Ductal® Platform Basket - Cladding Panels
PLATFORM BASKET - CLADDING PANELS
PLATFORM BASKET - CLADDING PANELS
The facade of the new office building housing Platform Basket S.R.L in Poviglio, Italy is decked out in Ductal®. The installation of 380 m 2 of 15 mm thick sand-colored panels lasted 15 days.
Aiming to combine both style and efficiency, the contractor and the architect both opted for an External Thermal Insulation system with ventilated cladding. In the design, the architect decided to pair two different materials: Corten steel and Ductal® as well as a 10-cm layer of mineral wool to insulate the building.
INFORMATION
PRODUCTION
Made in Italy
FORMAT
Panels
PROPERTIES
Thermal Insulation
COLORS
Customizable
SIZE
Up to 1.2 x 3.6 m
CERTIFICATION
French ATEx
USE
Rainscreen Cladding Systems
THICKNESS
380 m 2 of 15 mm
BRAND
Ductal®
ARCHITECT
Lauro Sacchetti Associati
APPLICATIONS
- Residential
- Hotels and Corporate
- Educational and Retail
- Healthcare
- Collective Housing
CHARACTERISTICS
- Fire Resistant
- Low Porosity
- Strong and Impact Resistant
- Ductile
- Low Maintenance
- Manufactured UHPFRC (Ultra High Performance Fibers Reinforced Concrete) panels
OPTIMIZATION
Originally designed in (GFRC) glass fiber reinforced concrete, the architect decided to shift to Ductal® cladding panels for two simple reasons: durability and a wider range of customization options for the façade. The aesthetic and mechanical durability, promised over the project’s entire life cycle, are what convinced the contracting client to go with Ductal® Cladding.In fact, at a cost comparable to GFRC, Ductal® panels delivered much more freedom in terms of design by offering larger panels of smaller thickness.
ADVANTAGES
-Easy Maintenance -Fire resistant: A1 and A2s1d0. -An entire height up to 3,6 m can be covered with a single Ductal Panel. -Ductal®’s self-consolidating behavior and fine-grained texture results in a surface finish that replicates mold materials with the greatest precision.