PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), one of the largest and most
influential architecture, interior design, engineering, and urban
planning firms in the world, has specified Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:
AXTA), a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, for its
Manhattan Loft Gardens project. The unique structure coated in Axalta
Alesta® products will be a prominent addition to the famous
London skyline, offering a new take on London garden squares by creating
an environment suited to neighborhood life and the development of urban
biodiversity.
Kyotec Group, which offers installation of high-quality curtain walls,
is also renowned for maintaining very close relationships with
developers, contractors and architects. In December of 2014, Kyotec
chose to reach out to Axalta after their successful partnership on one
of the tallest residential skyscrapers in Poland and the European Union,
Zlota 44. Kyotec and Axalta worked together to carefully select samples
that would best fulfill SOM’s unique vision for Manhattan Loft Gardens.
SOM ultimately chose Anodic Natura from Axalta’s Anodic Collection, a
range of powder finishes offering a viable alternative to the anodizing
look. The collection is designed to give specifiers a flawless aesthetic
appearance at a competitive price, with all the technical and
environmental benefits of a powder coating. Alesta AP was applied on the
internal portion of the façade; on exposed elements, SOM chose Axalta’s
super durable powder coating Alesta SD. The products will be delivered
to Reynaers Polska, the coater of aluminum profiles for the Manhattan
Loft Gardens project.
“This iconic project demonstrates Axalta’s capabilities to handle
international projects as a united global team by supporting the
architect in London, the fabricator and the system house in Belgium and
the applicator in Poland,” says Michael Cash, Axalta’s President of
Industrial coatings. “It also shows our determination in fully
understanding our customer’s projects and designing to achieve their
vision. That level of partnership and co-creation is Axalta’s
competitive advantage, and the success of our customers and end-users is
our ultimate goal.”
Manhattan Loft Gardens will be located next to Stratford International
Station and High Speed 1, the Channel Tunnel rail link. The 42-story
tower will include 248 apartments above a 150-room hotel, a spa, a
triple-height lobby and two restaurants. The unique structure of the
building will feature two cantilevers, which support three sky gardens
giving unobstructed views across London. Work is due to be completed in
the Spring of 2018.
To learn more about Alesta or Axalta industrial products, visit powder.axaltacs.com.
About Axalta Coating Systems
Axalta is a leading global company focused solely on coatings and
providing customers with innovative, colourful, beautiful and
sustainable solutions. From light OEM vehicles, commercial vehicles and
refinish applications to electric motors, buildings and pipelines, our
coatings are designed to prevent corrosion, increase productivity and
enable the materials we coat to last longer. With 150 years of
experience in the coatings industry, the 12,800 people of Axalta
continue to find ways to better serve our more than 100,000 customers in
130 countries every day with the finest coatings, application systems
and technology. For more information visit axaltacoatingsystems.com
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