Farnborough Airport Case Study
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| Products Used |
Kalzip Roll |
| Project |
Airport Hangars and Air Traffic Control Tower |
| Client |
TAG Aviation |
| Main Contractor |
Bovis Lend Lease |
| Sub Contractor |
Isec Industrial Linings |
| Architect |
REID Architecture |
| Knauf Insulation Manager |
Phil Rigby |
| “Due to the nature of the design, it was important
that the roof was as impressive as the elevations that can be
viewed at ground level, and Kalzip is the only system that can
achieve this. We have worked closely with Knauf Insulation to
create this unique product, and the inclusion of Kalzip Roll
ensures that this is not only an aesthetically impressive building,
but also one that will protect the planes from the elements. Kalzip
Roll is a very versatile insulation solution which boasts an A1
fire classification and is available in a number of different
lambda values – making it perfect for Kalzip.”- Dave Cottrell,
Technical Director at Corus |
Challenge
The transformation
of Farnborough airport was a £45m development by TAG Aviation who
were determined to establish Farnborough as the UK’s leading
airport for business aviation. Decisions were made to depart from
the traditional box shaped design whilst still providing a space
large enough to house 6 Boeing business jets or Airbus corporate
jets.
The proposed design included a sweeping Kalzip roof spanning each
of the 3 connected bays of the building which is 290 metres long,
45 metres deep and 22 metres high at the apex of each bay.
The nature of the design had to ensure the building would be free
from corrosion, had excellent acoustic properties due to the high
level of anticipated noise within the development and would perform
thermally too.
Solution
More than
1,350m2 of Knauf Insulation’s Kalzip roll was used in
the curvaceous roof – the naturally curved sheets being roll-formed
on site to give a continuous 45m sheet length across each bay.
Kalzip Roll was also used on the roof of the air traffic control
tower and in the 4,000m2 terminal building which also
accommodates TAG’s corporate offices.
Kalzip Roll is a flexible, lightweight and resilient glass mineral
wool insulation which is used within the Corus Kalzip system to
produce award-winning architectural designs and provides solutions
for the entire external envelope of the building including roof,
walls, ventilation systems, solar shading and all essential
fabricated components. Knauf Insulation is the only manufacturer to
produce Kalzip Roll insulation for Kalzip’s innovative aluminium
roof and wall cladding system which can be precisely engineered to
meet the complex and rigorous requirements of the most challenging
buildings. This is particularly important where concerns may
include corrosion, noise absorption, thermal performance or
condensation control.
To achieve similar results with other twin skin profiled metal
cladding systems and standing seam roofs, Knauf Insulation’s Crown
FactoryClad can be used for the thermal and acoustic insulation of
roofs and walls. Crown FactoryClad is manufactured 1200mm wide to
suit commonly used rail and bracket systems and in long lengths
with the same properties as Kalzip Roll.
