Architect and Builder June 2016 | Page 13

BAKU AIRPORT - AZERBAIJAN Dekton® offers endless possibilities to architects and designers so that design flows in indoors and outdoors spaces and at all levels both vertically and horizontally. A technological skin that connects indoors and outdoors spaces giving continuity, expanding the personality and lifestyle characteristics of its inhabitants. Dekton® by Cosentino is a completely revolutionary product that has superior technical characteristics that include: • High mechanical resistance • Good resistance to fire and heat • High scratch resistance • High UV rays resistance • High hydrolysis resistance • Reduced water absorption • Very good colour stability • Very good dimensional stability • High stain resistance • Resistance to freezing and thawing Brand Watch With Dekton®, Cosentino Group adds to the already extensive and wide range of materials and quality brands to meet the changing needs of today’s consumers and professionals worldwide. Cajamar Group Building (Almeria, Spain) The most interesting architectural feature of the building is the aesthetic contrast created by the three types of façade that can be seen: a large white volume of GRC photocatalytic panels, a ventilated Dekton® façade in the colour Sirocco, and a curtain wall protected by ceramic slats. Another distinguishing feature is the aesthetic continuity of the design, an effect achieved thanks to the exterior flooring, done in Dekton®, colour Danae, that has been used in a discreet and elegant way up to – and into – the building itself, and covers all external areas that the public has access to. Dekton® allows a uniform design to be created, making all the walls of the building appear clad in a single covering. Qualities such as its high resistance to ultraviolet rays, its resistance to frost and thawing, its colour stability and high stain resistance are 11