With the door usually being a dead giveaway, disguising a garage to look like something other than what it is can be a challenge. When architects and homeowners are determined enough to make their garage doors disappear, they usually turn to the concealment experts at Schweiss Doors. Case in point is the Stewart Home in James Island, South Carolina.

Dubbed 1010 On The Rhine, a mixed-use structure in Cincinnati features classical skyscraper massing that helps it fit into the surrounding historic district, and a unique metal panel and glass façade that makes sure it stands out in the city’s skyline. Petersen supplied approximately 44,000 sq. ft. of Flush Panels in .040-gauge aluminum for the project, in a variety of finishes.

Andrew and Carri Ann Mueller of Palmer, Alaska, live in a pilot’s dream home. In addition to having a spectacular view of nearby Pioneer Peak, the residence has a hangar out behind it, with direct runway access. When it’s time to get the planes out or put them away, the couple can count on their Schweiss Doors bifold liftstrap door to make it easy.

Regency at South Whitehall in Allentown, Pennsylvania is an active adult community offering a variety of single-family and townhome-style residences. To emphasize the “active” for its growing number of 55-plus-year-old homebuyers, a striking clubhouse with a signature black metal roof from Petersen has become a centerpiece of the development, offering a fitness center and pool, along with tennis and bocce courts and a number of other amenities.

Even with all of the benefits a metal roof provides, including durability, longevity, recyclability, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, sometimes, it’s still all about the look, and that was important to its specification as part of the renovation of a Texas Lakehouse. The roof was formed from coil provided by McElroy Metal.

Pretty much everything is a standout feature in this new-construction home sited in a gated community on Destin, Fla.’s Choctawhatchee Bay. Intended to resemble an upscale, contemporary resort hotel, it features Snap-Clad standing seam metal roofing from Petersen.

Solis is no ordinary apartment building. Located in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, the project is the end result of efforts by designers, visionaries and artisans to create a one-of-a-kind building targeting Passive House Certification. Not surprisingly, the doors marking the building's grand entrance are one-of-a-kind too. Featuring ornate custom grilles, they were manufactured by Fairfax, MN-based Schweiss Doors.