ARCHITECTURE

& DESIGN

Architecture begins where engineering ends.

W a lt e r G r o p i u s

Johnson Screens is the world leader in industrial stainless steel filtration screening
systems. Using that advanced knowledge in stainless screening technology,
Johnson Screens has manufactured pieces and systems that have become the key
elements in architectural designs around the world.
Johnson Screens developed a proprietary manufacturing process for profiling wire that
provides customers with creative and functional solutions for their projects.
The strength, precision and design flexibility that characterize every Johnson Screens
product, makes it ideal for a broad range of architectural applications.
In architectural projects around the globe, Johnsons screens have been used as floor
grates, vertical columns, exterior facades, landscape furniture, lighting, art and
sculptures, ventilation grates and wall separators.
New applications are regularly being created using Johnsons screens, thanks to the
endless creativity of architects, builders and designers.

FLOOR GRATES

VERTICAL COLUMNS

EXTERIOR FACADES

LANDSCAPE FURNITURE

LIGHTING

ART & SCULPTURES

1. Wells Fargo Bank Minneapolis, MN, USA

Floor grating
2. Milwaukee Art Museum Quadracci Pavilion
Fountain Milwaukee, WI, USA
Drain grating

Architecture is the primary expression of a civilization.

3. RMIT University Melbourne, Australia

Tree surrounds and grating

J a c q u e s F e r r o n

4. Public restroom Sydney, Australia

Drain and floor grating

Floor grATES

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5. Pousada de Santa Marinha

Guimares, Portugal
Wheelchair access ramp
6. Office building Susono, Japan
Interior footbridge
7. Lincoln Center New York, NY, USA
Floor grates
8. Broad Street New York, NY, USA
Swimming pool drain, trench and
surrounding grates

9. Battery Park New York, NY, USA

Drainage grates
10. Hotel Kube Paris, France
Floor grates with integrated lights
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technical requirements.

Johnson screens manufacturing process allows us to increase

the resistance of a grid while keeping the visual transparency.
Material, dimensions, finish and load capacity are very precisely
calculated in collaboration with our engineering department depending on technical requirements.

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M A R C H E S & PA S S E R E L L E S
S tairs , footbridges & ramps

The architects task is to create a sense of order,

a sense of place and a sense of relationships.
R i c h a r d M e i e r

VERTICAL ColumnS
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1. Hotel Kube Paris, France

Lighting columns

6. Centre Village Minneapolis, MN, USA

Light masts

2. Century College White Bear Lake, MN, USA

Column covers

7. The Yards Park Washington, DC, USA

Light tower A James Carpenter Design

3. South Pointe Beach Miami Beach, FL, USA

Light masts

8. Kew Gardens Train Station New York, NY, USA

Column covers

4. Commissariat Bobigny, France

Flat and semi-circular ventilation panels

9. Century College White Bear Lake, MN, USA

Column covers

5. Caftria dentreprise Paris La Dfense, France

Structural column cladding

Johnson Screens vertical columns will transform construction structures

and technical service columns into a stunning decorative element.

Construction specifications will be defined, depending on the technical
and visual aspect requirements.

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LIGHT MASTS
decorati V E C O L U M N S

EXTERIOR FACADES

Architecture is no longer a caprice, a luxury or a calamity;

created in concrete, steel or networks, it becomes our land.
F r a n c k H a mm o u t n e

1 | 2 | 3. 7 World Trade Center New York, NY USA

Exterior facade & wall cladding A James
Carpenter Design
4. Centre Village Minneapolis, MN, USA
Exterior facade
5. University of Oregon Eugene, OR, USA
Exterior facade
6 | 7. Guthrie Theater Minneapolis, MN, USA
Exterior facade
8. Firehouse 277 Brooklyn, NY, USA
Exterior facade

Johnson Screens exterior facades filter the light by varying the shape,
size and tilt of the wire used in the design. Custom exterior facades
can hide technical equipment, protect glass windows from impacts and
provide a dramatic effect when backlit at night.

9. Office building Susono, Japan

Structural columns with lighting
10. Main Fargo Public Library Fargo, ND, USA
Exterior facade

WALL CLADDING
SUN SHADES
I M PA C T P R O T E C T I O N
D E C O R AT I V E FA C A D E S
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All beauty is founded on the laws of natural forms.

A towns architecture should move people, not simply
provide a service for mans physical needs.
J o h n R u s k i n

LANDSCAPE FURNITURE

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1. Hoboken Pier Hoboken, NJ, USA

Handrails A James Carpenter Design

6. City Square Melbourne, Australia.

Footbridge

2 | 3. Battery Park New York, NY, USA

Bench seats and fence A James
Carpenter Design

7. Frankston Railway Station Melbourne, Australia

Seats
8. Office complex Sydney, Australia
Bollard with intergrated lights

4. Office building Brisbane, Australia

Garbage can

9. UBS Financial Services St. Paul, MN, USA

Flag pole cover

5. Private residence Brisbane, Australia

Handrails and stairs

Versatile, stable and functional Johnson Screens stainless steel custom

designed products are ideal for spaces, surfaces and other functional
elements in exterior applications.

