Elegance 72

Unitised Curtain Wall

Sapa Building System

Elegance 72 is a unitised curtain walling system that brings together the benefits of factory production control and speed of installation on site. Modular units are manufactured including glazed units in workshop conditions, where quality can be strictly controlled. The fixing lugs are built into the perimeter, ensuring ease of handling during transportation and arrival on site.

Fitting the modular panels into place takes far less time than constructing a traditional stick-build system and, for installations where scaffolding is unavailable or impractical, cranes can be used to hoist the panels into position quickly, efficiently and above all safely Elegance 72 can incorporate windows and doors from the Sapa Building System range, as well as Elegance SC Solar Control and solar power generation through our Building Integrated Photovoltaic system, thus providing a complete faade solution for any building type or style. Elegance 72 unitized curtain walling allows efficient Floor to Floor facades refurbishments, offering a fast and thermally efficient solution while keeping disruption at minimal level for all the building users.

Production Modular units are manufactured including glazing units in the factory. This ensures an optimized: - Production process - Labor cost - Maximal control on quality - No influence of the weather. Fast glazing without screwing by using the different external glazing beads.

Off site manufacturing Sealing gaskets: two levels of gaskets run continuously along the top of the frame.

Installation Frames are fitted one floor level at a time The units are craned or winched into position and secured from the inside of the building, reducing costs and encouraging safer working conditions Dry connections between dilatation gasket for water tightness up to 1500 Pa. The storage of cladding materials and glass handling on site can be completely eliminated - a major advantage for constrained city centre sites Significantly improved quality and performance because the faade panels are completed off-site in a controlled factory environment. Lifting & Lining plates: Fitted to top corner of frame to allow for lifting during transport and installation.

Extreme weather performances The Elegance 72 is able to accept tolerances and movements caused by thermal expansion and building structure movements by wind and seismic loads, without compromising the weather performance. The nominal width of dilatation is vertical 10 mm and horizontal up to 22 mm, depending on the type of gaskets and frame profiles. Zone drainage, where each pane acts as an individual self draining unit. Fully drained and pressure equalized for optimal weather performance. The international test institute had never gone to 1500 Pa on a static water test before. Weather resistance: A4 (EN 12152); R1500 (EN 12154); 2400 Pa (EN 13116) Installation: frames are fitted one floor level at a time. On site speed and safety

Cost Effective There are cost savings on site preliminaries and scaffolding The option of standardisation for economies of scale and material optimisation Faster programme times leading to earlier occupation and a faster return on investment for the developer Construction is less affected by inclement weather More efficient control of materials, including less wastage, loss and damage The faade panels are manufactured off-site and craned into position, making this a highly efficient solution where site access is restricted.

Freedom in design A wide range of decorative cover caps (bull nose, rectangular, airofoil, etc) gives the freedom to design visually interesting glazing By combining different cover caps for horizontal and vertical applications, a wide diversity of external features is possible Several designer mullions are available for internal design features Mullions and transoms can be flush at the inside or can be specifically different to emphasis the vertical design complementing the total building design Several situations such as 90 angle mullions or variable angles have been designed with a minimal use of material, allowing slim sightlines By using the various designer mullions/transoms possibilities, in combination with the extensive colour range, the different options are practically unlimited. Suitable for both new build and refurbishment. Elegance 72 is compatible with Elegance 52, all profiles of Elegance 52 can be used as internal mullions and transoms. The system is available in structurally glazed aluminium and structurally clamped aluminium. Horizontal or vertical lining are also part of the offer.

Custom made For every project the SBS expert team can optimize the building blocks in order to have the most efficient solution. The well proven core of the E72 system will be the base for all possible design and technical requirements

Project support Sapa Building Systems experienced project Team will advise you on the best product solutions We can help you with pricing, strength calculations, building connections, thermal simulations, etc Specific project solutions can be developed Samples, catalogues, technical specifications and digital drawings are available.

Energy Elegance 72 offers the highest standard of thermal insulation thanks to the combination of the 28 or 36mm polyamide strips and the specially developed gaskets as shown in detail. Elegance 72 can accept glass and panels depths from 6 to 50 mm. The high thermal performance level improves the overall building insulation, leading to a lower total energy consumption, thereby helping our environment.

Finishes Over 400 powder coated paint colours in matt, gloss or satin. Unique wood effect, textured and textured metallic ranges are available Anodised finish is also an option Accessories can be supplied in corresponding colours to match the profiles It is possible to have bi-colour finishes, so that the external finish does not dictate the internal colour Our surface finishes meet the highest standards of Qualocoat or Qualanod

Environment All Sapa Building Systems profiles are easily cleaned Aluminium does not rust, rot or tear and the shape does not deform Aluminium is a green product, which can be recycled infinitely without quality loss

Testing In order to ensure confidence amongst specifiers and contractors, Sapa Building System has carried out a full test procedure to EN and CWCT Standards. The results were so good that even the international testing institute Taylor Woodrow, at that time, had gone to 1500 Pa on a static water test before.

