially fabricated wall system.<\/p>\n

According to Bogdan Peric, chief architect for the project’s developer, Five Points<\/a>, the bricks were chosen for their scale, making the monumental building more relatable to humans upon closer inspection.<\/p>\n

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Meganom is cladding its New York skyscraper with thousands of custom aluminium bricks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“They work to pull people nearer to the building,” said Peric.<\/p>\n

“When you get closer to the brick, you see that its scale is very domestic.”<\/p>\n

In order to create the highly complex facade, the architecture studio worked with an Italian manufacturer to create four distinctly patterned bricks that were then mirrored, so that there are eight designs in total.<\/p>\n

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They create a rippling effect in the sun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When arrayed over the building’s facade, the bricks glimmer, giving the impression of rippling water.<\/p>\n

According to the team, they are functional as well, with the grooves in the bricks allowing water to pass down the facade when it rains. Each aspect was anodised to prevent rusting.<\/p>\n