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Parking garages present an aesthetic challenge to even the most creative design minds. Their vast scale and monotonous appearance are necessitated by function, but result in the difficulty of making the garages visually interesting instead of simply overbearing. Cladding a parking garage in a unique material can add visual interest and texture to achieve a more human connection. However, this in turn creates concerns about still bringing light and air into the garage.
To balance the aesthetic and functional needs of parking garages, Kaynemaile reimagined two-thousand-year-old chainmail armor into an architectural mesh that reduces solar heat gain and creates an interesting facade while still allowing for ventilation and visual transparency. Unlike with a panelized facade, this system can be manufactured to any height and width without the need for any distracting seams, ideal for large-scale applications like a massive garage. Following are some case studies that take advantag