Carea delivers bright facade for charity building

Carea has provided its Acantha cladding system for the new Ronald McDonald House at Birmingham Children's Hospital.

Ronald McDonald House Charities is an independent charity which provides free accommodation for families with children in hospitals and hospices across the UK.

The Ronald McDonald House in Birmingham is the largest purpose-built centre that the Charity has built to date.

The high quality rainscreen system provides a flexible, crisp finish to each element and plane.

A smooth render finish to the secondary layer creates a contrasting and neutral backdrop.

Given the use of the building, the use of colour has been carefully considered both in terms of aesthetics and also its psychological effect.

Eight different colours of Carea's cladding system were selected for the exterior, including three greens, three greys, a white and a black.

Supplied in varying matt and gloss finishes, the colours were chosen to match specified RAL colours.

The logistical management of the complex exterior required careful planning as 521 different panel sizes were required to create the desired pattern.

The insulated rainscreen system clad with 14mm thick Carea panels offered effective thermal insulation, protecting the building against changes in temperature and removing thermal bridging.

The Carea rainscreen system also provides acoustic insulation.

Carea cladding panels are long lasting and resistant to climate, and are unaffected by graffiti due to their non-porous composition.

Being grooved panels, they are also easy to install and fit securely in place.

The Carea cladding system was held firmly in place with a cladding support system provided by Eurofox Engineering.

Following the installation of Eurofox Engineering's vertical aluminium rails and rigid insulation boards, the Carea cladding was installed in layers up the height of the building.

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