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Polycarbonate cladding

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about polycarbonate cladding

NewsSpecification • 9 Jan 2024

10 buildings that demonstrate the unique qualities of polycarbonate

There are seven different types of plastic with a variety of applications. The categories were first defined in 1988 under the Resin Identification Coding System. They are: polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high-density polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), low-density polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and “other” — for plastics that do not fit the previous six categories, the best known of which is polycarbonate. A thermoplastic substance, polycarbonate is strong, durable, and has a high heat resistance. This material is particularly tough and virtually unbreakable despite its impressive lightweight quality. It should be noted that polycarbonate is derived from fossil fuels and its production requires a signifi... More

NewsNews • 22 Dec 2022

Nightlight by Fabric Architecture is designed to double as a utility shed and sculptural light feature

For a site in Banks Peninsula, New Zealand, architect Mitchell and designer Amy Douglas of Fabric Architecture (formerly Coll Architecture) developed a utility shed creatively designed to double as a sculptural light feature for future outdoor living space. Called Nightlight, the structure provides tool storage, outdoor amenities for washing up, and illumination for the surrounding garden. Nancy Zhou The shed includes a polycarbonate shell clad with Abodo Vulcan timber. The polycarbonate allows light to transmit through, while the Abodo screens lend texture and the impression of a Japanese lantern. The Vulcan Screening is a combination of 88x18mm screening finished with one factory coat of Protector-Patina and 42.65mm uncoated Vu... More

Project • By APASports Centres

1REBEL New ‘RIG’ Workout Concept

Inspired by Tokyo Streets for a Post-Pandemic Era   Hammersmith, London   Based in Hammersmith, APA have closely worked with 1REBEL on their first collaborative design project. The space is entitled ‘RIG’. Previously 1REBEL spaces have explored a ‘night club’ feel but the need for a pivot came with the pandemic. Born out of trying to create a greater sense of team and community within the work out, the design of the new studio reflects this with its open plan structure. This new breed of 1Rebel spaces is planned in neighborhood locations, so this new club is local, close to residential streets.  Caption The space and design have moved deeper backstage. More raw, more transitory, more dramatic.... More

NewsNews • 9 Apr 2021

SP Space subtly blends into Indonesia’s natural environment

Sarae Hills is a 15-acre natural environment located in Dago, Bandung, Indonesia. Preserved as an open space for people to experience ecotourism, the site includes a multi-purpose building and restaurant. With its simple geometrical form and architectural language, the building, designed by Hadivincent Architects, serves as a backdrop for both the activities of the guests and the ever-transforming natural environment that surrounds.   KIE Arch Public amenities and programs within the building include coffee, food, discussion, workshops, art classes and galleries.  Organized on two levels, guests are welcomed into the most public spaces on the ground floor. KIE Arch The reception and lobby area acts not only as a point... More

NewsNews • 6 Apr 2021

APROP Ciutat Vella offers a strategic solution to gentrification in Barcelona

The APROP Ciutat Vella project in Barcelona is the first building designed and built through the Close Proximity Temporary Housing Program (APROP), an initiative promoted by Barcelona City to counter the ongoing gentrification of the city. The program strives to provide more democratic and affordable housing solutions with strategies such as developing properties that have not fulfilled their potential buildability or redesignating excessively large public places that could be better utilized as housing.   Adria Goula Designed by Straddle 3 Architects and constructed with shipping containers, APROP Ciutat Vella will temporarily house neighbourhood residents who have suffered an eviction. The use of shipping containers for the bui... More

Project • By JGMAPrivate Houses

KLEO Art Residences

The KLEO Art Residences is an affordable housing project intentionally challenging stereotypes in housing typologies. It represents the first of its kind in Chicago construction where polycarbonate panels represent the majority of the exterior envelope. MARK BALLOGG JGMA The building is one piece in a greater comprehensive strategy for reinvigorating the Washington Park community on Chicago’s South Side. The inspiration for the Art Residences project emerged from KLEO’s mission, Keep Loving Each Other, but most importantly by continuing the legacy of Kleo Y. Barrett, who was a victim of a domestic violence incident that took her life. Her name and legacy will continue to inspire the project and encourage families affe... More

Product • By Plaskolite CharlotteThermogal Super 32

Thermogal Super 32

The one and only 32 mm Polycarbonate Multiwall Sheet with eleven walls. This product features a unique inner X-brace multi-layer structure which provides added strength, rigidity and superior thermal insulation. Ideal for low pitched roofs, cladding and glazing in closed structures with large-span openings and high insulation requirements. More

Product • By Plaskolite CharlotteSelectogal RFX

Selectogal RFX

Selectogal's sophisticated prismatic structure enables it to reflect most of the sun’s heat in the summer, yet allows increased penetration of solar heat in the winter. More

Product • By Plaskolite CharlotteTitan Sky

Titan Sky

Titan Sky's internal cross-brace structure makes these sheets much stronger than our equivalent Standard Grade polycarbonate sheets, without the extra weight. Titan Sky sheets come 16mm and 47.25" wide. More

Product • By Plaskolite CharlotteTopgal Standing Seam System

Topgal Standing Seam System

Topgal is a premium multiwall polycarbonate standing seam panel system. Topgal panels and components combine to offer more rigidity, thermal insulation, strength, and solar heat control compared to our Standard Grade sheets and profiles. The Topgal system can be used in numerous applications including public buildings, sports facilities, and pergolas. The Topgal system comes fully equipped with all the necessary components for quality and reliable coverage. All components have passed a full cycle of tests for quality and compatibility with polycarbonate.   Topgal sheets are virtually unbreakable making them a great alternative to glass. Topgal sheets are lightweight, offer good fire resistance, and excellent insulation. Topgal sheets... More

Project • By Gaetan Le Penhuel & Associés, ArchitectesPrimary Schools

SPORTS COMPLEX IN CLAMART

Giant trapeze of nearly 5 hectares, the lot comes between two antagonistic landscapes of the city. To the South, a heteroclite patchy plot, to the North, a uniform alignment of massive towers of social housing. These, seven to twelve stories high, stand on the edge of a large garden city built in the sixties. The vast terrain of the operation offers an opportunity to pacify urban autistic tissues to one another and gives enough space to reconcile the two territories. To suture the shores, three axes of transverse traffic are created, including a central pedestrian street that serves the equipmentsports and schools, half elementary and maternal.The four schools, mainly on the ground floor, are nestled under a vast carpet of greenery offering... More

Project • By Rodeca GmbHCommercial Landscape

Building for Operational Services - Terneuzen

In 2011, Rodeca contributed to the building for operational services in Terneuzen. The building of more than 10,000 square meters is the base for the field service of the municipality of Terneuzen, the fire department Terneuzen and the ambulance service of ZorgSaam Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.In the design of the building, by architect Evert van Kampen, the themes that are important to the users come to the fore as 'vigilance', 'safety', 'transparency' and 'pride'. Behind the striking flamed façade of transparent building elements, there are many workspaces and offices with the spaces for equipment on the ground floor. In addition to the main building, large sheds have been built for the many municipal vehicles, various workshops, a car wash and stor... More