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PROTEUS PROVIDES FIRST CLASS FACADES FOR NEW NTU DEVELOPMENT
Nottingham Trent University ’ s ( NTU ) new centre for enterprise and innovation has become the latest higher education facility in the UK to feature state-of-the-art cladding panels from Proteus Facades .
With higher education providers realising that the design , amenities and external aesthetics of campus buildings are just as important as the courses and educational services on offer to students , specifiers are making more use of alternatives to traditional bricks and mortar .
It is one of the reasons why architects specified contemporary mirror finish and mesh cladding from Proteus Facades for the state-of-the-art new £ 9 million Dryden Enterprise Centre ( DEC ) at NTU .
Designed by architects Evans Vettori and constructed by main contractor Henry Brothers , the DEC provides staff , students , graduates and external businesses with increased access to a range of high-class facilities , as well as support , mentoring , networking and training services .
The new building has been developed alongside the existing Dryden Centre , a cube-like structure built on campus in 1976 that has undergone extensive refurbishment as part of the development . The new extension connects to the north end of the refurbished structure , both of which have been designed to accommodate University start-ups and spin-outs and attract external businesses looking for high-quality workspaces and support .
Proteus Facades manufactured bespoke Proteus SC Aluminium 3mm Aluminium PPC Carina expanded mesh and Proteus HR 0.8mm Rimex Super Mirror 316 Stainless Steel rainscreen soffit panels for the refurbished and new structures respectively .
Proteus SC is an engineered panel system that is offered in either solid , perforated or mesh panel formats . By utilising an extensive
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