Great Northern Way Pavilion

KPS is proud to have developed the exterior panel system for the facade of the pavilion.  The Architect’s design intent included a series of over-lapping tiles that would follow and compliment the curvilinear nature of the building.  This was a difficult task as standard wall and roofing methods would not work well.  KPS designed and engineered a custom aluminum composite material wall tile system that was not only installed with an expert level of craftsmanship, but also provides a high performance rainscreen.  The specialty finish is a colour shifting custom Spectra red that uniquely reacts with the ambient light conditions.

The wall tiles used on the façade are fabricated using 4mm FR ACM manufactured by AlucobondUSA.  One of the greatest qualities of this material is its ability to remain flat and true without ‘oil-canning’.  A traditional roofing approach to this project would likely have employed the use of a very light gauge single skin sheet metal.  This undoubtedly would have resulted in a much less refined appearance with undesirable surface undulation of the metal.

On site, conventional scaffolding was used but this did not provide full access to all areas.  KPS sourced an anti-slip material that allowed our workers to walk on previously installed tiles.  The workers were tethered with fall protection, but the anti-slip mats protected the tiles from being scratched while preventing the workers from slipping on the tiles.

The end result was a great success and the building has already been featured in international architectural periodicals such as Azure magazine.  The Pavilion will serve as commercial space with food service to the neighborhood, and in particular, to the students attending the various educational institutions in the surrounding area.