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Perforated panels combine safety, functionality and aesthetics
O The location,
verlooking the Manchester City Canal, a total of 500 apartments are being built in Manchester Waters. quality and facilities are
unique, and the selection ranges from studios to 3-bedroom apartments. The first blocks are finished and stand as a symbol of the new Manchester.
Premium waterfront living on this level must offer all amenities,
including the
ability to park near the residence. Therefore, car park facilities have been established on the lower level. In this connection, RMIG Solutions has supplied facade panels for covering the car park.
Challenges and wins
The facade panels presented several challenges. Aesthetically, the panels should be decorative and match the architecture. Functionally,
they should have an
extraordinarily large open area, as the rest of the basement is surrounded by solid walls.
Finally, the panels should appear in a raw finish, directly from the mill.
The task was solved thanks to a close and trusting collaboration with the architect. Aesthetically, the choice fell on a botanical pattern with a closed surface at the top that hides the concrete deck.
An open area of 50% is difficult to achieve in this thickness (3 mm), particularly in an
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Siderise Insulation is celebrating ten years since fi rst having its curtain wall passive fi re protection systems tested to the rigorous BS EN 1364-4 fi re resistance standard. A decade on and an additional 16 successful tests later, its unique offering is still providing a
straightforward yet advanced perimeter fi re containment solution for protecting against vertical fi re spread in the most popular curtain wall types – ensuring compliance and supporting specifi ers in delivering the safest standards possible for their projects.
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Professional Polishing Services were proud to see that two buildings featuring their fi nishes were fi nalists in the Best New Build Project category in the 2022 Façade
Awards. Lensi Photography Both
Hotel La Tour and Kelaty House were nominated and both had facades that showcased how both
stainless steel and aluminium are excellent material for architects and designers to work with on large build projects.
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aesthetic finish, but with precision tools, our sales and development departments at RMIG Solutions managed to increase this. The architect proposed displacing some of the panels to provide extra ventilation, and this ultimately resulted in an open area of approximately 75%.
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