This document discusses Corian®, a composite material made of minerals and acrylic polymer. It provides details on its composition and advantages. It then presents two case studies where Corian® was used in architectural projects - a Baroque-style parking garage in Skopje, Macedonia and a medical clinic in Linz, Austria. Figures show exterior and interior views of the projects and detail drawings of how Corian® was applied in various wall and facade systems.

1. Wall Covering Systems
Composite Materials
Corian®
Details, Functions and Advantages
Bilkent University FADA/IAED IAED 351 s. semester 2017 ID Lecturer: S.Prvanov

2. Introduction

3. What is Corian®?
Corian® is the original solid surface material. Created to last a lifetime it is a unique
blend of minerals and acrylic which creates a stone-hard surface that can be shaped to
meet any design or dimension.
Corian® is an advanced composite of natural minerals and pure acrylic polymer and is
backed by DuPont™ with a 10 year Limited Installed Warranty.

4. Figure 2. Exterior Cladding System Sample

6. Figure 5. Interior Screening Sample. CNC Router

7. Figure 6. Interior Partition Wall Sample. CNC Router

8. Sample no.1
Baroque Garage in Skopje
Milan Mijalkovic + PPAG Architects

9. Exterior View

10. This new national identity created would show a rising power and nationalism. In 2010,
Skopje 2014 project held a competition for a new parking garage in the “baroque, classic,
neo-classic, romantic, and neo-romantic style”. Milan Mijalkovic + PPAG Architects
entered and won with a new baroque parking garage design that would help the country
project image of their developing culture.
The infatuation with tne neo-Baroque spurs from the style’s association with power; its
ability to leave an impression on the viewer was important for Macedonia in asserting its
new cultural presence in Skopje. The patterned façade is extruded from the surface to
create a shallow relief.
The pattern gives the illusion of depth to the flat surface. The concept for the design was
derived from a photograph of a residential area in Vienna. By taking the photo, distorting
it, and multiplying it over the surface, the architects create an outline that appears familiar
to the viewer but is still distorted enough so that it is unrecognizable.

16. Sample no.2
Dr. MartinYanick Clinique
Linc, Austria 2015

28. Detail Drawings

29. Figure 15. Regular Covering Detail

30. Figure 16. Corner Joint

31. Figure 17. Facade Extended Joint System

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