A FUNCTIONAL AND AESTHETIC FACADE
FOR AN AWARD-WINNING BUILDING
MSCP Lincoln Hub
Multi-storey car park, Lincoln, England
Architects: John Roberts Architects
A vast regeneration project for Lincoln City Centre has resulted
in a modern and effective transport hub for both visitors and
residents, with a pedestrian plaza, retail space and a bus station.
The single largest element of the project is the 1,000-space six-level
multi-storey car park. The facade of the car park has been created
with 3,600 m2 of expanded metal and 400 m2 of perforated sheets,
with the Lincoln coat of arms and fleur-de-lis reproduced on to the
perforated panels by means of RMIG ImagePerf.
The inspirational style of the building and its architectural merits
have resulted in the award for Best New Car Park at the British
Parking Awards.
Technical characteristics
Raw material: ALU EN 1050 H14/H24
Pattern: LTH200x76x30x3 & RMIG ImagePerf
Thickness: 3.0 mm
Finishing operations: Bending
Surface treatment: Powder coating (Syntha Pulvin Anodite 547)
VISIONARY USE OF PERFORATED METAL
A unique auditorium for the Faculty of Humanities at the Uppsala
University campus stands out like a precious jewel among the
surrounding traditional buildings. The architects chose RMIG
ImagePerf to reproduce the work of artist Ann Lislegaard, resulting
in a unique and breathtaking facade for the auditorium.
The auditorium for the Humanities – Humanistiska Teatern – is now
being used for various events at Uppsala University in Sweden. It is
situated in the part of campus called The English Park and consists
of two separate building blocks, one for administrative offices and
one for the auditorium itself. The Swedish architect firm, White
Arkitekter, designed both the office building and the auditorium.
Whereas the office building merges with existing buildings on
campus, the horseshoe-shaped auditorium stands out as a powerful
symbol of humanistic activities and events at the university. It is
equipped with state-of-the-art audio-video technology that allows
everyone to express their opinions and be heard both inside the
auditorium and around the world. This unique arena encourages
participation and exchange, thereby achieving its goal of creating
social connection.
ARTWORK REPRODUCED WITH PRECISION The use of perforated metal and the technology behind picture
perforation were of great interest to the architects. RMIG ImagePerf
is part of the RMIG City Emotion concept and presents elegant
and innovative solutions to the challenges of architectural design
by converting perforated metal into a ‘projection screen’ for art,
photographs, illustrations and graphic designs.
Danish-Norwegian artist Ann Lislegaard was commissioned with
the task of designing the artwork for the facade of the oval-shaped
building. She developed an intricate, abstract pattern of circular www.rmig.com
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For the architects, it was important that the uniqueness of the
building was reflected through both its interior and exterior
design. Therefore, they chose an untraditional approach to the
construction of the facade and joined forces with an accomplished
artist as well as world specialists in perforated metal at RMIG.
shapes that was – in part – inspired by the natural images drawn
by internationally acclaimed Swedish botanist Carl von Linné. Ann
Lislegaard’s vision was converted into digital format and the image
was then reproduced by means of picture perforation.