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Technology Building in Leuven / de Jong Gortemaker Algra

05:40 10 August in Architecture, Education-Professional
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08-09-2017:ArchDaily;From the first floor upwards, perimeter walls are closed with externally insulated precast concrete components. The thermally insulated panels are finished with black acrylic lining. In front of those, an aluminium subframe supports 600 millimetre deep fibre cement vanes. The secondary façade serves as an additional layer of thermal protection and a shield from rainwater and sunlight. Just as importantly though, and given its form and colour, it is the material that lends the building’s exterior its attractive appearance. The vanes in front of the closed exterior walls have been mounted at a pitch of 30 degrees from the vertical;Modern Design...Read More!

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