AURUBIS
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REWARDING NORDIC COPPER
TWO IMPORTANT PUBLIC BUILDINGS , DEFINED BY NORDIC COPPER CLADDING , HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED ACCOLADES FOLLOWING PREVIOUS AWARDS
BEST BUILDING IN SCOTLAND
The award-winning Aberdeen Art Gallery has just been named winner of the 2021 Andrew Doolan ‘ Best Building in Scotland ’ Award . The rejuvenated , listed complex is crowned by a striking contemporary rooftop extension clad in Nordic Brown Light .
The Nordic Brown Light copper rooftop extension contains a suite of environmentally controlled temporary galleries , as well as muchneeded learning and event spaces , providing bold new interiors . The extension was designed as a sculptural element , responding to the proportions and colours of the existing granite frontages .
It is defined by vertical , scalloped panels - including some perforated for transparency – of Nordic Brown Light pre-oxidised copper . It is a thoroughly contemporary design but sharing materiality with the buildings ’ classical copper dome . Repairs to the dome itself were carried out using Nordic Green pre-patinated copper , complementing the existing historic patination .
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