Polycarbonate Facade

Plastic Waste Recycled Product

Year : 2022

Team: Michael Kevin Lewi, Thefen Liuwendy, Mely Indah, Mharlinda Puspa Dewi

Polycarbonate Facade utilizes 1 mm thick polycarbonate waste which is flexible and easy to bend. This waste is easy to find as a used material for covering fences and partitions, especially exteriors with various types of colors. Uncertain consumer needs often produce a lot of polycarbonate waste of various sizes. In response, polycarbonate of various colors and sizes is cut into small pieces and lengthwise to maximize the use of the remaining waste.

Using weaving technique by combining polycarbonate color and the frame pattern of the facade structure. Polycarbonate is cut lengthwise with a thickness of 5 cm and woven on the facade frame. At each end of the joint the polycarbonate webbing is nailed to the wooden frame to keep the webbing in place. The faade frame is made of used wooden battens with a 1 x 2 cm profile arranged with a distance of 10 to 20 cm vertically and horizontally.

The repetition of the wicker creates pattern as a reflection of shadows. The choice and combination of material colors will also improve the quality of the space in the building that is exposed to shadows from the facade.