B enches / S E AT S
F ences
G arbage C A N S and protective bases
handrails
walkway grates

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1 | 3. The University of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA

Light masts A James Carpenter Design
2. Centre Village Minneapolis, MN, USA
Light masts
4. South Pointe Park Miami Beach, FL, USA
Light masts
5. University of Alaska Anchorage, AK, USA
Light masts

Lighting

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Architecture is the skilful, correct, magnificent play

of volumes in light.
L e C o r b u s i e r

light masts
light fixtures
accent elements

Johnson Screens illuminated fixtures can be used for indoor and outdoor
applications. Lighting aspect and density can vary, depending on the slot
openings, wire orientation and light positions.

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Architecture is the opportunity to manifest the

natural worlds material, structural and
environmental beauty.
James Carpenter
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ART & SCULPTURES

An architects vision can transform Johnsons screens into art and sculpture.

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Architecture is a pragmatic art form. To become

pure art, it must result from a necessity.

I e o h M i n g P e i

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1. Membrane Chaise Longue, Korban/Flaubert Sydney, Australia

Art Sculpture
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Whole Foods Austin, TX, USA

Water feature

Hope Light Tower University of Nebraska Medical Center,

Omaha, NE, USA
Art Sculpture A James Carpenter Design

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Anna Eggert Here and Now Corner of London Circuit and

Edinburgh Avenue, Civic, ACT, Australia
Art Sculpture Photo by David Paterson

11. Building foyer Susono, Japan

Structural columns with lighting

4 | 9. Tamarack Village Woodbury, MN, USA

Sculpture

6. Seat
Stuyvesant Town New York, NY, USA
Exterior Sign

12. University of Houston Houston, TX, USA

Sculpture

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1. Ramsgate RSL Sans Souci, Australia

Drainage trays

Architecture should henceforth have a meaning.

It must speak, narrate and question.
J e a n N o u v e l

Other Applications
Johnson Screens vast experience on various custom projects include: ceilings covers,
ventilation grids, sun screens, wall partitions, handrails and utility covers.

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2. Century College White Bear Lake, MN, USA

Desk cladding
3. Salon Metal Expo Paris, France
Wall partitions
4. Office building Minneapolis, MN, USA
Ventilation grid
5. Battery Park New York, NY, USA
Sun screen
6. Private residence Brisbane, Australia
Handrails, stairs and support column
7. Utility Cover Fargo, ND, USA
Fence
8. Kitchen Minneapolis, MN, USA
Bench base
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C eilings
S un shades
H andrails
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Variable rod center

Support
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Wire

Variable slot

SHAPES & FORMS

Screen products can be flat, cylindrical or curved.

Shapes can be round, straight or oblique, as well
as inside out.

FINISH

Different types of finishes are available, depending

on the final application and aspect required
(pickling-passivation, electro-polishing, sandblasting,
powder coating).

FRAMING

Johnson Screens can supply panels or a fully

framed structure with all the necessary attachments.
Framing increases the construction rigidity,
while giving an aesthetic finish. It also makes
installation easier.

ENGINEERING CAPABILITIES

Johnson Screens combination of skills, experience

and advanced technology, is an asset to many
architectural firms looking at innovative concepts and
designs.

CLEANING & MAINTENANCE

Johnson Screens Steel Brite cleaner is designed

specifically for the cleaning and protection of exposed
stainless steel architectural pieces. Outside environmental
elements can cause surface staining on stainless steel
products. Johnson Screens architecture pieces will retain
their new appearance and shine by applying the simple to
use, environmentally-friendly, two-step process of
Steel Brite and Passivator rinse.

Aesthetic & Functional

The manufacturing process of Johnsons screens involves the continuous welding of wires onto support
rods of different shapes and sizes in order to obtain a structure that is solid, resistant and aesthetic.
Countless combinations are available to architects by varying dimensions, slot size and tilt of rods and
wires creating a freedom in the creative process and approach.

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1. Arterial, Korban/Flaubert Sydney, Australia

Art Sculpture

The materials of city planning are sky, space, trees,

steel and cement, in that order, and in that hierarchy.

2 | 3. Executive Inn Newcastle, Australia

Privacy screens

L e C o r b u s i e r

Woven wire is being adopted by more architecture and building industry

professionals because of its optical and functional properties: reflectiveness,
transparency, opaqueness, flexibility, robustness, permeability to light and air,
service life, ease of cleaning, recyclability, and protection against the sun
and impact.
Johnson Screens basis for the innovative strength and quality of its woven wire
products comes from decades of experience in manufacturing technical woven
wire for filtration and separation. This technical expertise in the industrial sector has
also proven its value in the field of architecture. Variable mesh widths, lengths and
densities make it possible to achieve an unlimited variety of materials and effects.

WOVEN WIRE

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