Name: Sagrada Família
City: Barcelona
Country: Spain
A pantheon of Gothic and Catalan modernism architecture, the Sagrada Família is a theological merger of the old and new. Started by Antoni Gaudi in 1882, with his unique style of combing biblical allegories with complex organic shapes, the Sagrada Família is an astonishing architectural masterpiece, towering over the Catalan capital. With plans of its completion estimated after 2026, it is truly a ground-breaking basilica that has already stood the test of time. Helping to protect the Catholic monolith is an Interpon D2525 Sablé, an ultra-durable powder coating providing weathering resistance and a resistance to color change to protect its magnificence for many years to come.
Name: Hudson Yard
City: New York
Country: USA
A super skyscraper that literally raises the bar, 30 Hudson Yards towers some 400m above the sidewalks of Manhattan. The historic Hudson Yards project has seen the largest private real estate development in US history. Protecting the graceful glass and steel building from the famous New York weather is a hyper-durable Interpon D3000 powder coating that also supports the building in achieving its LEED CS Gold, the globally recognized standard for sustainability development.
Name: Birds Nest (Beijing National Stadium)
City: Beijing
Country: China
China has one of the world’s most magnificent ‘nests’ for birds and people to admire. Instead of comprising twigs, feathers and down to give it its structural design and style, however, it’s made of an intricate criss-cross of steel and protected by Interpon Powder Coatings. The ‘Birds Nest’ in Beijing is one of the world’s most amazing sporting venues. We’re proud to be protecting its valves and fittings with a powder coating created by specialists for creative leaders.
Name: Lantern House
City: New York
Country: USA
When you’re surrounded by the icons of architecture in the heart of New York it takes a unique idea to stand out from the rest - and the Lantern House does just that. Rather than opting for tried and tested glass apartment blocks seen all over the Manhattan area, this new residential project takes advantage of the use of three-dimensional façade bay windows emulating the shape of a lantern offering residents stunning views of the Hudson River. Taking inspiration from British Victorian houses, these lantern-shaped windows are enriched by the surrounding copper-colored frames, coated in an Interpon D3000 hyperdurable powder coating, in a color and finish that complements the area’s historical past.
Name: Petronas Twin Towers
City: Kuala Lumpur
Country: Malaysia
Name: The Icon
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Name: VARSO Tower
City: Warsaw
Country: Poland
When you’re one of Europe’s tallest skyscrapers, you’re an icon for all to see. And when you’re built in one of Europe’s most challenging environments, you need protection you can trust. That’s why the Varso Tower in the Polish capital features Interpon’s Redox Primer Plus at its core to protect against corrosion and rust on the cladding and profiles, combined with a striking Noir Sablé Interpon D2525 topcoat to provide further levels of protection against anything else that the ravages of a withering winter in Warsaw can offer, and to give it its distinctive, decorate finish. It’s no surprise it’s certified as a BREEAM outstanding green building.
Name: Westminster Abbey
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
The challenge was to architecturally bridge the gap between the past and the present, and the Weston Tower, the first tower to be built at Westminster Abbey in 300 years, has delivered. The 80-foot-high structure is built from glass, lead, steel, wood and stone. It skillfully blends both old and new materials, and its window frames are protected with an Interpon D2525 Anodic powder coating as a perfect alternative to anodized aluminum. It ensures the new tower has the magical appearance it needs to becomes part of a lasting legacy.
Name: The Shard
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
There are very few buildings to have sparked the public’s imagination in recent times quite like The Shard. It has already entered the pantheon of iconic design. The 72-storey skyscraper is the tallest building in Western Europe, a vertical village that dominates the London Skyline and has become a top London tourist attraction. The famous architect Renzo Piano wanted the building to be a shard of crystal with a presence of light that would almost taper to nothing. With an Interpon D2525 coating on the exterior to protect it, and and D1036 and 810 used inside, the Shard looks set to retain its stunning appearance for many future generations to enjoy.
Name: The Dean Hotel
City: Cork
Country: Ireland
When you’re looking to create a slice of boutique bliss in the heart of Cork, one of Europe’s most exciting cities, appearances are important. Its why the architects for The Dean Hotel situated in Cork’s Northern Quay chose the chic elegance of Interpon’s D2525 Futura in Noir Sablé to give a stylish and textured finish to the hotel’s undulating façade developed specially for this landmark building, and perfectly complementing the envelope design. It’s described as giving visitors to its roof-top restaurant an unrivalled view, and thanks to the wonder of Interpon Futura, the hotel has a design like no other.
Name: The Maestria Condominiums
City: Montreal
Country: Canada
There are few buildings in the world that exude a smooth, confident style more than The Maestria Condominiums in Montreal. It’s a statement of flamboyant eccentricity, with two of the highest residential towers in the city joined by a suspended skybridge overlooking the Quartier des Spectacles. Little wonder the designers chose Interpon D2000 powder coatings in smooth black and bone white colors to protect its windows and walls from the weather and deliver a superdurable finish deserving of a building destined to become a future icon.
