Terracotta products are one of the most beautiful and long-lasting materials which are being used in the exterior facade of architecture. Variety in the length, height, thickness, and colors can be applied to create a modern facade. This product is made by fire mixture of natural clay and water. They can be associated with other material like glass, stone, paint etc.
Building and facade design is always hard work. Because creating a new design always requires creativity and thinking. The facade gives shape and spirit to the building like a cover and is considered the most important part of a building. How the facade of a building is constructed affects the construction process of the other components of the building. In the past, building facades were used more as a protector for buildings, but over time, in the design of facades, more and more attention was paid to its beauty, so that designing the facade of a building is a more important step than building the body of the building. One of the facades that have been welcomed by facade engineers is the Terracotta facade building, which we will discuss below.
What’s Terracotta facade building
Terracotta facade building is one of the modern facades of the building, which is very popular in the world due to its distinctive features and benefits. Terracotta facade is made of terracotta pottery, which is a type of dry brick facade. The flexibility of unheated clay allows us to manually turn it into complex shapes that become significantly stronger when exposed to heat. Although Terracotta was originally invented for pottery and sculpture, artisans soon recognized its potential as a building product and began making Terracotta bricks, cladding, and roof tiles.
Today, innovations in the production process have breathed new life into these ancient materials. At present, sheets of pure clay are passed through a metal cutting machine and extruded into a long, uniform shape, which is then delivered to the kiln via transfer belts. These hollow ridges are suitable for creating flexible raincoats and lightweight canopies. Using adjustable profiles and a set of colorful glazes to choose from, you can easily understand why architects are still attracted to Terracotta materials.
Terracotta materials have color fastness, low absorption, and ease of clearing. The unique advantage of Terracotta products ensures the durability of aesthetic and technical features.
Panels composed of natural, grooved, sand-blown surfaces, louvers and others. Some designers achieve visual impact by mixing panels of different surfaces and sizes which bring ancient culture to the modern building. Appropriate installation system play a very important role in the energy conservation of products.
Reduce runtime in Terracotta pottery facade
The terracotta façade has many features and advantages. One of these advantages is reducing the execution time of the building façade by up to 60%. The main reason for this is the use of a drywall installation system using ready-made parts and profiles such as clips, runners and lightweight aluminum profiles and the lack of need for preparation, cutting and drilling of terracotta pottery panels.
• Temperature resistance (against shrinkage and expansion) of Terracotta façade building: Among the features of Terracotta drywall installation are resistance to temperature changes and the existence of elasticity in the Terracotta pottery drywall installation system. This elasticity is often due to the prediction of horizontal and vertical seams between terracotta tiles.
• Durability and lifespan of Terracotta façade: The useful life of the terracotta façade building in the terracotta façade method, compared to traditional pottery façade methods, which appear after a few years due to the use of mortar and temperature changes, cracks and damage, due to the use of industrial installation methods and Long-lasting equipment increases by more than 50%.
• Minimal water absorption: Very low water absorption is one of the most significant features of Terracotta pottery, which increases the life of the building façade and keeps the color of the pottery constant. Water absorption is a very important feature in building façade materials. Because reducing water absorption reduces the amount of damage caused by frequent frosts and also the effect of acid rain on the façade of the building.
• Reconstruction of terracotta façade building: Another advantage of the Terracotta façade is the ease of reconstruction, for whatever reason the façade of the building may need to be repaired after years. The terracotta façade is made of Terracotta pottery tiles, which can be easily replaced at a very low cost.
A standard facade should be able to insulate against natural disasters and heat and cold. Of course, this is largely due to the geography of the place where the building is built and also the type of building materials that should be appropriate to the geography of the area.
EcoArc can Offer, design, and engineer Terracotta Panels of different thickness, dimensions, shapes and profiles, based on curtain wall structure design, installation system, facade design, wind load and other requirements from best European and Chines brand with offering a competitive price and quality in the world. This company performed major products such as Yazd Big Mall and Alis Mashhad project in this field and it is ready to do projects all over the world
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