Archello Awards 2026 · Enter your projects before 30 September 2026
Archello Awards 2026 · Enter your projects before 30 September 2026
  • GWP Total: 4.65 kg CO₂e/m²
  • GWP A1-A3: 4.33 kg CO₂e/m²

PIGMENTO finishes offer a unique range of colours (Blue, Green, Brown, Red, Grey, Storm Grey & Charcoal Blue) that enhances any building. This product enables the texture of the QUARTZ-ZINC to still be seen whilst offering the designer the choice of colour to complement other elements of a façade or roof.

The colouration of the zinc is achieved with a special pigment layer that enhances the qualities of the zinc without presenting a block colour. This product is tested to EN13523.

PIGMENTO, available in seven standard colours, provides an increased resilience, however in a severe non-rinsed marine environment (1km from the sea), staining is still possible and therefore the material should not be used in this application unless its surface will be cleaned regularly.

Intercommunal Daycare Center

Paul le Quernec Architects has completed a childcare centre on the former Miribel military barracks in Verdun, France. The clay-brick building, which opened in January of this year, spans nearly 1750 square meters across a radial floorplan that extends onto a range of enclosed outdoor spaces. The project is as striking for its geological aesthetics as it is its sustainability credentials: a bui...

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