Baltic Triangle façade, Liverpool

Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle quarter, south of the city centre, formerly a major industrial and warehousing site servicing the city’s successful dock economy, is now a well-known and popular venue for work, leisure and accommodation. Since 2007 the area has undergone considerable regeneration, creating a vibrant hub for digital and creative businesses, together with a flourishing night-time economy of night clubs, bars and restaurants. Alongside these developments the Baltic Triangle has doubled its residential population since 2010. A new £24m, 200 apartment building, designed by Tim Groom Architects is currently finishing construction on Blundell Street.

‘Maintaining the Vibe’

The striking red brick facades of many of the original buildings remain, imparting an energetic atmosphere, and the new apartment block was designed with the same objective. As one commentator put it 'We wanted to maintain the vibe'. For the aluminium feature panels on the façade the designers were looking for a finish with a warm appearance that would reflect and update the industrial heritage. These panels would sit alongside the buff brick colour of the new building. In Powdertech’s Evolution™ and Landscape™ ranges there are many shades with the appearance of rust, red brick and terracotta. The client selected Evolution, ‘Sandstorm’, a rust finish, to coat over 500 sq metres of 2mm folded and castellated aluminium panels.

Benefits:

The Evolution range has up to a 25-year guarantee for gloss, colour and adhesion.

Colour, tone and texture are our passion, and we have the expertise to develop bespoke finishes.

Evolution and rust finishes do not stain adjacent brickwork and pavements

Powdertech's rigorous non-chrome pre-treatment system offers the best preparation for architectural aluminium.

Powdertech’s flexible plant can coat a wide variety of shapes and sizes of architectural metal work and fabrications.