Product Briefs: Cladding
New designs add visual interest and durability to building exteriors.
Posted: January 1, 2016
NaturaStone Engineered Quartz
Made from a mixture of natural quartz and high-performance acrylic polymer, this non-porous material is UV-stable; it is also extremely resistant to heat, scratching, staining, and impact, and comes in 32 colors.
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Columbus Museum of Art Extension
Pre-patinated copper panels treated with a proprietary Zahner finish cover the second-story exterior of the Columbus Museum of Art’s new Margaret M. Walter Wing. Local architects DesignGroup created a custom pattern for the rainscreen, recessing LED fixtures by Philips behind sections of the cladding and then covering the openings with frosted acrylic panels.
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Cascade
Featuring soft curves and angular slopes, the Cascade system of single-skin metal panels offers architects the ability to add shadow play to a building’s exterior. Nine new profiles, which may be hung horizontally or vertically, expand the options. Each features concealed fasteners and common-lock joints that allow it to be mixed and matched for a seamless look.
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Lanier
Named after Lanier Lake in Georgia, this stainless-steel architectural mesh has a standard 50% open area that can be expanded by removing wires as the pattern repeats. It’s suitable for interior partitions, solar shading, and exterior facades (such as on the Georgia BioScience Training Center, pictured) and can be woven into panels up to 100 feet high.
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ZAM Coating
Comprising zinc, aluminum, and magnesium, ZAM extends the life-span of galvanized steel, protecting it against corrosion. The Wheeling-Nisshin coating, which eliminates the need for post-dip galvanizing, is available in North America only on Knight Wall Systems products, including the HCI attachment system, shown.
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