Winners of the best
commercial workplace award for the South of England, Unit 25 Cambridge Science
Park is a state of the art facility providing laboratories and office space for
Bio tech and Med Tech companies.
This BREEAM Good
facility was built by SDC and features an external façade of glass, metallic
panels and fins for solar shading.
At each corner of
the building a chamfered picture frame feature of curtain walling and panels,
adds to the modern design.
Metalline who
manufacture a range of architectural fabrications worked closely with MTW
Architectural the specialist façade contractor to ensure that all materials
were delivered on time and to exact specification.
They supplied in
excess of 1000m2 of A2 Ultima
insulated panels, Unity interlocking rainscreen panels, interlocking soffits,
copings, pressings and cills for the project.
The picture frame
finish to the corners of the building were finished in a slate grey polyester
powder coating.
The horizontal
rainscreen panels used to break up the expanse of glass shown on the front of
the building were finished in tiger drylac 068/70764 PPC. This finish mimics an
anodised finish and features on all four sides of the building.
