Kalzip® in Scotland

Regeneration
4. Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
Completed in 1997, this impressive
landmark building on the River Clyde
was, and still is, a key project in the
regeneration of the riverside area.
Designed by Foster and Partners, the
Scottish Exhibition and Conference
Centre is nicknamed ‘the Armadillo’
because of its shape and the fan
arrangement of Kalzip aluminium clad
‘shells’. The building provides 13,000
square metres of floor space and can
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accommodate more than 3,000
people, with adjoining break-out
rooms and catering facilities. At 40
metres high and over 140 metres
long, the structure is clad in 10,600
square metres of 305mm stucco
embossed Kalzip.
Supported on a structural steel
framework, the built-up system
includes steel trapezoidal sheets,
a vapour control barrier and rockwool
insulation. Providing the distinctive
metallic outer shell of the building is
Kalzip supplied in lengths of up to 14
metres, installed with a fixed point at
the ridge to allow expansion
downwards and a natural curve to a
38 metre radius. Each elevation
consists of a maximum of four Kalzip
sheets, joined together by welding the
endlaps together on site.