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News Release from: Euroclad | Subject: Rainscreen cladding systems
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 November 2005
Alpolic/fr turn building into stylish
office block
Rainscreen cladding systems are being increasingly appreciated in the UK not only for prestigious new developments but also for refurbishment and renovation.
The aesthetic, mechanical and economic advantages of rainscreen cladding systems are being increasingly appreciated in the UK not only for prestigious new developments but also for refurbishment and renovation An outstanding example of the latter has just been completed in Hove on the South Coast of England, where Euroclad Facades' Alpolic/fr aluminium composite material and Euroseam standing seam roofing system have helped to transform a 30 year old building into a stylish new office block
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 20 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Agora in Ellen Street is a development by Sussex-based Matsim Properties, who were looking not only to improve the appearance of the building but also to add an extra floor.
Situated by the sea, the building is subjected to an aggressive climate, which made the company reluctant to specify a conventional steel cladding panel system.
They decided to opt for aluminium instead.
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Alpolic/fr comprises 0.5mm thick aluminium skins laminated to a non-combustible mineral core and is up to 15% lighter than solid aluminium sheeting with equivalent rigidity.
This lightness facilitates fixing and was an important consideration in the material's specification for this application.
So, too, was the flexibility of the LINEAR 3 System that was selected for the installation.
A feature has been made of the building's main column lines with the rainscreen cladding panels running vertically to their full height.
Panels were then fitted horizontally to the infills in short lengths to offer a textural, orthogonal contrast while keeping to one colour - champagne silver metallic.
In order to achieve this effect, Industrial Construction Sussex, Euroclad's approved specialist cladding contractor, installed a fixing grid in the form of brackets mechanically fastened into the edge of the structural concrete floor slabs by means of stainless steel anchors.
Aluminium box sections were secured to the brackets at 2900 - 3000mm centres to span the full height of the building on all four elevations with great care being taken to ensure this main frame was precisely aligned.
The insulation used was Rockwool Rainscreen Duoslab, retained by specially-designed 'umbrella' anchors.
In all, some 1,000m2 of Alpolic/fr cladding was installed achieving a U-value of 0.35 W/m2K.
The refurbishment was completed by a new 850m2 Euroseam curved standing seam roof (achieving the optimum target U-value of 0.2 W/m2K) and blue polyester powder coated aluminium window frames.
Euroclad also supplied window jambs, heads and sill sections to complete the window openings.
Peter Heraty, contracts manager for Industrial Construction Sussex, said: "the successful application of Alpolic/fr in the form of the LINEAR 3 System relied heavily on Euroclad Facades for technical assistance.
Precise alignment of the main frame made installing the panels very easy despite the complications.
The contract has really gone very well". Request a free brochure from Euroclad ...
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