The complex design of this Air Traffic Control Tower was envisioned by Cowi Larssen & ADPI Architects/Consultants in France.
The specified finish called for enamelling. The complexity of the design asked for an engineered cladding system that could follow the shape of the building, curved and twisted. The enamel supplier, VITREX Ltd. in South Africa, did not have a bespoke system and an engineer from AFS-International B.V. assisted Vitrex in developing a panel system to suit the building design.
The proprietary system allows for adapting building tolerances in the horizontal and vertical direction and to achieve the ‘TWIST” in the panels. The selected color is VE-RGL-VIP411, which is a bespoke color, developed by matching an aluminium swatch, and then reducing the natural gloss level in enamel from its normal 90% + to below 30%.
| Location | Muscat, Oman |
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| Area | 2800 m2 |
| Product | Architectural Façade, Custom made projects |
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AFS supplied 1080 aluminium panels for the new Bluewaters Island in Dubai. The man-made island is in front of the Jumeirah Beach Residences. AFS has supplied aluminum laser cut and powder coated panels. The mushrooms are next to luxury apartments. They’re used to protect people against the sun and for the aesthetic feature.
Opposite the site of the new US Embassy Building, and with the first sky pool in London, AFS International will supply 4500m2 of specially designed stainless steel honeycomb panels with a linen finish for the Embassy Gardens project. The building designed by PLP Architecture in London.
New office for Borghese Real Estate/ Pleijser bouw in Nijkerk, The Netherlands. AFS International will supply aluminium Q-Basic panels. In total 1680m2 of white honeycomb panels. Large spans with easy sub-construction are the advantages of a honeycomb system for a building like this.
