GreenCoat house named as finalist for the
RIBA National Award for Architecture
A newly constructed residence in London,
made with the colour coated product,
GreenCoat PLX BT from SSAB, has been
named as a finalist for the RIBA National
Award – one of UK’s most prestigious
prizes for architecture.
The home and office residence named
as a finalist has been dubbed the “Tin
House” and was designed by the awardwinning Architect Henning Stummel. The
construction features an exterior that is
made entirely of GreenCoat PLX BT from
SSAB, a company recognized worldwide
for producing one of the best steels in the
world.
The Tin House design features six
interconnected pyramidal pods where
GreenCoat PLX BT was chosen as the
“The choice to use GreenCoat PLX BT
came down to its unique aesthetics as
well as leading environmental properties.
The tinsmiths who performed the build
with GreenCoat PLX BT were very pleased
with how easy it was to apply as well as
the finished appearance, which utilized
500 mm sections between seams for a
crisp look,” explains Sean McHugh, Sales
Manager at Newell Roofing, SSAB’s supply
partner for GreenCoat PLX BT products in
the UK.
Besides being well-known among
tinsmiths for its easy hand forming and
long colour retention, GreenCoat PLX
BT features a Bio-based Technology
(BT) with a substantial portion of the
traditional fossil part replaced by a
bio-based alternative. This unique,
patented solution by SSAB reduces the
environmental footprint significantly.
GreenCoat Nordic quality colour coated
products are highly resistant to corrosion,
UV radiation as well as scratches. They
provide building specifiers with a
significantly lighter material compared
to alternative solutions and have a low
temperature elongation for reduced
buckling.
The Tin House has already been named
a winner of the RIBA Regional Award
for the London area. RIBA awards and
prizes have been honouring the best
architecture in the UK and around the
world for the past 50 years.
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The Tin House is one of only 20 other
buildings to be named a finalist for the
national award and will be featured on
the Channel 4 TV programme, Grand
Designs: House of the Year, a famous
TV programme in the UK showcasing
unique built houses. The winners will be
presented later in the autumn 2016.
only material for the exterior of the
construction. Typically utilized for long
strip roofing, GreenCoat PLX BT was not
only used on the roof, but also on façades
and for all other exterior details.