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Originally Posted by logan5
If we have to have a monotony of the same material, I'll choose brick over glass or metal panels. Colour variation would be welcomed though.
I hope you're right about terracotta making a comeback, because the street level architecture that consists of giants sheets of glass is sterilizing the street retail experience. The glass canopies that are constructed with new retail units makes them even more colourless and bland. They prevent the prospective shop owner from adding his own awning, which would add some sorely needed colour and colour variation.
When you include labour costs, what are the cheapest materials to clad a building with? Correct my list if it's wrong.
1. Bare concrete.
2. Painted concrete.
3. Fibre cement panels.
4. Glass spandrel.
5. Metal panels.
6. Brick.
7. Materials very seldom used in Vancouver.
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Terracotta is most assuredly starting to make a play back into the market. I've spoken with 4 different major architecture firms recently, a couple with international presence and they are starting to recommend it as a way to switch things up. I have a mid-rise downtown that I'm working through design right now that more than likely will have elements of Terracotta on it.
My list would show like so
1. Bare Concrete
2. Painted Concrete
3. Brick
4. Store front Glazing (panels not exceeding approximately 15 ft) (used on smaller buildings that don't have curtain wall running up the structure)
6. Fibre Cement Panels
6/7. would be a fairly even tie between glass curtain wall and metal panelling depending on the manufacturer and whether the glazing is double pane or triple panel, depending on the type of metal panelling that is used (there are easily 5 main suppliers of metal panelling)
The biggest thing with material costs for the exterior is they vary so greatly. A lot of the items with the exception of the concrete can cost more than the next depending on the application or less.
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