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

VMZINC standing seam is a metal cladding system formed from rolled zinc sheets, assembled into interlocking trays with raised seams to create a continuous, weather-tight envelope. Suitable for both façades and roofs, the system allows for a high degree of adaptability across different substrates and geometries, and can be specified in a range of pre-weathered and pigmented finishes, including the PIGMENTO® series.

From a sustainability perspective, VMZINC is supported by third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in accordance with EN 15804, providing life cycle assessment data on environmental impacts. Production is carried out under ISO 14001-certified environmental management systems, with additional ISO 9001 quality assurance. The material’s durability, often extending to several decades in service, and its high recyclability at end of life contribute to a long life cycle with reduced resource demand. VMZINC systems can also support broader building-level certifications, including LEED and BREEAM, depending on the overall project specification.

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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Canon Mews

Pend Architects has completed Canon Mews, the studio’s debut development project that transforms an overlooked infill site in Edinburgh’s Canonmills district into a pair of contemporary mews homes.

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