This week, we’re talking tech with 3A Composites USA, manufacturer of ALUCOBOND®, aluminum composite material. We’re diving into the most common offerings of Metal Composite Material (MCM), and the differences between them. For the architectural market, there are two panel choices, 4mm and 6mm, but 4mm has become the industry standard and it’s the thickness offered by all manufacturers. You may be thinking thicker is better, but that’s not necessarily the case here. Click below for an in-depth historical overview of MCM, the discussion among fabricators, manufacturers and installers, and finally, common misconceptions.
MillerClapperton has some thoughts on 6mm as well. We recommend you check out Episode 5 of ‘Ask the Panel Guys’ as panel expert and president, Zeke Miller, shares both the positives and negatives when it comes to selecting panel thickness.
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Location: New York, NY
Product: Equitone (Fiber Cement)
General Contractor: Plaza Construction
Architect: HOK Hellmuth
60 Charlton Street in Manhattan is undergoing a transformation, which includes vertically enlarging the existing six story building into a twleve story, Class A, boutique office building. The square footage will increase from 50,000 to 98,000 square feet and plans include an outdoor terrace space for the 11th and 12th floors. The ground floor will also be converted to retail space and the lobby will be relocated to Charlton Street. For this project, MillerClapperton is fabricating 2,462 square feet of Fiber Cement with a total of more than 700 panels.
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We have a unique perspective on projects as one of the last subcontractors on a job site. It’s like putting the icing on the cake when a building takes on its new exterior. We often see a project in all of its stages and it’s a rewarding process to be able to take 3D scans of the substrate and translate that into the panels that will adorn a facade for decades and potentially transform skylines. In a new photography series titled Non-Structures, architect Francisco Ibanez Hantke, focuses on London’s urban regeneration, and captures its various moments of ruins, planning, process, and eventually complete architecture.
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If the upcoming holiday season involves travel, we have a few cities and sites worth visiting. Closer to home, there’s 23 buildings you shouldn’t miss in Chicago here, and if you’re lucky, you can still visit the Chicago Architecture Biennial through January 5th. Across the Pacific, Architectural Digest explores the changing skylines of China with some of the most innovative buildings of the past 15 years. A new book titled Beautified China by Kris Provost, highlights his travels to 16 cities and gives a broad overview of the country’s architectural treasures. Or, you can view ArchDaily’s Bangkok City Guide here. |
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Recommendation: An Interview with TED Founder and Architect, Richard Saul Wurman
Produced By: ArchDaily
Richard Saul Wurman may be most well known as the creator of the highly-acclaimed TED Conference, which he founded in 1984, but he is also recognized as one of the most influential architects of our time. Throughout his life, Wurman has pursued the misunderstoood, the unknown, and the unexplored; his passions and explorations extending far beyond his profession. ArchDaily interviews Richard Saul Wurman about his life and his views on architecture, and investigates the byproducts of his many careers.
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