[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text]While most of our daily lives has felt like it has slowed down over the past few months, things have been ramping up at Pure + FreeForm! Over the past few months, we were able to have 3 additional ASTM certified tests completed on...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Light plays a vital role in the way we experience architecture, bridging the gap between perception and the spaces we inhabit. Illumination defines color, texture, and depth, enhancing our comprehension of context, place, and space. Consequently, the manipulation of texture, luminosity, and surface characteristics of metal provides designers with...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Metal panels include 2 major parts, the substrate and the finish. While the finish color itself might be the seemingly most important feature of the panel, it actually is not. Nearly any hue, pattern, gloss, or texture can be achieved with certain metals and specific...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_single_image image="9549" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]There is a dichotomy within architectural design that conventionally sees natural materials - wood, patinated metals, and even paint - as good and possessing inherent beauty, whereas synthetic materials do not. The reason designers often regard the faux negatively is largely...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Building fires have marked some of the most tragic events in world history. From the long-ago street fires in Chicago to a more recent example at Grenfell Tower in London, fire continues to shape the ways we build and thus, the ways we design. And...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The right materials can be hard to find, and even harder to specify. Why? Generally, there is little correlation between beauty and performance. Attractive materials can be expensive to source and install or are wholly unsustainable from their inception to the end of the product life...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Color is a universal, visual language. Studies have shown people across the world, in varied cultures, genders, and ages, have shared ideas about color connotations and the moods associated with different colors. Red can be perceived as fiery and passionate, while green is often considered...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Grey paint can never replace you. We're bringing silver back. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Silver metals typically signify natural materials and alloys such as stainless, zinc, and nickel, whose usage in design dates back to 18th century Europe. In the United States, Zinc was first used in the 1820's for roofing...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Visual interest in design often extends past the colors and patterns of the materials into their applications. Whether interior or exterior, designers know walls are not meant to simply enclose a space, but should add ambiance, elegance, and meaning with colors and textures. While our finishes...
Bexar County Public Works, completed in 2019, was featured in the January issue of Metal Architecture. The project features several metals on the building in several unique applications. Our scope included the window surround of the front perforated window in Parisian Rust. This finish is...
