Over the past month, the exterior of our new centre for eye care, research, and education has started to take shape!
The outer part of the building, know as the façade, is made up of a mixture of aluminium, glazing, ribbed terracotta panels with bronze anodised fins.
The panels are manufactured offsite in the Netherlands and installed as complete ‘unitised’ panels.
Last year different options were tested with the Oriel advisory group which includes staff, patients and sight loss charity partner representatives. Feedback from the group helped to select an alternative façade material with less glare and reflection which can be problematic for people with sight loss.
Watch a short video (30 seconds) of a façade panel being installed: