College piece
LouvreSol Specialist Projects has completed a stepped solar shading installation on a new project for the West Cheshire College.
The new building at Ellesmere Port Campus uses stepped solar shading to the main east and south elevations. This approach breaks up the traditional horizontal banding often associated with solar shading. The completed installation gives the facade a smooth textured appearance whilst protecting the large atrium from solar gain.
In order to reduce structural requirements on the curtain wall mullions, the horizontal solar shading cassettes have been suspended by connecting rods from the feature roof. The introduction of this vertical element also helps to create the textured appearance by again taking the eye away from the horizontal nature of solar shading.
The finish on the solar shading is natural anodised aluminium which matches the curtain wall system and offers a long lasting finish which will not fade or wear.
