Materials for contemporary architecture that lasts
Be it aluminium or steel, each material has its own qualities and very different specifications.
Aluminium...
... is light, solid, easy to maintain, corrosion-resistant and therefore the perfect material for creative and contemporary architecture. Aluminium is so versatile that, in addition to the construction industry, it is also used in car and aerospace construction as well as the packaging industry.
Aluminium is fundamentally an essential material wherever lightness and durability are both needed. The material allows clients and architects virtually unlimited design options, both in the construction of the window and its colour choice. With aluminium, durable windows, doors, sliding doors and façades with high thermal insulation can be fabricated, as thermally broken inner and outer shells are used which are fixed to insulating bars. Aluminium windows have high joint weathertightness, as the frames are very dimensionally stable and only top-quality sealing materials are used. Furthermore, aluminium is 100% recyclable and therefore a continuously reusable material. Old windows and doors are fed back into the A/U/F recycling system (Aluminium und Umwelt im Fenster- und Fassadenbau – Aluminium and the Environment in Window and Façade Construction). By separating out the materials, then shredding and melting the valuable aluminium, it is ensured that new aluminium profiles are made from the old material.
Steel ...
... is a material which is rarely used for private homes, but is commonly used in commercial projects. Steel profiles are very important for modernisations, particularly when it comes to listed buildings.
With slimline, thermally broken steel profiles, the authentic, historical building appearance can be perfectly reconstructed. All of the high standards currently required for thermal insulation and sound reduction as well as fire and smoke protection can also be met. Project-specific shapes such as round, oval arch and gothic arch windows can be perfectly reconstructed – complete with surface textures that look just like the original. Now and then, however, a steel profile finds its way into a private home – usually when high structural properties are required for oversized building components.