THE BUILDING SHAPES THE COMPOSITION

A facade is rarely one uninterrupted rectangle.

Windows, joints, columns, recesses, doors, services, material changes and structural rhythm all influence the artwork.

The composition can be developed around those elements so the architecture and artwork read together at full scale.

WHERE ARCHITECTURAL SURFACE ART CAN WORK

Potential applications include:

  • building facades;
  • parking structures;
  • podium walls;
  • development entrances;
  • underpasses;
  • long boundary walls;
  • service structures;
  • public-facing infrastructure;
  • architectural panels where the material allows;
  • connected elevations across one building or development.

The right format depends on the surface and its main viewpoints.

VIEWING DISTANCE AND MOVEMENT

Facade artwork may be seen from a road, pedestrian route, another building or several levels of a development.

That changes the hierarchy of the composition.

A long elevation may need rhythm and progression. A tall facade may need stronger large-scale forms. A building seen from several directions may need a composition that works across multiple viewpoints.

These conditions are considered during artwork development or adaptation.

FROM APPROVED ELEVATION TO PAINTED SURFACE

Where the artwork is already approved, Impact Murals can prepare it for execution.

The production stage can include:

  • reviewing the elevation;
  • adapting the composition to actual dimensions;
  • resolving architectural interruptions;
  • preparing scale references;
  • planning colour and sequence;
  • coordinating the artist team;
  • working around approved access and site windows;
  • carrying the artwork through on-site execution.

If the artistic direction is still open, the same information can be used earlier to shape the concept.

WORKING WITH ARCHITECTS AND PROJECT TEAMS

Facade projects sit inside a wider architectural and construction process.

We can work alongside architects, developers, consultants, main contractors, project managers and facade teams to understand the artistic opportunity and the real production boundaries.

Impact Murals remains focused on the artwork and specialist artistic execution. Structural, facade-system and access approvals remain with the competent project specialists responsible for those areas.

MATERIAL AND DURABILITY

Concrete, painted render, blockwork, metal panels and other surfaces may require different preparation or production methods.

The intended lifespan, exposure and maintenance expectations should be understood before the approach is confirmed.