Titanic Building Belfast

6,200 m2 of concealed fixed RF50. Anodised panels were punched or laser cut, routed and folded. The facade leans out at an angle of up to 18 degrees and 900 of the 2000 panels were unique.

The Titanic Visitors Centre is arguably the most iconic project to feature and showcase Spanwall's expertise in sheet metal fabrication. From a distance the 3-dimensional rainscreen panels manufactured from almost 120 tonnes of 3mm J57S Aluminium look to be two-tone coloured but were all anodised in natural silver and covers the four-pointed 28-metre-tall hulls of this maritime museum. With approximately 2,000 different panels this was a challenging project.

Spanwall was also able to incorporate it's RF50 Rainscreen carrier system into the design for the installation. Most panels measure 4-metres on the diagonal. Spanwall also worked on the interior where custom-rusted steel sheets were used for walls and ceilings, with the undulating system of steel plates having a patina in keeping with the site's ship-building heritage.