Facade Soluations
Facade, the french meaning of the word Face with our meaning of the word being the face of a building structure. Along with structural stability, space utilisation and energy efficiency, facades and their designs not only bring many benefits to a structure new or old regarding construction guideline but give a personality to any building.
Facade Materials
The materials for your desired facade system are a avery important aspect when choosing the right facade system for your structure. From a warm, welcoming house facade to a wooden structure of a forest resort or maybe even a glass frontage of corporate head office, the choice of materials depends entirely of the desired end usage or purpose of the building itself. For example, a glass facade would be preferred for most restaurants to give the potential customers a glimpse of the nice elegant atmosphere, therefore enticing the more people to be inclined to come in the restaurant.
When choosing a facade for building of that of a business, appearance is everything, as a consumer the building which you are most likely to enter is the one that gives the most welcoming feel, therefore a good looking facade system contributes towards making any business profitable.
The rule applies with any building or structure, first impressions are everything whether it be a house facade or commercial facade. The complex method of designing and execution of a facade system is an important aspect of building design and construction, throughout the past few years the use of facade systems has developed beyond the conventional purposes, with people even using facade systems to generate electricity using solar panels.
Facade Designs
The basic engineering involved in the preliminary facade design is give and provide and all round view of the requirements for a structure. Taking in to consideration budget allocation, the main purpose behind the design and various legal and safety requirements All Facades UK Ltd covers all of these bases. The first point we take in to consideration is clearly defining the purpose that the facade system would serve, then move on to look at the performance of the system with respect to what the structure is for and make sure all criteria is met with in the facade system. We then look at budget, timeline and the amount of labour required to carry out the construction phase.
At All Facades UK Ltd we make sure these steps are set in place to create a clear and efficient map that is agreed upon to make the project run smooth as possible. These plans can always be revisited at the clients choice, when ever there is a question or doubt during the process, we are always on hand to put your mind at ease and make any adjustments that may be required.
Detailed facade designs include collaboration with both us at All Facades UK Ltd, the architects and the clients, this also may result in us working closely with developers, suppliers and the manufacturers of various specialities. Aside from this the detailed design plans will include all information needed by the client, cost, materials, labour etc.
Facade Designing for Better Functionality
As discussed above the most desired Facade systems by restaurants, shopping centers and complexes are glass or transparent fibre glass facade systems. The reasoning behind the popularity of the glass facade systems to these industries is to help an outsiders and future customers be able to see in to a happy satisfied atmosphere, making them more likely to go inside, this is the same regarding shopping centers as the consumer can see inside at whats available on show. While these are some practical ways, facades of places like theme parks or huge ornate gates of big public places are examples of how attractive facades get more people to enter the required area.
Many building in recent year require the use of mirrored glass or reflected facade systems as it also serves a very practical service for a lot of businesses. Many businesses require a certain or strict amount of privacy such as banks, therefore these facade systems can help meet certain legal requirements. This does not just apply to banks or financial business buildings, there are many other organisations that put privacy at one of their highest policies. If glass effect facade systems are not preferred then they’re are many alternatives such as steel, carved cement, stained glass and solid marble.
With the popularity of window shopping ever growing, some facade systems can also serve the purpose of showcasing the latest products such as fashion and trends. With customers just tending to browse past showcase facades at the products on show, transparent facades can also lure more customers to the shop, therefore help generate more sales.
With most of the high street offering the same products and services, the question you ask yourself as a salesman is how does one stand out from the rest? The first point of interactions from customers and consumers to your business is the facade, a unique and different looking facade can ensure you can set your business aside from the rest.
Building Facades and rooftops are two prime ares in which the generation of electricity can be provided via solar panels. This method to provide a green source of power can reduce any establishments expenditure on electricity bills, along with this it help reduce the carbon footprint. This method doesn’t apply to building and structures in cooler clients, as they are made for purpose of receiving maximum sunlight that can come through the front. The differentiation of enough natural sunlight effects expenditure on heating and lighting, it is for this reason the facade design needs to meet the criteria of the buildings surroundings.
With the meaning of facades being face is no surprise, as the design of the facades have a lot of significance but not only in appearance. from cutting down costs to increasing revenue, sometimes a facade system put well in place can cover up flaws of a poorly constructed building, these flaw may occur when planning the renovation of older structures. At All Facades UK Ltd, from basic planning to eventual execution, a structures facade system is an important process which needs to be carried out with the upmost care and consideration.