WICTEC 50 evo
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© Saint-Gobain / Fotograf: Olaf Rohl Aachen Evolution in façade technology Aluminium façades

WICTEC 50 evo An evolution in façade technology and design “Building the city of the future together” – this guiding principle represents the collaborative partnership between WICONA, planners, architects and customers of façades and metalwork. Common experience on many projects worldwide has shown that challenging building projects can be successfully completed when the process is based on an integrated approach from all stakeholders. WICTEC 50 – the mullion-and-transom façade system from WICONA – has for decades been setting the standard in the design of the most challenging architecture...

WICTEC 50 evo enables planners and architects to satisfy the key challenges of modern urban architecture in a variety of ways: ■ Sophisticated aesthetics, using a variety of profiles and colours to create a unique character ■ Optimum energy efficiency by using, among other things, high solar gains ■ Highest levels of user comfort by creating maximum natural light incidence and effective sun protection ■ Harmonious integration of soundproofing, security and fire protection components Fapade installer and fabricators benefit from the WICTEC 50 evo fapade's ■ Innovative product details with...

Design and technology WICTEC 50 evo Collection With WICTEC 50 evo COLLECTION, the highlight of the WICTEC evolution, WICONA proves this: Façades do not always have to be angular. This therefore opens up new dimensions and maximum freedom of design for the city of the future – both inside and outside. Maximum design freedom on the façade – both inside and outside Façade design can be easily adapted according to the use of the building Interior design can be individually expressed and updated Eyecatching exterior façade due to its innovative appearance Possibility to create stark contrast or...

Besides the six different profile shapes, the WICTEC 50 evo COLLECTION offers the option to customise, with additional components such as Different profile colours Integrated LED lighting strips and different colours of lights Integration of panels (e.g. wood) Appealing aesthethic Highest comfort Utmost design freedom Best possible energy efficiency

Foto: Gilles Bertrand

Heavy load system In modern architecture, especially in the cities of the future, glass is one of the fundamental characteristics of the façade design. High proportions of glass not only provide fascinating visual accents and distinctive natural light incidence, but also achieve other benefits, such as passive energy gains from the sun. The trend is increasingly towards larger glazed areas within the façade which must be held stable and secure as part of the construction. To fulfil the architectural requirements for maximising transparent surface areas, WICONA offers a new high load system...

Quick glazing using partial pressure holders Technical details Easier, quicker and more cost-effective – glazing mullion-andtransom façades using the new quick-glazing system using partial pressure holders is a real innovation from WICONA. They enable linear glazing to be installed with short pieces and spare the fabricators the usual processing steps of continuous press strip assembly. Installation is as normal: --position the glazing --fix the glass using the short pieces or the new pressure holders --installation of the continuous glazing strip is not necessary --once the glazing is...

This innovation is an economical solution for reliable and quick implementation of small to medium fapade projects, especially for fapade bands and set fapades with a picture-frame appearance, or shop fronts. Technical details ■ Optional design with mullion or mullion-and-transom fapades with straight cut and profiles without notched milling ■ Moulded parts replace the notched cut ■ New connectors are used, with “1-screw installation” to the mullion ■ Transom screw joints are made using self-sealing screws ■ The same levels of performance in terms of joint permeability and driving rain...

Simplified structural attachments of the WICTEC 50 façades by using innovative components which make the process of connection to the building structure as well as to clamping elements such as doors safe and reliable for the installer. Technical details A new central drainage component enables the lower transom seal to be installed as a continuous piece, which allows, for example, cover plates to be seamlessly fixed into the structure. A new type of mullion-and-transom seal with an extruded foil flange enables a continuous overlap of the cover plates or panels in the connection area Moulded...

Cradle 2 Cradle Sustainable and ecological From now on, these products will not only be valued for their aesthetics and functionality, but also for their effect on the environment, on health and for their suitability for the material cycle. At WICONA, sustainability and ecology have been a fundamental part of the company’s philosophy for a long time. Recently, this was significant with them being awarded the Bronze Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) Certificate for, among other things, the WICTEC 50 façades. The process leading to certification takes the designer and manufacturer through a process of...

© Saint-Gobain / Fotograf : Olaf Rohl Aachen

Let’s build together the city of the future Since 2008, says the United Nations, 50% of the world’s population lives in towns and cities, some of which have grown to egalopolis proportions in just a few decades; 36 of them are now home to more than 10 million inhabitants. In 2020, 80% of Europeans will be living in urban areas. By 2050, two-thirds (namely 70%) of those living on our planet will be city-dwellers. 2050 is only just around the corner. That new population density presents us with a huge challenge to overcome - how can we live together successfully under such conditions? - but...