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aces that would reflect its visual identity and maintain the functional properties required to nic Scottish spirit. Before the resin finishes could be applied, 3,669m2
of Isocrete K-Screed and 4,890m2 of Flowscreed Industrial Top were used
to create robust screed layers that would provide level and reliable platforms for the decorative coatings. The main internal tourist routes and viewing gallery were then coated with the fast curing, methyl methacrylate (MMA) resin floor topping Flowfast Quartz Structure. This system combines decorative colour stable quartz granules in a clear resin binder to create a durable floor with an attractive, textured finish.
A stony, dark grey shade was chosen to match the natural tones and hues of the site. This choice was also a great way to use the floor as a backdrop on which the colours of the timber roof, copper stills, wooden barrels and golden whisky bottles could pop and stand out. The grey Flowfast Quartz Structure finish was even applied on the innovative suspended walkway that runs across the top of the distillery’s large tanks.
Areas that are usually just functional spaces have been reimagined into visually stunning works of art in The Macallan’s new facility. This is especially true of the barrel room (or cave privee), where the sherry cask maturation of the distilled spirit takes place. This has been turned into a private cellar that displays each cask like a gallery exhibition, putting the visitor in the centre of a semi-circle of back-lit barrels.
Just over 300m2 of the self-smoothing epoxy system Peran SL
in a glossy black finish was applied to create a sleek floor that would reflect the cellar’s lights and the outlines of the barrels
above in a dynamic, eye-catching manner. Then 745m2 of
Isocrete Isopol SBR was installed to produce a reliable and durable polymer modified wearing screed for the Peran SL coating to bond to.
Toby Jeavons, Project Architect and Associate Partner at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, said: “This acts as a centrepiece exhibit and the ‘holy of holies’ for visitors and fans on the Macallan pilgrimage…The design required that both the ceiling and floor of this space be black in colour and highly reflective so providing the illusion of an endless array of vertical casks. The use of a black coloured Peran SL has again achieved this aim very successfully.”
The bonded gravel system Naturewalk was utilised for the distillery’s external perimeter walkway. Naturewalk is a seamless, slip-resistant coating designed to reflect the natural beauty of the outdoors. This combination of properties was ideal, as it would tie into the venue’s aesthetics and ensure a safe finish able to survive heavy foot traffic and the inclement Scottish weather.
The new site will enable The Macallan to increase production by approximately a third and thanks to its revolutionary design and the use of materials that combine aesthetics with practicality, it has effectively created a working museum that will display its traditional craft to visitors in a modern and atmospheric setting.
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