PROTEUS CLADDING HITS THE
HIGH NOTES AT CHESIL LODGE
PROTEUS
An innovatively designed new retirement complex in Winchester
has become the latest state-of-the-art development to feature
bronze rainscreen cladding from Proteus Façades. with local architect’s Design Engine, where it was envisaged that
the building should be developed to be as sympathetic to its
surroundings as possible.
Chesil Lodge is a £16 million Extra Care facility that provides
contemporary style homes for local residents of Winchester aged
55 and over. Proteus HR TECU Bronze was specified because the material’s ochre,
brown and red tones perfectly complement the brickwork colour to
create an aesthetically pleasing yet unobtrusive façade.
Working alongside Main Contractor Galliford Try, Proteus Facades
fabricated the panels, which have a lightweight aluminium honeycomb
core structurally bonded between two thin gauges of metal, with the
outer veneer in this case being the specified TECU Bronze material.
This rainscreen system minimises weight loadings on the underlying
structure whilst helping the panels achieve near perfect optical
flatness, strength and rigidity. The cladding panels were installed by
MK Facades.
The development, commissioned by Winchester City and Hampshire
County Council, features striking Proteus’ HR TECU Bronze rainscreen
panels on the upper levels and traditional Winchester red brick on
other elements.
During the design stages a series of workshops were held between
Winchester Council and designers PDP Architecture in conjunction