Technical University, Bratislava (Slovakia)

Floor to floor renovation Client: Civil Engineering Faculty Architect: Prof. Anton Puskar Contractor: INGSTEEL Fabrication: Ingsteel-Al, Fenestra-Sk Installation:Fenestra-Sk The Elegance 72 unitized system was selected for the overall refurbishment of the Residence of the Civil Engineering Faculty owned by Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (Slovakia). Sapa Building System provided a unitized solution with unique adapted designs. Single and double skin curtain walling facades were used on this project, with the following boundary conditions: Internal frame based on window-principle curtain wall (glazed form inside) Max dimensions of a single unit: 1.5 x ~3.8m Ventilated area between internal and external skin (wire mesh removable / changeable from inside) Distance between internal and external skin: from 180 to 300mm

Sapa meets project requirements Within a short period of time, the new system was ready to be delivered. Alongside the regular Elegance 72 version, several new profiles were specifically designed. The curtain wall was equipped with ventilated units, the pictures below explain the principle. Each unit is ventilated separately using natural stack effect between outer and inner skin.

Benefits of the refurbishment with Elegance 72 Floor to Floor refurbishment offering minimal disruption for the building user Specific thermal features reduce exploitation costs in cooling as in heating seasons External layer of glass buffers wind blows improving windows operability and natural ventilation Effective noise reduction in urban settings The 3000 m2 of curtain walling facades were installed within 12 months from the first conceptual drawings. Units fabrication in the workshop.

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Headquarters of Co-op Group, Manchester

Double skin project Client: Co-operative Group Architect: 3DReid, Manchester Contractor: Waagner Biro Stahlbau Fabrication: Alu-Sommer / Alufe Highly sustainable new headquarters for the Cooperative Group in Manchester city centre. At 500,000 sq.ft (46,500m), this is the largest commercial office building in Manchester and the highest scoring BREEAM Outstanding office in the UK, setting a new national benchmark in sustainable design within the commercial sector. The project was designed using the latest BIM (Building Information Modelling) software and techniques.

Sapa meets project requirements According to the project requirements, Sapa Building System offered the Elegance 72 solution. Project requirements were as follows: external skin inclined (up to 5th level) and sloped (above the 6th level) on toroid plan units of external skin in the parallelogram shape every vertical mullion is under angle in two directions every piece surface is a 3D element Within 6 months after assignment the new system was ready to be delivered and the system passed successfully all required weather performance tests. The project covers 2 x 15,000 m of curtain walling facades (inner & outer skin).

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Varyap Meridian, Istanbul

High rise large scale project Architect: RMJM Developer: Varyap Fabricator: Denix Aluminium Sapa Building System meets project requirements For this particular project, the curtain wall had to match the requirements for weather and other elements challenging the city of Istanbul. Project required for the building a panel system which would be durable in earthquakes. Moreover seeing the high-rise building, the curtain wall system must be proved in very specific features on higher winds, water tightness, air pressure values, system opening and security.

Unitised Curtain Walling system Elegance 72 For the whole project (6 buildings of a height between 20 and 61 storeys) 100000m of aluminium elements were fabricated, delivered and installed at the building site. IT outwards opening windows were fitted as a project solution to the Elegance 72 curtain walling system. Achieved performance levels, confirmed by test reports: water tightness: 1200 Pa , wind resistance: 3000 Pa (safety: 4500 Pa), earthquake seismic movement tests according to AAMA 501.4-09. IT window Transom

Horizontal frame

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Horizontal lining and RC3 burglary resistance Project: Sylvius, Leiden Netherlands

High rise tower, with parts in structural glazing Project: Spine Tower, Istanbul Turkey

Applications

Dimensions Min. sightline Min. sightline transom Min. sightline inward opening window Min. sightline outward opening window Profile depth element Max. size element (width x height) 72 mm 52 / 72 mm 161 mm 130 mm 85 - 177 mm (adaptable to project requirements) 1500 x 4000 mm (single unit) 2400 x 4000 mm (double unit) ; adaptable to project requirements

Glazing Rebate height Infill thickness 36 mm strip Infill thickness 28 mm strip Glazing method 21 mm 6 - 50 mm 6 - 38 mm dry glazed with EPDM gaskets or silicon

Performances* Thermal insulation 1,7 W/mK Ut 3,1 W/mK 1,9 W/mK Um 3,4 W/mK A4 R1500 3000 Pa (4500 Pa wind safety) RC3 E5 EN ISO 10077-2 EN ISO 10077-2 EN 12152 EN 12154 EN 13116 EN 1627: 2011 EN 14019 Air permeability Water tightness Wind resistance, security test Burglar resistance Impact resist

This information is an indication. For more information, please consult your local Sapa Building System branch. 14

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Sapa Building System, is one of the largest suppliers of aluminium building systems in Europe and is part of the Swedish group Sapa. The core business is the development and distribution of aluminium profile systems. Sapa Building System aims for well-developed systems and project solutions offering a tangible added value to fabricators, architects, investors and home-owners.

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