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small theatre complex – a golden cube defined by its extraordinary, creased Nordic Royal copper alloy cladding. The project’s designers, Antwerp based
Lunar Copper A
t the heart of the renovation and upgrad- ing of ‘the Moon’ children’s art centre in the Belgian city of Mechelen is a new,
import.export Architecture, were inspired by associations of ‘the Moon’ with the Apollo 11 Lunar Module and its crumpled golden metal underside. This aesthetic is presented as a contemporary reflection on the intricate stone tracery of the neighbouring medieval cathedral tower, despite being achieved within a modest budget. The architects worked with specialist fabricators
Ridder experimenting with pressing and folding flat metal over a blade, resulting in a series of gentle creases – almost, but not quite, 3-D. Then, seven different designs of panels were produced using press moulds, each with folds running across at various angles and intensities. By rotating and
intermingling different panels a rich, random effect was created. The verticality of the overlapping panels is retained, giving structure to the facades, but most transverse joints are not horizontal, further fragmenting the surface. Nordic Royal is produced by Aurubis, part of
the world’s leading integrated copper group and largest copper recycler. Nordic Royal is an innovative alloy of copper with aluminium and zinc, giving a rich golden through-colour that is very stable. The surface retains its golden colour and simply loses some of its sheen as the oxide layer thickens with exposure to the atmosphere, resulting in a protective matt finish. It behaves differently to other copper products over time and does not develop a blue or green patina. Other copper alloys from Aurubis include
Nordic Bronze and Nordic Brass – now also available pre-weathered. In addition to Nordic Standard copper, other Aurubis Architectural surfaces include Nordic Green and Nordic Blue factory-applied patinas – developed with
Kingspan TEK travels through time
form the walls of the centre. The firm then installed the Kingspan TEK Cladding Panel on to a steel frame for the centre roof. The highly insulated core of the 142 mm Kingspan TEK Cladding Panel and Kingspan TEK Building System panel can allow them to achieve U-values of 0.20 W/m2
The Kingspan TEKBuilding System and Kingspan TEK Cladding Panel have been installed as part of the new Seaton Jurassic visitor centre in Devonshire, forming the gateway to the region’s historic Jurassic Coast. Kingspan TEK Delivery Partners, Glosford SIPs, erected the Kingspan TEK Building System to
.K and below, whilst their
OSB/3 facing and unique jointing system help to minimise unnecessary air loss. 01544 387 384
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enq.139 TORMAX automates glass arch access
Delivering invisible automation to a new arched glass doorway, TORMAX was contracted to install their technologically advanced iMotion 1401 operator into the stone floor entrance to the Porter’s Lodge, Christ Church at Oxford University. Ideal for period properties such as this, the iMotion 1401 makes it possible to benefit from the convenience of an automatic entrance, without interfering with an historic facade. The new entrance was part of a re-design of the Lodge carried out by Montgomery Architects, in conjunction with Christ Church, English Heritage and an OCC Conservation Officer, bringing the facilities into the 21st Century whilst safeguarding the historic character of this Grade I listed building. Replacing a wooden door, aluminium and glass specialist, Openwood, was contracted to design and manufacture an all-glass frameless arched doorway, with TORMAX providing specialist automation with the iMotion 1401 door drive. Bringing light to the interior, the new door undoubtedly enhances the aesthetics of the building whilst also being a practical solution. Entirely unique in the marketplace, the TORMAX range of iMotion door operators are recognised for their exceptional life expectancy. This is due to the fact that their high torque motors do not feature any of the parts that generally wear out, such as gears and brushes. This significantly improves reliability in the long term and dramatically reduces required maintenance.
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properties and colours based on the same brochantite mineralogy found in natural patinas
all over the world. Nordic Brown pre-oxidised copper gives either light or dark brown oxidisation that otherwise takes time to develop in the environment.
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IKO plc wins UK Roofing Award
IKO plc has won the UK Roofing Award for Best Mastic Asphalt/Hot-Melt project for its work on Westminster Cathedral with Knight Asphalte. IKO’s and its partner contractors’ experience in working on historical buildings was carefully examined by St Ann’s Gate Architects. The Westminster project involved replacing 600-
700sqft of the existing asphalt with IKO Permaphalt, a polymer modified mastic asphalt. IKO was also shortlisted for two other impressive projects in the Mastic Asphalt/Hot Melt category: the British Museum (with Briggs Amasco) and Guildhall Southampton (with Survey Roofing).
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