Architectural

The architectural range is where sheet metal becomes part of a building. Screens, panels, lift interiors and gratings are drawn by the architect, detailed in the works and delivered as finished elements, so the fabricator on site fixes rather than makes.

Most of it starts from the same 304 and 316L stainless steel, aluminium and brass as the rest of the catalogue; the difference is the pattern, finish and fabrication applied before the piece leaves.

What the architectural range covers

• Mashrabiya and geometric screens, laser cut from sheet or assembled from tube, for façades, courtyards and interiors.
• Expanded metal and perforated panels for sunshades, ceilings, balustrade infill and ventilation.
• Lift and elevator cladding: car walls, doors, jambs and hall fixtures in patterned or coloured stainless steel.
• Gratings, bollards, planters, benches and metal joinery for entrances, plazas and retail fit-outs.

Materials and finishes behind the products

A screen or panel reads as much through its finish as its pattern. The gold geometric etch and metal mosaic finishes suit lift cars and feature walls; water ripple carries light across a ceiling; hairline and mirror are the quiet choices for handrails and door surrounds; eco etch adds pattern without a chemical bath.

The grade follows the exposure. Interiors and inland cities take 304; anything within reach of coastal air, pool water or cleaning chemicals is drawn in 316L so the finish stays bright. The note on what mashrabiya is traces the pattern from timber lattice to laser-cut metal, and the open-area calculator checks how much light or air a perforated panel will pass.

From drawing to installed element

An architectural order moves through drawing review, shop drawings, a sample panel, production and delivery. Sheet is laser cut to the pattern, folded on the brake, and welded and fabricated into frames or cassettes with the fixings agreed in the shop drawings.

What a good enquiry contains

• The architect’s drawing or pattern reference, with overall sizes.
• Material, grade and finish, or the look you are matching.
• Location: interior or exterior, city, and how the element is fixed.
• Quantity of panels or units and the programme date.

Send them through the quotation form; shop drawings and a sample follow once the scope is agreed.

Common questions

Can you make a screen from my own pattern?

Yes. Send the pattern as a vector file or a sketch with the repeat dimensions. It is checked for minimum bridge widths so the laser-cut sheet stays rigid, nested onto standard sheet sizes and returned as a shop drawing for approval before cutting begins.

Which grade should an exterior screen in Jeddah use?

316L. Jeddah air carries salt all year and a 304 screen with a fine laser-cut pattern will show tea staining at the cut edges within a season.

Do you provide shop drawings and samples?

Yes. Every architectural order is detailed as shop drawings that show panel sizes, joints and fixings, and a sample panel in the specified finish is produced for sign-off before the run.

Are gratings and bollards structural items?

They are fabricated to the loads stated on the drawing. Gratings for vehicle areas and bollards for impact protection need the load or the design reference from the engineer; decorative planters, benches and pedestrian gratings are made to the standard details in the range.