Corus Kalzip. (Specifier's Information).
The Deep, a dramatic project in Hull by Terry Farrell Terry Farrell may be: - Terry Farrell (actress), most famous for playing Jadzia Dax on
- Sir Terry Farrell (architect), known for designing the MI6 building at Vauxhall Cross in London
& Partners (AR April 1996), is roofed with a Kalzip aluminium standing seam roof. The four-storey wedge-shaped building houses an aquarium and Hull University's marine research department Sloping walls and roof rise up to a glazed observation point looking out to sea. The exposed position required highly durable external cladding materials. The roofing material -- Kalzip 400 stucco stucco (stŭk`ō), in architecture, a term loosely applied to various kinds of plasterwork, both exterior and interior. It now commonly refers to a plaster or cement used for the external coating of buildings, most frequently employed in embossed em·boss
tr.v. em·bossed, em·boss·ing, em·boss·es
1. To mold or carve in relief: emboss a design on a coin.
2. sheets of aluminium alloy Aluminium alloys or aluminum alloys are alloys of aluminium, often with copper, zinc, manganese, silicon, or magnesium. They are much lighter and more corrosion resistant than plain carbon steel, but not quite as corrosion resistant as pure aluminium. -- provides great longevity with minimum maintenance. Aluminium is non-corrosive and can resist exposure to wind-driven slat and sand.
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