Modern Grey Metal Horizontal Trellis – Groundworks

Modern horizontal metal trellis Revit family, designed for exterior sun control and architectural facade screening on multistory buildings. This exterior screening component features an array of closely spaced horizontal slats anchored within slender vertical framing members. Finished in a neutral grey metallic tone, the modular trellis system creates linear rhythm and solar shading across building envelopes. The slats are engineered with uniform horizontal spacing, allowing diffuse daylight penetration while reducing direct solar exposure on glazing. Depicted here applied to multistory residential facades and balcony enclosures, the unit acts as a lightweight brise-soleil system that integrates cleanly alongside curtain walls, window openings, and recessed exterior corridors.

The download is a 297 KB file containing a Revit family (.rfa). Load it into a project from the Insert tab with Load Family, then place it like any other component of its category; it schedules and tags with the rest of your model.

In Revit, load the family directly into your architectural project and position it onto external walls, balcony reveals, or curtain wall grids. Align the framing with floor datum levels and structural slab edges to ensure continuous exterior panel alignment. Material asset parameters can be mapped to project-specific powder-coated aluminium or galvanised steel finishes, streamlining both technical elevational views and coordinated BIM renderings.

Designed primarily for medium- to high-density multistory residential buildings, mixed-use developments, and commercial office blocks, this horizontal facade screen functions well in schematic design and detailed exterior packages. It pairs seamlessly with floor-to-ceiling glazing, concrete cantilever balconies, and minimalist envelope systems. Architects searching for architectural sunscreens, exterior metal louvres, balcony privacy screens, and facade brise-soleil Revit families will find this unit adaptable across tropical, urban, and modern architectural projects.