Ceramic

Located at the corner of 4th Street and Civic Center Drive in Santa Monica, the 20,000 sq.ft. Santa Monica Early Childhood Lab School is scheduled to open in Summer or Fall 2021. Designed by Carde Ten Architects, the Lab School is a valuable new community aid for early learning in Santa Monica. The project encompasses three buildings: a 2-story Administration Building, a 1-story Infant Toddler Building composed of childcare classrooms and a 1-story Preschool Building with multiple classrooms for preschool children. The project is expected to receive LEED Gold Certification. ECO Cladding provided a concealed fastened approach for the ceramic panel subframing using the Alpha Vci.40 Concealed System. The undercut anchors provided the visual aesthetic that the design team envisioned and the variable bracket depths provided flexibility for the building’s thermal performance.

SMMA has created another award-winning high school. For this project, Ceramic5 porcelain-stone panels with an Alpha Hci.13 subframing system were selected to emulate natural stone. The textured Fundermax  high-pressure laminate (HPL) panels, installed using an Alpha Vci.10 subframing system, are weather-resistant and incorporate a full range of colors across the building without concerns of a repeated pattern. Various brick masonry serves to anchor the base of the building, along with contemporary windows. The adjustable Alpha Vci.10 subframing was used to allow for ample space for insulation and features. 

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Boulder's Twenty Ninth Street now boasts a striking rainscreen example in the Embassy Suites Hotel designed by Johnson Nathan Strohe Architects (JNS) of Denver, CO. The design of this new Embassy Suites Hotel was creatively coordinated to complement Boulder's international appeal.

A thermally efficient Ceramic5 rainscreen using our Hci.20 system was incorporated for the exterior facade, as well as a rugged ceramic stone veneer.  The facade echos the colors and textures of the surrounding mountain ranges, while providing a cost-effective and high-traffic performance material. 

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Collins Woerman of Seattle incorporated two rainscreen materials for this striking visitor's center facade. Terracotta and porcelain stone rainscreen cladding panels were used to create an energy-efficient exterior facade.  As you approach the building, the roof's dramatic lines create a memorable impression for the entire building. The terracotta and ceramic porcelain panels are supported using an integrated subframing solution from ECO Cladding.

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This stunning environmentally-friendly depot by RNL Design incorporated Ceramic5 porcelain ceramic rainscreen panels in a metallic finish to enhance the clean design lines of Transpo Center. Buses from all over the city come here to nest - but so do birds of all kinds, due the wonderful use of bird-friendly landscaping.  Using 2'x4' panels and an ECO Cladding Hci.20 System, RNL Design was able to create a facade with scalability for the entire neighborhood to enjoy.