Façade solutions - Permasteelisa Group

Unitised façades

Our core work involves designing, engineering, manufacturing and installing bespoke unitised façades. These are fabricated and pre-assembled at our specialist production facilities, before being transported to the construction site for installation.

Global production capacity

Our global footprint enables us to leverage production capacity in multiple countries and enhance sustainability by manufacturing units as close to the final building’s location as possible.

Benefits of unitised production

Prefabricating and assembling façade panels in a controlled factory environment brings a range of benefits:

Safety – reducing the operations carried out on site
Quality and precision
Flexibility in terms of complexity of design, materials and finishing
Fast, efficient and cost-effective installation.

Supplementary systems

Our end-to-end approach to projects enables us to coordinate unitised panels with any other façade elements needed, for example stick system curtain wall assembled on-site.

Closed Cavity Façade (CCF)

Permasteelisa Group was the first façade company to introduce the Closed Cavity Façade (CCF) over 15 years ago. Today, we are constantly improving the technology to ensure our CCF solutions continue to lead the market.

CCF technology

CCF consists of a double-glazed unit on the inner layer and single glazing on the outer, forming a sealed, non-ventilated cavity. Low-pressure air is constantly blown into the cavity, ensuring it remains free from moisture, dust and dirt. Integrated, automated solar shading enables the façade to become a dynamic filter for thermal, solar and light transmittance, with live inputs used to optimise performance.

The benefits

Compared to a traditional, ventilated double skin façade, CCF offers:

Moisture- and dirt-free double skin
High transparency
Easy, low-cost maintenance
Long-lasting performance
Outstanding daylight, thermal and acoustic properties
Reduced embodied and operational carbon
Excellent sustainability ratings

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Blast protection

With awareness growing of the need to protect people and assets in urban environments from the threat of bomb blasts, we have developed particular expertise in blast protection technology for our custom façade projects. We have already designed, manufactured and installed 50 successful blast-resistant façades worldwide. Our technology is tried and tested.

Bomb-blast solutions

Our team has been working with universities around the world to ensure our blast protection solutions harness the very best international expertise and technology. Using our own proprietary software, we design realistic, cost-effective blast-resistant solutions, including unitised façades, Closed Cavity Façade systems, stick systems and cable structures. All are rigorously tested against industry standards and can be adapted for different threat levels.

The benefits

Protecting people and assets in the event of a blast
Limiting damage and replacement costs
Decreasing insurance costs
No impact on architectural aesthetics and façade transparency

Steel-and-glass façades

Our steel-and-glass façades are renowned worldwide for their complexity and precision engineering. From canopies for retail developments to museums, galleries, offices and educational spaces, steel-and-glass façades create an inspirational environment for working and learning.

Craft meets high-tech

Our steel specialists are experienced craftspeople, working with precision, passion and the very latest technology to create works of art in steel. Their work is supported by cutting-edge design – structures are created using detailed 3D modelling and parametric design to optimise geometries and engineer innovative, large-span façades.

Why choose steel?

Steel and glass are the perfect combination to create aesthetically pleasing, light-filled spaces. Steel provides long-lasting, strong structural support, enabling it to bear large spans and distribute loads efficiently. As a result, large glazed surfaces can be fitted within the steel framework, creating airy spaces flooded with natural light.

Complex geometries

Our teams globally have particular expertise in creating highly complex façades featuring curved, irregular, freeform shapes and surfaces.

3D design and production

To bring architects’ visions to life, our designers and engineers harness advanced digital tools, 3D modelling and parametric modelling. Once geometries are optimised and fully tested, the final façade panels are realised through the expertise and advanced fabrication methods at our specialist production facilities.

Projects worldwide

Across our brands and regions, we have created some of the world’s most geometrically complex, visually striking buildings, including Tour Hekla in Paris, Battersea Power Station Phase 3A in London, MIRA Tower in San Francisco, Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, and Musée des Confluences in Lyon.

Bespoke metal components

Our metalworking specialists offer unique expertise and services to clients looking for best-in-class, bespoke metal architectural components. Our heritage of experience in the artisanal metalworking industry is combined with advanced technology and production facilities for outstanding results.

Our products

Metal cladding systems for curtain walls, including architectural panels and spandrel units.
Special architectural products, such as gutters, columns and fins, canopies and soffits.
Ornamental and retail components, including planters, guardrails, handrails, gratings, and terrace and main hall metal cladding.

Projects worldwide

We are proud to have contributed our metalwork to some of the world’s best-known, most iconic buildings – from Battersea Power Station in London and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, to The Spiral in New York and Hamad International Airport in Doha.