Architecture

Explosive forming offers new possibilities for architects and designers of other art pieces. The capabilities of conventional forming techniques are no longer the restrictions for realizing a design.

Any pattern can be formed. All plates above are about 1x1 meter.
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	Facade panels RUG  by Skets Facade panels Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. The building faces an ancient garden of which an old Ginkgo tree still stands. The formed pattern shows the microscopic structure of a cross section of a Ginkgo tree Material: 0,7 mm aluminium plates, coilcoated in gold colour
	Booster Gemaal  by Group for Architecture A cover for a waterbooster pumphouse. The inner corner panels were explosive formed. Material: 1,5 mm stainless steel, 2B finish.
	Theatre Alphen a/d Rijn  by Kraaijvanger Urbis Theatre Castellum. The facade was made from 1600 explosive formed panels. Material: 0,7mm coilcoated aluminium.
	Smedinghuis Lelystad  renovation project The polyester duet panels were to be replaced by aluminium panels. The corner parts are explosive formed. Material: 1,5mm aluminium.
	Floriade Pavilion  by Asymptote Floriade Pavilion, Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands, build with 2 eplosive formed corners, 6 panels each corner. Material: 3mm aluminium.
	ING Building  by Meijer & Verschooten ING house, Amsterdam, 4 explosive formed corners Material: 3mm Alcan J57S aluminium.