PROJECT REPORT: CULTURAL, CIVIC & FAITH BUILDINGS 27
A Nordic Royal Beacon I
reland’s fi rst Tibetan Buddhist Temple takes a step towards completion with installation of distinctive tiered roofs covered in Nordic Royal golden copper alloy from Aurubis. Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in West Cork, the new building was designed in the style of a traditional Tibetan temple and built over three fl oors, each defi ned by a Nordic Royal clad roof with a curved-profi le and deep overhanging eaves. Dragon heads and other sacred ornaments, hand-crafted from copper in northern India then gilded with gold leaf by members of the
© Leon Rossiter
© Derek Corr
Dzogchen Beara community, adorn projecting corners and the top roof ridge. Leon Rossiter,
one of the directors
and heading up the Temple project, explained: “We trialled different styles of copper facing our harsh marine environment for 18 months. Only the Nordic Royal delivered just what we were looking for. We couldn’t have achieved the look of the temple’s roofs if we had used any other material.” The stunning new copper roofs will be seen for miles along the coastline and from boats at sea.
The innovative Nordic Royal is an alloy of copper with aluminium and zinc, giving it a rich golden through-colour and making it very stable. It has a thin protective oxide layer containing all three alloy elements when produced. As a result, the surface retains its colour and simply loses some of its sheen over time to give a matt fi nish. For more information, please visit the website or alternatively you can email.
NordicCopper@aurubis.com
www.nordiccopper.com
ADF06_Aurubis_Project Report - Cultural Civic & Faith
Buildings_HPAdv.indd 1 Changing the perception of crematorium buildings with Vandersanden
A new crematorium facility for Huntingdon Town Council, Huntingdon Crematorium is a collection of buildings equipped with ceremonial spaces and the appropriate crematory functions. The specifi cation of Vandersanden’s Perla and Morvan bricks has resulted in buildings that have made a stunning contribution to the landscape of the greenfi eld site while also helping to change the accepted perception of crematorium buildings. Mark Doohan, managing director at Benchmark Architects, explains: “We were delighted when we were able to fi nd the Vandersanden bricks. We genuinely love the texture and through colour quality of Vandersanden’s white Perla and black Morvan bricks. They set off our concept perfectly, with the white brick capturing the light in the way that we envisioned when fi rst sketching out the idea.” We’re always keen to specify products where we get really good technical support, notes Doohan. “Vandersanden were excellent at providing advice and technical backup whenever we had a question. Since becoming aware of Vandersanden products, they are our go-to source for brick.”
01954 268 075
www.vandersanden.com/en-uk ADF06_Vandersanden_Project Report - Cultural Civic & Faith
Buildings_DPR.indd 1 Gilberts sets the atmosphere for a new museum for the future...
The atmosphere in a “world class” space for the curation of cultural artefacts, music, song and dance is being set through a continuous linear approach from Gilberts Blackpool. Gilberts’ MBD diffusers up to 21 m long run the length of the main exhibition space, strategically located between acoustic rafters in the ceiling grid to provide two-way supply of fresh air without draughts across the fl oor space. In the new toilets, Gilberts’ SX200 andGX100 air valves respectively provide supply and extract. All have been powder-coated in house to RAL9010. Gilberts’ MBD diffusers have been purpose designed to provide a sleek, continuous louvre face to blend with modern architecture. Manufactured in 1.2 m lengths, they have been joined almost invisibly to achieve the length required and mounted on concealed brackets to further compliment to interior aesthetics without detracting from the exhibits below. The smooth, even horizontal discharge of 0.14 m3/s/m avoids cold spots and draughts. Gilberts further manufactured a number of dummy units to continue the ceiling aesthetics where ventilation was not directly required.
01253 766911
info@gilbertsblackpool.com ADF06_Gilberts_Project Report - Cultural Civic & Faith
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