QUARTERMILE EDINBURGH
In the heart of Edimburgh is located Quartermile, a cosmopolitan mix resulting from the conversion of old buildings and the construction of new luxury structures: apartments, caffetterie and shops in a privileged position in the center city, Quartermile is the new and more exciting residential address of the Scottish capital.
Quartermile is a combination of luxury, modernity and style.
Cafeterias, shops, offices find space in a dynamic and human-sized context.
Wood, metal and futuristic materials, combined with avant-garde architecture, make Quartermile one of the most interesting complexes in the United Kingdom.
The external cladding of the buildings was made with extruded Aluminum bars of 6063 alloy with a length of 7.5 m.
The bars had a dozen different geometries, each of which required a different setting of the galvanic bath.
Three different customized shades of gray were created, through the Interference Electrocoloring process, with chemical pre-treatment.
The Anodization has been certified by NECE in compliance with the English legislation which required the 25 μm class.
In addition to checking the thickness of the oxide layer, its resistance had to be verified by means of the so-called Clark Test and the coloring by means of a Spectrophotometer.
The processed product, which had to arrive directly on site, had to be perfect from an aesthetic point of view, so the bars were protected by applying a double-layer PVC film, resistant to UV rays.
COLORING: Interference Electrocoloring for 25 μm class
FINISH: in three different variations of custom gray
RAW MATERIAL USED: extruded slat in alloy 6063
DESIGNERS: Foster + Partners
PRIZES AND AWARDS:
• AWARDS HOUSE – Best Mixed Use Development – GOLD AWARD
• AWARDS HOUSE – Best Exterior Design – GOLD AWARD
• CASA AWARDS – Best Mixed Scherne – SILVER AWARD
• SCOTTISH AWARD – Mixed Use of the year
• BRITISH COUNCIL fo the OFFICE (BCO) – Regional Commercial Work Award (Quartermile One)