PRODUCT SOLUTIONS

RAIN SCREEN CLADDING SOLUTIONS

EFFICIENCY, RATIONALITY AND AESTHETICS

The technique of ventilated façades is born from the demand to integrate three essential aspects of modern architecture: efficiency, rationality and aesthetics. Aspects that are conditioned by a new project conception where the importance of the image is implemented through a more conscious and attentive look, aimed at containing energy consumption and optimizing comfort.

The use of ventilated cladding in terracotta grants considerable advantages.

TRADITION

TERRAONE-TERRABRICK-TERRAFLAT

THE LENGTH IS ADJUSTABLE, REDUCED WEIGHT, CLAD SURFACE RESISTANT.

TERRAONE IS THE FIRST TERRACOTTA PROFILE EXTRUDED SPECIFICALLY FOR A FAÇADE APPLICATION, DEVELOPED AT “IL PALAGIO“ IN 1991 IN COLLABORATION WITH ARCHITECT CRISTIANO TORALDO DI FRANCIA.

TERRAFLAT AND TERRABRICK ARE A SINGLE EXTRUDED HOLLOW TERRACOTTA PANEL, SUITABLE FOR THE CLADDING OF STANDARD FAÇADES WITH MEDIUM AND SMALL-SIZED TILES.

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MODERN

TERRAMODUS

TERRAMODUS IS A SINGLE EXTRUDED, HOLLOW TERRACOTTA PANEL, PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR THE CLADDING OF LARGE AREAS.

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BAGUETTES

TerraSHADE is a louver element realized for screenings and sunshades.

It is assembled by inserting metal profiles into the internal hole obtained by extrusion.

The dimensions of the tubular elements have been designed to produce different patterns of light and shade.

TERRASHADE can be combined with other terracotta tiles such as TerraBrick creating interesting alternating surfaces on the building’s façade.

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TERRASOUND

AESTHETICS AND ENERGETIC AND ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES AT THE SAME TIME: TODAY IT IS POSSIBLE TO COMBINE THESE IMPORTANT ASPECTS IN CLADDING.

Thanks to the collaboration with the University of Studies of Florence, sound absorbing panels and louvers have been designed and produced.

The terracotta panels can assume an acoustic value thanks to the realization of a series of cavities which allow the sound wave to dissipate its energy into heat, and consequently granting rilevant sound absorbing characteristics. The performance of acoustic absorption can be further improved through the insertion of fibrous material into the cavity, increasing the maximum sound absorption at frequencies close to those of resonance.Experimental research has also led to the use of sound-absorbing clay panels for the acoustic correction in auditoriums or concert halls.

In particular the use of sound absorbing clay panels such as louver elements, if properly dimensioned, can provide a significant improvement of sound insulation from outside noises, protecting at the same time the interiors even with open windows, especially on the higher floors of the building.

BESPOKE PRODUCTION

The terracotta profiles described before represent a selection of elements already produced for years by Palagio and installed in many parts of the world; they have been chosen as materials on which to base our standard extrusion due to their functional and aesthetic characteristics and with regard to production aspects.

On the other hand this table is nothing more than the base of a work in progress, to which the Architect can refer to when designing the cladding element for his project; customized cladding elements can thus be designed and developed upon request and in collaboration with Palagio technicians, who are in charge of verifying the production and installation feasibilities and to study the most suitable solution.

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