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News Release from: Arcelor Construction UK | Subject: Stainless steel facade
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 April 2008
Arval launches a breath-of-fresh-air
facade
Stainless steel facade with lumps in all the right places has been launched to UK specifiers by Arval from Arcelor Construction.
The Oxygen panels, which are not only perforated but punctuated with voluptuous mounds and craters (more technically known as positive and negative spheres), were originally developed with French architects SCAU for a market in Grenoble When launched at the Batimat trade exhibition the response was so good, it was decided to make them available through architects and specifiers for external elevations here
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 19 Jul 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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As well as new-build, the bright stainless steel relief offers a stunning contemporary solution for refurbishment projects due to the stirrups the panels are hung on which can slide in and out to cater for uneven surfaces.
Only 1mm thick and weighing 9.10Kg/m2, the 817 x 1,343mm cassettes feature notched lugs welded onto the reverse, which are slotted, coat hanger like, onto vertical aluminium rails attached to the supporting structure by a galvanised steel U.
Pre-coated with a non-corrosive film, they are self-cleaning (with the help of natural rainwater) but if an extra gloss is required or vegetation such as moss needs removing, can be treated with household detergent (minus chlorine, abrasives ands solvent) and a fresh water rinse.
In a world where image is everything, Arval's Oxygen offers a quick and easy, secret-fix solution for specifiers looking to turn run-of-the-mill buildings into something special.
The addition of coloured lighting behind the panels can also add another element to the Oxygen experience.
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