Example 01: Steel Skeleton Construction / Stainless Steel Clip-On Panel Facade Structure and shell as a valuable investment
A real investment: stainless steel clip-on panels envelop a steel framework with trap ezoidal sheet floors and roof. The high-priced, long-lasting and valuable materials are completely recyclable with no loss in quality after dismantling, and therefore represent a moneyback guarantee. The pitched roof and the facade are fitted with the same rear-ventilated system. Rain gutters and downpipes are hidden so that the reductionist angularity of the building cubage remains undisturbed. The material and the grid-like pattern of the shell intensify the disciplined appearance of the exterior. On the inside, a very different effect is achieved: the walls and ceilings are lined with old coffee sacks, likewise detachably fastened in panel form. The printing on the jute attests to the panels’ use all over the world. The mastic asphalt screed is dark; the polish on its surface brings out the little speckles of the light-coloured aggregates. Recyclable and spread over valuable copper pipes, it represents a perfect urban-mining building component. Thanks to its frost-proof and moisture-resistant properties it is also used on the balcony. As is often the case in steel skeleton structures, solid structural timber (KVH) and wood composite panels serve as a secondary construction. 138