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The building, designed by architect Johan Schrøder and completed in 1899, stands on a square in the centre of Copenhagen and also borders Strøget, one of the city’s most famous shopping streets. It stands out for its monumental façades with central entrances and a shop on the ground floor. In 2019, DesignGroup Architects were commissioned to carry out the renovation. Together with MHB, they developed a bespoke solution featuring ultra-slim, thermally broken profiles and integrated brass elements. These brass details age naturally under the influence of the weather, giving the building an increasingly unique appearance over time.

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At Amsterdam’s Museumplein stands a place where music comes alive and time seems to stand still: the Concertgebouw. Since 1888, this iconic building has been home to world-renowned concerts and legendary performances, celebrated for its neoclassical grandeur and exceptional acoustics. The Concertgebouw has now restored its original main entrance, featuring three fully bespoke steel doors by MHB. This unique new entrance reconnects the building directly with Museumplein. Large glass panels and grand double doors create an open, light-filled space that serves as a multifunctional foyer and provides direct access to the Main Hall. Every detail is faithfully based on the original design, seamlessly integrating the new entrance into the historic façade. A striking balance between monumental elegance and contemporary craftsmanship.

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In the center of NYC a 90-year-old sanctuary on Manhattan’s Upper East Side was respectfully restored. The replacement of the immense arched windows was a critical portion of the project, given their importance to the building’s Colonial aesthetic. The MHB steel windows envelop the place of worship with light, whilst preserving the unique heritage, surrounded by high-rise buildings.

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The Bauhaus was one of the most influential architecture, art and design school of the 20th century where, among others, the architect Walter Gropius translated the Bauhaus philosophy into the new buildings of the institute. Focusing on opening interiors for more light by means of steel and glass, based on modernist principles.

One of the most important characteristics of modernism in architecture was the use of slender steel frame profiles. At the beginning of the 20th century, new techniques made it possible to make larger facade openings in order to let in more light. These profiles were usually made from hot-rolled steel. The equal leg profile is perhaps the best known example of this.

In 2011 MHB was approached by the architects renovating Bauhaus Dessau, the monumental building and foundation of Bauhaus modernism. There was no steel profile system available on the market that was thermally broken and could match the exact detailing of Bauhaus. MHB honored the request and developed an entirely new equal leg steel window profile for the renovation of the Bauhaus buildings.

The Classic-ISO® profile is an adaptation of the SL30-ISO® profile that meets the esthetics of the original Bauhaus profiles. It adds outstanding insulation performance to the now 100-year-old Bauhaus buildings. The design and availability of outside glazing make it very suitable for classic architecture and renovation of historic buildings.

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MHB manufactured and installed more than a 1000 windows of this historical monument, replacing the originals dating back to 1923 with exact replicas. The windows have been upgraded thanks to MHB’s highly performant and thermally insulated profiles. They now comply with the strict energy saving requirements of Switzerland regarding insulation as well as wind and water proofing.

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In conjunction with the ambition of the city of the Hague to be energy neutral in 2030, Shell International has started a large-scale renovation of its monumental main office building “C30” to make it sustainable and transparent. The building will be awarded the LEED gold certification. The building has been a national monument since 1993, which means that it has to be protected and preserved for its cultural-historical value.

MHB has been tasked with producing and installing more than 2.300 steel windows and hundreds of interior steel door frames.

The building dates from 1917 and was designed by the Van Nieukerken brothers and is inspired by the Renaissance and 17th century Dutch classicism.

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The new ESB Headquarters on Fitzwilliam Street has won the Building of the Year in the Irish Building and Design Awards 2022. In collaboration with the design team from Grafton Architects and our partner KCC Group, we designed and developed a proposal for a completely bespoke, thermally-broken steel window system. The use of our SL30-ISO® profile system gives it the ability to match the finesse of the original Georgian screens, while also providing fire-rating where needed to meet current building codes.

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Constructed in 1920 to serve New York’s power needs, the building was altered in the 60s and again in the 80s to accommodate a live-work space for a famed sculptor Walter de Maria. Even with more than a century of history behind it, today the structure still keeps many of its original relics and the overall gritty aesthetic of its industrial past.

The building was originally designed by William H. Whitehill and constructed in 1919 to support The New York Edison Company’s operations. In 1963, an alteration permit was issued allowing the building to be turned into a photo studio But it wasn’t until the 1980s that Walter de Maria moved in.

The space was left wide-open and used as studio space and for storage. Many of the original fixtures and features from the station remain, including the cavernous spaces boasting ceilings of up to 32 feet high.

The building is now used by the Brant Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting contemporary art and design. (source)