Powdertech bespoke powder coating for Chapter Living

The blue shades, formally in the glass, could be replicated within areas of the rainscreen façade and spandrel panels across the accommodation blocks by high gloss polyester powder coating in those shades.

Powdertech was sent shards of blue glass from the old windows, to match with a powder coating both in shade and gloss level. Working in close contact with the client Powdertech directed one of its powder manufacturers to make two unique shades of blue to match the old glass in both colour and gloss. The spandrel panel systems for the facade were manufactured and supplied by Metalline Architectural Fabrications. Powdertech coated 4500 sq m of metal, made up of aluminium spandrel panels of sizes ranging from 350mm by 2.5 m to a larger size of 900mm by 4.5 m.

The non-combustible cladding panels are designed to help prevent fire damage quickly and easily spreading as part of the system. They perform to technical criteria, sound insulation and thermal performance and reduce environmental issues. Powdertech’s powder coatings and application techniques all conform to reaction to fire rating A2-s1,d0, thus contributing to the fire safety of the panels.