ROOFING , CLADDING & FACADES
Inspiration for the scheme ’ s colour palette was derived from the Swiss-French Architect Le Corbusier .
Whittam Cox Architect and Associate Director Matthew Borland , explains the objective from a façade perspective : “ Upgrading the old timber windows was a priority and one of the key planning requirements was to replicate the sightlines of the original windows .”
Working alongside the architect , TECHNAL and the construction project team collaborated early on at Stage 3 of the project . A solution was achieved in conjunction with close dialogue between additional stakeholders , including Historic England , The Twentieth Century Society and the statutory Local Authority Conservation Department .
Matthew continues : “ The approach was to retain as much of the original building fabric and façade pattern as possible including the existing openings . We also wanted to avoid the opening lights looking ‘ clunky ’ when integrated into the glazing . “ This is what led to the use of the TECHNAL FY 65 Minimal system , which offers a
minimalist frame and slim , subtle sightlines . But it wasn ’ t just the aesthetics , the building was thermally modelled and a U-value of 1.6 was required . The TECHNAL suite of products allowed us to meet our visual , performance and functional requirements , perfectly .”
Inspiration for the scheme ’ s colour palette was derived from the Swiss-French Architect Le Corbusier . Resulting in the iconic yellow and blue and ivory and black layers , punctuated with red pops of accent colour . The façade pattern was modelled fully at
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