The interior and exterior design, characterized by original flower pictograms, represents the work achievements of the famous Russian biologist. The external walls, made of red aluminium panels de-picting blossoming trees, have been pre-treated, powder-coated and decorated with our special sub-limation films by our group of companies.
The theme of the “garden in bloom” can also be found inside the building, guiding travelers through an amazing aesthetic experience.
Pursuing excellence in constructions and public buildings has always been our goal and way to con-tribute to the realization of beautiful projects around the world.
Aluminium sheet cutting
Decoral® Group has a wide range of aluminium alloy sheets. For this project, more than 10 tons of aluminium sheets have been flattened and cut to size (mm): 1250x2300, 1250x2500, 1250x2700, 1250x4050, 1250x5000, 1500x4050, 1500x5000.
Pre-treatment
More than 800 aluminium sheets have been subjected to pre-treatment before coating, which includes the following phases: degreasing, pickling, neutralization, desmutting and chromating.
Production of coating powder
By combining the passion for our work with the technical skills of Decoral® LAB R&D department we produced more than 800 kg of coating powder to be used before the decoration process, thus satisfying the aesthetic and resistance requirements.
Powder coating
Aluminium sheets, pre-treated according to Qualicoat International standards, were powder coated in order to make aluminium more resistant to weathering and create a layer which was subsequently decorated. We applied two coats to get more vibrant colours.
Digital printing
The Decoral® department in charge of printing customized images with the plotter has realized the pattern for this project. They printed more than 800 different images for a total of over 3,000 linear meters.
Decoration and delivery
After powder coating, the aluminium surfaces were decorated with the printed images by the physical process of sublimation. This is the final stage, during which sublimation inks are transferred into aluminium sheets at a temperature of 200°C using Decoral® decoration plants.
Location: Moscow, Russia
Year: 2018
Finish: double layer powder coating, digital printing on special carriers suitable for sublimation
Award: Architecture Design Award Winner - Awarded Bronze for Good Architecture, Building and Structure Design.