Name: Ambassade de Canada
City: Paris
Country: France
When relocating the Canadian Embassy and Cultural Centre to the 8th Arrondissement of Paris in view of the Champs Élysée and the world's largest fashion houses, you have to elegantly blend history and modernity with a touch of French style. The architects have done just that. They have created a monumental four-meter deep, double-height entrance using traditional Canadian Tyndall stone. On either side, rising to the first floor, panels in a decorative vegetal motif are lacquered with finely textured Interpon D2525 Futura Manganese Sablé. Futura helps blend the modernity of the new façade with the building's historic Hussain architecture – and a touch of joie de vivre!
Name: Porta Fira Hotel
City: Barcelona
Country: Spain
The strikingly red Hotel Porta Fira in the coastal city of Barcelona won the Emporis architecture prize in 2010. The iconic building rises 110 meters up into Barcelona's skyline, a city blessed for its art and architecture. Renowned Japanese architect Toyo Ito was inspired by the organic form of a lotus flower to create a contorted cylinder which gives all the rooms excellent views. A façade of red metal tubes also affords the building an intricately textured appearance. Interpon’s D1036 powder coating will help preserve the beauty of the building against the maritime weather and searing heat of the Barcelona sun with the same resilience for which the lotus flower is revered.
Name: Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center SNFCC
City: Athens
Country: Greece
Greece is known the world over as the cradle of Western Culture. And Athens is its heart. When the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) opened the combined National Library of Greece and Greek National Opera in 2017, it had to uphold a nation's fierce pride in its ancient history and tradition of learning. The building was conceived as a dislodged piece of the earth’s crust emerging out of the ground, and the vast, suspended roof canopy appears as a cloud hovering above the library and opera building. To ensure the SNFCC remains the pride of Athens, the architects chose Interpon’s D3020 powder coatings in grey, white and a bright grey metallic finish, knowing they would shield the building from Athens’ harsh coastal climate and stormy weather, and supporting its platinum LEED certification to ensure its green building credentials.
Name: Saint-Denis SFR Campus
City: Saint-Denis
Country: France
Paris is known for its spectacles of design and the Saint-Denis SFR Campus is no different. A perfect harmony of metropolitan architecture and nature, this unique office space is a spectacle for the eyes as it adopts the metaphor of a tree in its vision as a campus office space, with multi-level gardens and terraces. Interpon’s ultra-durable D2525 Structura coating is pivotal for this crystal white office to maintain its elegance with a higher gloss retention, whilst also providing effective weathering resistance.
Name: Hartkortstrasse
City: Düsseldorf
Country: Germany
Transforming the old, disused railway car loading station around Düsseldorf train station, called Hartkortstrasse, into a vibrant urban village turned out to be an award-winning development. The once fallow ground of Harkortstrasse now shimmers with glitzy hotels, gastronomic restaurants, and a shiny boutique shopping area. And the buildings are beautifully gilded with Interpons’s D2525 gold fine texture Futura coating, reflecting the warmth of the natural brick stone and the treasure the train station has become.
Name: Lycée de Gragnague
City: Gragnague
Country: France
The French are world-renowned for their sense of style. No surprise, therefore, that the designers of the spectacular new Lycée de Gragnague near Toulouse chose Interpon D2525 Futura’s Soft Abstraction palette to protect and enhance the windows and façade of their magnificent new creation. With exceptional superdurability to provide the highest levels of gloss retention, color stability and resistance to chalking, Futura will help the Lycée stand tall as a symbol of our past, present and future.
Name: Win Win
City: Düsseldorf
Country: Germany
On the water’s edge of Düsseldorf’s media harbor, two 19-storey residential tower blocks stand tall, boasting a rooftop garden offering fabulous views over the Rhine and the city. The architects used Interpon’s durable smooth matt D1036 powder coatings to protect French windows, double-door loggia, entry parking, benches, and the sun shelter surrounding the garden, against the ravages of the wind and rain, and also to ensure they retained their color for longer. Interpon's coatings will help keep the anthracite fittings and green-patinated metal facades standing proud in its environment, whatever the elements have to offer.
Name: Wukesong Ice Sports Center
City: Beijing
Country: China
Creating the Wukesong Ice Sports Center in Beijing meant more than providing a training ground for the 2022 winter Olympic athletes. The 1900-capacity stadium was built as a future legacy of winter sports for the people of China. Its multi-colored latticed façade is designed so that as sunlight filters through, it evokes the crystal patterns and cracks of ice and snow on the ground and an emotional connection to residents of Beijing. The architects chose Interpon’s powder coatings to provide the exact colors needed to create these ice flowers and to protect the building for future generations of Ice Hockey Olympians.
