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La Nube, meaning 'the cloud' in Spanish, is an innovative STEAM discovery center located in downtown El Paso, Texas. It offers visitors of all ages the chance to explore, play, create, and challenge the limits of innovation. True to its name, La Nube is a place where imaginations can reach as high as the clouds. The building is a 2025 MCA Design Award winner.
The building’s distinctive geometries make it stand out in the city’s skyline: the rectilinear base, encased in glass, offers interior views that attract passersby to enter the public lobby. Above, a series of rippling barrel vaults rise gracefully, culminating in a crown that resembles clouds.
To bring this creative vision to life, the design team used metal wall systems to shape the building’s “cloud-like” form. They employed modular aluminum wall panels—finished in Ascot White, Bone White, and a custom white—in different widths and lengths to create a bold, patterned façade. Arranged vertically, these panels form a flowing, cloud-inspired appearance that changes with light and perspective, reinforcing the building’s symbolic link to endless imagination.
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