Sunshades, fins & louvers.
Aluminum facade systems do more than dress a building — they shape its energy performance, daylighting, and architectural identity. Aluminum Ave engineers, fabricates, and ships sunshades, vertical fins, louvers, perforated screens, and 3D architectural panels for commercial and institutional projects across the United States.
Sunshades are the highest-ROI facade element you can specify. A properly sized horizontal sunshade can cut peak solar gain by 30–50%, dropping HVAC loads and improving glare control at workstations. We supply outrigger-style, blade-style, and tube-style sunshades in lengths up to 30 ft per run, with structural calcs sized to your local wind and snow loads.
Vertical fins are used for east and west exposures where the sun angle is too low for horizontal shading to be effective. Aluminum fins also serve as a strong design element — articulating the facade, breaking down scale, and giving the building a directional rhythm. Fin geometry, depth, and on-center spacing are tuned to both the daylighting analysis and the architectural intent.
Architectural louvers serve dual roles as facade ornament and mechanical screening. We supply drainable, storm-rated, and decorative louvers in horizontal and vertical orientations, with concealed mullion systems that maintain a clean facade plane.
3D architectural panels are the high-design end of our facade catalog. CNC-formed and faceted panels, parametric perforation gradients, and folded-plate facades — all engineered with the substructure and connection details required to integrate with curtain wall, storefront, or stud-back wall systems.
Every facade system from Aluminum Ave includes structural engineering, PE-stamped drawings on request, and shop drawings detailing every connection. We coordinate directly with the curtain wall installer and GC to align facade installation with the building enclosure schedule.
Finishes include AAMA 2605 PVDF, Class I anodized, and AAMA 2604 powder coat. Color matching across sunshades, fins, louvers, and curtain wall framing is standard so the assembled facade reads as a single coordinated system.
