At the heart of a £450m regeneration scheme is the Curve, which is said to be Slough’s premier cultural centre and is a development that houses new learning rooms as well as a public library, café, museum and performance venue. The Curve project went on to win the “Best Public Building” in the LABC Awards.
Metalline supplied a wide range of architectural aluminium fabrications on the project which featured a bespoke cladding system curved on plan and in section. The complex geometry involved to the north, east and west elevations meant that Metalline was involved from an early stage with contractors Colorminium, who took responsibility for the detailed design and delivery of the full building envelope.
Once Colorminium had specified its requirements for the project to Metalline, the architectural aluminium was supplied promptly and to the exact measurements and detailing.
The bespoke cladding system features a range of Metallineʼs curved and straight fascia panels, secret fix soffits and curved secret fix hook on rainscreen panels complete with welded studs to the rear and curved carrier system. All panels and soffits were finished in a polyester powder coated RAL 9006 metallic silver finish to give the building a modern and high quality appeal.
Metalline says that its aluminium rainscreen cladding has CWCT certification, which has provided architects and specifiers with limitless possibilities for their projects, enabling them to use unique and elegant rainscreen designs.
