Location

Bordeaux (33)

 

Architect

Lipsky + Rollet Architects

 

Product

Light Wave panel

 

Material

Champagne anodized aluminum

 

Date

2019

 

Category

SUNSHADE

 

About the project

The architect wanted a clean, striking cladding for this complex of offices (Vinci regional headquarters), student residence and shops, in order to integrate the building into the site of the former abattoirs on Quai Paludate, between the traditional stalls and the monumental Méca (Maison de l'Economie Créative et de la Culture en Nouvelle Aquitaine).

To clad the building, the architect opted for Light Wage corrugated expanded metal panels, mounted on an angle frame. This type of solution makes it possible to use relatively large elements on a minimal load-bearing structure.

The density of the mesh allowed us to restore the pale gold (champagne) hue obtained by anodizing, while at the same time acting as a sunshade against the openings.

 

Photos: Afracom