Kawneer Collaborative: Your Vision, Our Dedication

Kawneer Collaborative is a premium bespoke service made for those who wish to experience a highly innovative approach from the leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum systems. Kawneer Collaborative considers every detail, from ideation to realization, and applies Kawneer products in unique ways to enhance architectural projects.

“Traditionally, the workflow involves the client developing a design and sending it to us. With Kawneer Collaborative, we work collectively with clients to develop the best solution for their projects from the beginning. We imagine and construct the project together,” explains Rob Huffman, Director of Kawneer Collaborative.

Kawneer Collaborative helps architects, contractors and building owners to accomplish every goal, from developing signature designs to improving performance and sustainability. This is done with the help of a multidisciplinary team of experts who conduct a comprehensive review of all aspects of design and delivery. The dedicated team uses modern, personalized, interactive environments including the development of a customer facing solution that will exchange with our manufacturing environment to offer a more robust experience. Managing design, extrusion, finishing, fabrication, assembly and glazing, Kawneer Collaborative maintains control and ensures delivery of each client’s vision.

The tailor-made service is based on five values – Collaboration, Personalization, Innovation, Quality and Respect – and feature a multi-step process.

Kawneer Collaborative’s 12 Steps

1. Initial consultation: Meetings to better understand the client’s concept and vision.
2. Conceptual detail: Kawneer delivers a 2D or 3D design package.
3. Preliminary engineering: The design is closely reviewed.
4. Samples: Includes aluminum samples, 3D-printed samples and virtual or augmented reality.
5. Budget: The client receives multiple budget reviews throughout the design process.
6. Contract arrangement: depending upon your stage in the development process, we can tailor a contractible arrangement to suit the situation.
7. Immersive engagement: Kawneer establishes a cloud-based interactive environment for your contracted deliverables.
8. Focused team: A dedicated team of experts is assembled specifically for your project, monitoring all deliverables including budget, to maintain sight of your vision.
9. Modeled solutions: 3D modeling for effective communication between all stakeholders.
10. Virtual production: Our team will virtually construct your project to ensure that actual production is possible. We then repurpose those virtual files for use by manufacturing environments.
11. Physical production: Kawneer takes care of the entire façade’s manufacturing process, from designing and extrusion to assembly and glazing.
12. Field support: Kawneer’s team will be on site to participate in installation, testing and other necessities.

“We bring something unique. Unique not only to what’s been delivered but also on the journey to create a project that is completely bespoke and remarkable,” adds Huffman.

Watch this video to discover how Kawneer Collaborative is changing the way architecture is envisioned and realized: kawneercollaborative.com