Materials / Metal cladding
Walls, columns & featuresBespoke metal cladding
Bespoke metal cladding for walls, columns and feature surfaces, in brass, bronze, copper and stainless steel. Brushed, mirror, patinated or in PVD colour, fixed and detailed in the atelier for interiors and facades.
Bespoke metal cladding for architecture
Metal cladding gives a surface the weight, reflection and craft of solid metal without the metal carrying load. A wall, a column or a feature is wrapped in brass, bronze, copper or stainless, and a plain element becomes the quiet centre of a room.
Because the metal is a finish rather than a structure, it can be as thin, as seamless and as precisely detailed as the design asks, and it can age as a living patina or hold a fixed PVD colour for years. The difference between cladding that looks applied and cladding that looks inevitable is in the detailing, which is where an atelier earns its place.
Wall, column and feature cladding
Materials
Brass cladding brings the warmest, most golden surface, brushed for an everyday calm or patinated for an aged depth. Bronze cladding is deeper and more classical, and takes patina particularly well. Copper carries its own living verdigris over time. Stainless steel is the durable, exterior and marine choice, and the substrate for PVD colour.
The metal sets the character, and the finish sets the mood. For the warmth and ageing of solid metal, read brass finishes and copper and bronze patina in the Journal.
Finishes
Cladding can be finished brushed for a soft directional grain, mirror for full reflection, hammered or etched for texture, or patinated for an aged, living surface. Where a fixed, durable colour is wanted, especially on exteriors and high-touch walls, we apply PVD coating to a stainless substrate, in any tone from the PVD colour chart, from gold and bronze to black. PVD colour resists tarnish, scratching and weathering, so a clad surface keeps its tone for years.
Fixing and detailing
Cladding lives or dies on its joints. We resolve the panel layout, the seam line, the reveal and the concealed fixing so a clad wall or column reads as one piece, while staying buildable and, where needed, removable for access. Panels fix back to the structure or a subframe, with tolerances designed for real sites. The same hands carry the work from setting-out to the crated, finished panel on its way to site. See related pieces in our work.
Metal cladding FAQ
What is metal cladding?
Metal cladding is a finished metal skin fixed over a wall, column or feature, in brass, bronze, copper or stainless steel. It gives a surface the depth, reflection and craft of solid metal without the metal being structural, and it can be brushed, mirror, patinated or PVD-coloured.
Which metals are used for cladding?
Brass and bronze for warmth and ageing, copper for patina, and stainless steel for durability and exterior use. The choice follows the position, the finish and how the surface should age, with stainless or PVD-coloured stainless for high-exposure and marine work.
How is metal column cladding fixed?
Column cladding is made as a set of panels or a wrap that fixes back to the structure or a subframe, with concealed joints, reveals and a defined seam line. We resolve the fixing, the access and the panel layout so a clad column reads as a single, seamless element.
What finishes can metal cladding have?
Brushed, mirror, satin, hammered and patinated finishes on solid metal, or PVD colour on a stainless substrate for a fixed, durable tone. Patinated brass and bronze give an aged, living finish; PVD-coloured stainless gives a constant colour that resists tarnish and wear.
Is metal cladding suitable for exteriors?
Yes. Stainless steel and PVD-coloured stainless cladding are proven exterior materials, salt-tested for coastal and marine positions. Solid brass and bronze can also be used outdoors as a living, patinating facade where that ageing is wanted and detailed for.
Does Dekap make bespoke metal cladding?
Yes. We design, fabricate and finish bespoke metal cladding in-house for walls, columns and features, in brass, bronze, copper and stainless, with brushed, mirror, patinated and PVD finishes, fixed and detailed to an approved sample and documented for contract-grade specification.