The face of your shopping mall
FACADES
&
CLADDING
The exterior of a shopping mall is always important. It’s the first thing the visitor sees before setting foot in the mall and is usually visible from kilometres away. The facade is the face and personality of your shopping mall or centre. And, of course, the facade provides a number of essential properties.
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he character of any facade will complete your design vision and generate energy. Rhythm and flow will be expressed by panel shapes, cladding and design profiles. Materials such as steel, aluminium, Cor-Ten, and glass – all of which stand the test of time will always be available. The extensive variety of materials, together with the various colours they are available in, add visual quality and interest, all with the power of expression. Facade systems comprise the structural elements that provide lateral and vertical resistance to wind and other actions, and the building envelope elements that provide the weather resistance and thermal, acoustic and fire resisting properties. The type of facade system that is used depends on the type and scale of the building and on local planning requirements that may affect the building’s appearance in relation to its neighbours. For example, brickwork is often specified as the external facade material, but the modern way of constructing the inner leaf consists of light steel wall
elements (called infill walling) that have effectively replaced more traditional blockwork. Other types of facade materials may be attached to light steel walling, such as insulated render, large boards and metallic panels. A wide variety of facade treatments and shapes may be created using light steel wall, including large ribbon windows, curved and inclined walls, with projections such as solar shading or balconies often included. Facade materials may be mixed to enhance the aesthetics of the building. It is also possible to prefabricate light steel wall panels with their cladding pre-attached. In multi-storey buildings, unitised curtain walling systems have been developed that are attached to the floors or edge beams of the primary steel structure. Steel and glass is also widely used in facade and roofing systems, and the local attachments are in the form of stainless steel brackets.
POCO store - Profile: Klip-Tite 700 and IBR in ZINCALUME® Roofing and Clean COLORBOND® cladding (Aster Yellow) Supplied by Global Roofing Solutions Shopping Mall & Retail Design 2018 | 2019
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