Thanks to its strength, lightness, and easy installation, polycarbonate is fast becoming our generation’s everyman material. Used to let light in with its translucent properties, buildings built with polycarbonate can appear permeable by day and glow from within by night. Its inherently prefab -nature makes it a strong contender in both small and large projects. Through its use in schools, offices, libraries and even museums, the man-made polymer has earned its place by being as efficient as it is expressive.
Check out 17 of our favorite polycarbonate projects below:
L’Architecture est dans le Pré / Claas architectes
© Myriam_Heaulme
Shed Roof House / Hiroki Tominaga-Atelier
© Takumi Ota
Miyagawa Bagel / ROOVICE
© Akira Nakamura
Nest We Grow / College of Environmental Design UC Berkeley + Kengo Kuma & Associates
© Shinkenchiku-sha
COOOP3 / Domino Architects
© Gottingham
House of 33 Years / ASSISTANT
© Tadasu Yamamoto
House in Shinkawa / Yoshichika Takagi
© Yuta Oseto
Casa Triângulo / Metro Architects Associates
© Leonardo Finotti
Schoolgarden “De Buitenkans” / RO & AD Architecten
© Katja Effting
House D / Fouquet Architecture Urbanisme
© Philippe Ruault
Charvot House / Hérard & da Costa
© Philippe Ruault
Sports Complex in Bussy-Saint-Georges / Martin Duplantier Architectes
© Yohan Zerdoun
House C / HHF
© Tom Bisig
Sewage Treatment Plant of San Claudio / padilla nicás arquitectos
© Mariela Apollonio
Seasonless House / House Cases
© José Hévia
Baan Nong Bua School / Junsekino Architect And Design
© Spaceshift Studio
Polycarbonate Cabin / Alejandro Soffia
© Juan Durán Sierralta
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