Catch my eye

Of all the senses, sight is perhaps the most important, as it is the primary way in which we form our impression of the world around us. A building with visual impact is one that is likely to be remembered for a long time. The facade of Te Awa, The Base, with its bold tri-colour pattern, which incorporates themes and culturally significant attributes of the local iwi, Waikato-Tainui, provides this.

Jan Gouws, director of Alcopanel, was charged with turning the architect's vision into reality. "Following standard procedure for our company, we prepared shop drawings before visiting the site to carry out a three-dimensional measurement survey. This was the fastest and easiest way of dealing with this project, as we only had two weeks to fabricate the panels before installation."

Further compounding the challenge of the project was the intricate nature of the facade with its differently shaped panels.

"Obviously, rectangular panels of the same dimension would have greatly increased the ease of production, but with our cutting-edge technology we were able to achieve precision fabrication of great accuracy," says Gouws. "As well as the standard Alcopanel colours of 209 White and 100 Black, we provided panels in a custom ruby shade the result is a visually pleasing juxtaposition."

Alcopanel offers excellent colour uniformity as well as lightness and rigidity, and superior flatness and corrosion resistance, making it an ideal product for any exterior surface.

ALCOPANEL NZ LTD

PO Box 303388, North Harbour, Auckland 0751Phone (09) 912 2242 Fax (09) 916 0982www.alcopanel.co.nz jan@alcopanel.co.nz

Story by: Trendsideas