BY GRAPHIC CONCRETE
02.06.2026

With GCCollection™, architects can achieve highly customised façades using curated, ready‑made patterns. By working with contrast, colour, scale, repetition, and subtle modifications, designers can create unique and expressive outcomes while keeping the design process efficient and enjoyable.

In many projects, GCCollection™ patterns go even further, inspiring new variations, extending onto other surfaces, or combining seamlessly with different materials. Importantly, there is no cost difference between using a GCCollection™ pattern and a custom pattern when the design is based on a repeating image size of 3.2 × 3.2 m.

Discover how our curated GCCollection™ transforms standard precast panels into façades that tell stories.

The same pattern can result in two very different expressions. Tiskre Prisma, Estonia, uses the original GCCollection™ Geese pattern in a repetitive layout, demonstrating a cost‑efficient and visually consistent approach. The pattern also continues across other materials, reinforcing a cohesive architectural language. In contrast, Vantaa Savu Residential Building, Finland, takes the same GCCollection™ Geese pattern and modifies its scale. Larger geese elements introduce character and individuality, while remaining within the same graphic concrete framework. Repetition offers efficiency; selective modifications create identity.

Tiskre Prisma, Estonia – GCCollection™ Geese

Vantaa Savu Residential Building, Finland – GCCollection™ Geese modified & customer’s own pattern

Large surfaces invite bold ideas. Espoo Hospital, Finland, demonstrates how graphic concrete can be applied across extensive precast elements to create an engaging façade while subtly concealing vertical panel joints. The pattern draws inspiration from GCCollection™ Vertex, resulting in a calm yet dynamic architectural expression. A similar design approach can be seen in residential contexts, such as Kivistö Kivitasku, where pattern inspiration supports both large‑scale composition and human‑centred design.

Espoo Hospital, Finland – Customer’s own pattern

Kivistö Kivitasku Residential Building, Finland – GCCollection™ Vertex nega

Sometimes, the most powerful design move is simply changing the scale. At Cortex Science Park, Denmark, four GCCollection™ patterns—Textilia, Piksel, Ikat, and Round Rough—are used across the project. GCCollection™ Textilia and Round Rough are scaled up to 200%, creating variation without introducing additional patterns. Similarly, Changwon SM Town, South Korea, combines GCCollection™ Circle and Piksel patterns. By extending the GCCollection™ Circle motif by 80 mm, the façade gains a stronger rhythm and more vivid contrast.

Cortex Science Park, Denmark – GCCollection™ Textilia (200%), Piksel, Ikat, Round Rough (200%)

Changwon SM Town, South Korea – GCCollection™ Circle (+80 mm), Piksel

If choosing just one pattern feels limiting, there is another option. Bluewaters Island, Dubai, shows how multiple GCCollection™ patterns—Atom Cross, Birch, Piksel, Swarm, and Vertex—can be applied across separate façades to create a cohesive yet varied identity. By contrast, The Family Partnership – New Social Services Headquarters, USA, layers several patterns into a single façade composition. The result is a collage‑like expression that turns graphic concrete into an architectural narrative.

Bluewaters Island, Dubai, UAE – GCCollection™ Atom Cross, Birch, Piksel, Swarm, Vertex

The Family Partnership, USA – GCCollection™ Branches, Dead End, Knits

If you have any questions or would like to explore pattern possibilities for your next project, we’d be happy to help.