Perforated metal facades are making their way around the world one country at a time

1. All aboard the perforated metal express…next stop, Portugal! Perforated metal facades are making their way around the world one country at a time. We have seen a completely perforated exterior on a railway control centre in Spain, a golden perforated frontage on a library in Denmark, and even a perforated metalfaçade in Amsterdam designed to resemble a curtain. Now, Portugal can’t seem to get enough of perforated metal either! Portuguese studio dioniso lab have completed a house in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, with a façade comprising aluminium shutters perforated with symbols. As Póvoa de Varzim is a city profoundly related to the sea and fishing, its great cultural richness became an interesting stimulus to the project. In fact, the house was an opportunity to revitalise some of the city's memories and to participate in the panoply of colours and materials that characterise the street. The intimacy is guaranteed by stainless steel panels, perforated with the "siglas poveiras". These symbols are a proto-writing system once used as a way of communication and to mark personal and fishing belongings. Also, they were hereditary and constituted an important family legacy that was transmitted by inheritance through generations, evolving with new combinations. The concertinaed metal shutters sit in front of full-height windows, creating a balcony area between the two façades and providing privacy when required.

2. If you like the perforated metal façade on this Portuguese house or have any perforated project in mind that needs to be custom built, we can help you. We can create anything from perforated bench seats to patterned partitions. Traditionally used for making bracketry or large production runs of components that require fixing holes, we use our turret punch to create custom made projects with the pattern of your choice. We can then finish your custom project by powder-coating or brushing it in your specified colour. You can contact us at Action Sheetmetal & Roofing by phoning 07 5636 0313, emailing us at orders@actionsheetmetal.com www.actionsheetmetal.com. or online at You can also follow us on Twitter at @Actsheetmetal, on Facebook or on Pinterest for access to information on our latest projects and to keep up-to-date with sheetmetal and roofing trends. Action Sheet Metal PO Box 1183 Ashmore City, QLD 4214, Australia 0756360313 orders@actionsheetmetal.com http://www.actionsheetmetal.com