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Continuum® Aluminium Panel Façade System - Architectural Façades - Architectural Facades

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Vertical panels

Maple Façades Variant:

Continuum is designed to accommodate tolerances and live loads common to multi-storey car parks, while giving architects versatility in design to bring visions to reality.

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Application

Continuum™ is suited to multi-storey car parks however it can be used where there is a requirement for a seamless panel facade.

Description

Solid and perforated architectural panels provide an effective solution to a buildings envelope design. Continuum can be customized to meet the design specification for a project, including colour, finish and shape. Panels can be shaped or flat and coated with PPC or anodizing for corrosion protection.


Panel construction:

Aluminium sheet, grade and thickness dependent of project location and wind loadings. Perforated panels to comprise 30 mm holes at 40 mm triangular pitch as standard.

 

Vertical support construction:

Continuum mullions, made of 6063 T6 extruded aluminium installed to suitable fixing grounds by purpose-designed bracketry.

 

Bracket construction:

Laser cut and folded brackets, designed and engineered to suit the project location, wind loadings and tolerances, manufactured from galvanised mild steel, and installed direct to suitable fixings grounds.


Panel colour/ finish:

Specific to each project – polyester powder-coated 60 µm or anodized.


Vertical support colour/ finish:

Specific to each project – polyester powder-coated 60 µm or anodized.


Bracket colour/ finish:

Specific to each project – hot dip galvanized or polyester powder-coated 60 µm.

General information

Color

Beige

Black

Blue

Bronze

Brown

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Finish

Powder-coated

Anodized

Material

Aluminium

Guidance for specification option:

Grade J57S, 5251 and 1050 aluminium sheet.

Shape

Square

Rectangle

Kite

Hexagon

Triangle

Length

Bespoke

Width

Bespoke

Manufacturer guidance

Various sizes and shapes available, contact manufacturer.

Height

Bespoke

Manufacturer guidance

Max. 3000mm height at 1.4m wide.

Warranty description

Guidance for specification option:

Dependent on specified finish and project location, consult manufacturer.

Uniclass

Pr_25_71_14_02 Aluminium cassette panelsPrimary

CAWS

H20/10 Sheet cladding

H92/120 Rainscreen cladding

H20/150 Sheet cladding (attached to metal support systems)

Product range

Architectural Façades

Specification data - Aluminium cassette panels

Alloy

-

Grade

Grade 1050, J57S and 55HX aluminium sheet.

Temper

T6.

Sheet thickness

3 mm.

Panel size

Guidance for specification option:

Insert requirements, bespoke to suit project requirements (maximum 3000 mm h x 1400 mm w without stiffeners).

Stiffeners

To suit project requirements and wind loads.

Finish

-

Material

Polyester powder coated.

Anodized.

Thickness

Manufacturer's standard.

Guidance for specification option:

Dependent on finish specified:

  • Polyester powder coated: 40 μm.

Colour

Guidance for specification option:

Available in RAL/BS standard colours.

Insert requirements.

Reaction to fire

-

Panel external face

A2 fire rating.

Guidance for specification option:

Minimum for all materials.

A1 fire rating.

Guidance for specification option:

Anodized finish only.

Panel internal face

As panel external face.

Perforations

Minimum 30 mm perforation size to avoid whistling at 40 mm triangular pitch.

Fastener

A2 stainless steel, with bi-metallic corrosion protection.

Brackets

s275 (or superior) mild steel.

Manufacturer guidance

Laser cut and folded to suit project location, wind loadings and tolerances.

Fixed directly to the structure with mechanical fixings.

Vertical support profiles

Maple Continuum™ mullions, mill finish.

Maple Continuum™ mullions, PPC finish to match facade.

Manufacturer guidance

Material: 6063 T6 aluminium.

Integral accessories

Returns, nominal 50 mm to form tray.

Panel configuration

Vertical.

Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials

No

Country of material origin

Europe

Country of product manufacture

United Kingdom

Material

Aluminium

Guidance for specification option:

Grade J57S, 5251 and 1050 aluminium sheet.

Recycled content

As defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021

95 %