Project Name

Metal Shutter Houses

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Project Location

524 W 19th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Year of Completion

2011

Building Type

Residential

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Yu YanFollow

Architect Location

iShigeru Ban Architects + Dean Maltz Architect

Owner

HEEA Development LLC

Student Author

Yu Yan

Archived Year

12-17-2018

Climate

cfa

Application

metal

Material and its Properties

The Metal Shutter Houses is a dynamic building. The façade’s motorized perforated metal shutters serve as light-modulating privacy screen at the outer edge of each residence’s terrace adjacent to the double-height living rooms.

Architect Website

https://www.archdaily.com/153337/metal-shutter-houses-shigeru-ban-architects-dean-maltz-architect/5014feae28ba0d58280010a7-metal-shutter-houses-shigeru-ban-architects-dean-maltz-architect-section

Manufacturer Website

https://www.archdaily.com/153337/metal-shutter-houses-shigeru-ban-architects-dean-maltz-architect/5014feae28ba0d58280010a7-metal-shutter-houses-shigeru-ban-architects-dean-maltz-architect-section

Recommended Citation

Yan, Yu, "Metal Shutter Houses" (2011). Building Case Studies. 441.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/441