Technical - Armourcoat

PRODUCT OVERVIEW
BP Sunbury, UK. Architects: Broadway Malyan
Welcome
As the world’s leading supplier of polished
plaster, innovative surface finishes and
sculptural effects, Armourcoat has become
an integral part of some of the world’s
most prestigious architectural projects.
Since its origins in specialist hard plasters
for squash courts – a reminder of the
unrelenting punishment the material can
take – Armourcoat has gone on to create a
revival of interest in the ancient technique
of polished plaster. The company was quick
to see the potential for an attractive, hard
wearing, luxury finish that is equally suited
to modern and traditional interiors.
Today, the company has grown and diversified
into a wide range of decorative surface
finishes. Through an ongoing research and
development programme, Armourcoat are
able to offer products which provide quality
surface finish solutions for all decorative
design and application requirements.
For the architect and designer, Armourcoat
products present a wealth of creative
potential. For the client, they offer a
comfortable, more durable interior, healthy
to live in, less costly to maintain and helping
protect the environment. Many of our
product lines are made from natural minerals,
including recycled marble powder. Being
inherently variable, we go to great lengths
to ensure the quality and consistency of all
our finished products.
Armourcoat has a global network of agents
and specialist applicators able to offer
high quality service and installation across
the world. Through our vertical integration;
product research and development,
manufacturing, contracting and worldwide
technical support, we offer the highest level of
quality, delivering complete client confidence.
Whilst our products are available in an
extensive range of colours and finishes, these
are by no means the full extent of what can be
achieved. All the Armourcoat products have
unrivalled creative potential and, in the right
hands, can be transformed into unique wall
finishes. The only limit is your imagination.
Sheraton Hotel, Germany. Architects: United Designers
Tea Trade Wharf, London, UK. Architects: MCW Associates
Intercontinental Hotel, Houston, USA. Architects: Gensler
Armourcoat’s range of Polished Plaster
combines ancient skill with modern
materials and carefully refined
application techniques, creating a
stunning choice of polished plaster
finishes, unsurpassed in hardness
and quality.
Private Residence, UK. Architects: Stuart Page Architects
The natural, trowel applied finishes
give the appearance of an exquisite
seamless stone surface. 290 beautiful
colours and finishes can be used
individually, in contrast or combined
with blockwork or banded techniques
to create a range that is limited only
by the imagination.
Asprey, London, UK. Architects: Lord Foster/David Mlinaric
Designers can choose from the
standard colour palette or custom
colours can be created and matched
on request.
COLOUR CHARTS FOR SMOOTH, ARMURALIA, SPATULATA,
PITTED, DRAGGED, TRAVERTINE AND COLOURWASH
TEXTURE FINISHES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
Asia Civilisation Museum, Singapore. Architects: CPG Consultants
SMOOTH
DRAGGED
ARMURALIA
SPATULATA
PITTED
TRAVERTINE
COLOURWASH
METALLIC
A unique stone finish casting product,
ArmourCast produces stunning textures and
effects with the look and feel of stone. These
hard and durable castings, although lightweight,
can reproduce almost any architectural shape
that can be made in conventional GRG.
ArmourCast is a unique composition of crushed
limestone, marble and gypsum. The material
and manufacture process are ideally suited to
creating shapes and designs that are too
complex for a hand applied finish. Available in a
range of natural stone colours, crushed marble
powders are combined in varying proportions
to create natural tones without pigment. In
addition to the wide range of standard
products, Armourcoat offer a full technical
service from design to manufacture and
instalation, to produce bespoke designs such as
modular solutions for shop-fitting applications,
to original sculptures and ornaments.
Ripple panels
Mirror design ‘Track’
Available in twelve natural colours, ArmourCast
can be finished in either a honed or fissured
effect. The honed finish creates a smooth
marbleised effect, with a dense, compacted
surface, creating the appearance and feel of
lightly polished stone. The fissured effect gives
the appearance of a monolithic stone surface
or a natural stone block.'
A DEDICATED ARMOURCAST BROCHURE IS
AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
Bas relief panel. Design: Nicholas Phillips
Limestone
column
The stunning new ArmourColor range
has been created from an ongoing
development programme committed
to both product and technical
excellence. ArmourColor comprises of
three finishes, each offering a seamless,
hardwearing, creative and inspirational
design alternative to paint, wallpaper
and vinyl wall coverings.
Perlata
The ArmourColor range can create
the perfect interior for all functional
and design requirements, and make
ideal wall coatings for commercial and
residential use, particularly in high
traffic areas. Highly versatile and
robust, the finishes are scrub resistant,
resistant to bacterial growth and
comply with all fire classification
requirements. Producing impressive
interiors which combine colour and
durability, they add personality to
any space.
A DEDICATED ARMOURCOLOR BROCHURE IS
AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
Escenta
PERLATA
ESCENTA
TACTITE
Tactite
Duturo is a marble and acrylic based
textured coating, offering a wide range
of colours and finish textures. Due to its
hardness and easy-to-clean properties this
seamless, roller applied finish is particularly
suited for high-volume, high-traffic areas.
The advantages include:
• Hard, durable and impact resistant
• Completely seamless (unlike wallpaper or
vinyl wall coverings)
• Smoother surface than similar textured coatings
• Can be washed and scrubbed
• Flexible and resistant to cracking
• Low maintenance costs
• Large colour range plus custom colours
(subject to terms)
• Colourwash available for 2-tone effect
• Acrylic sealer available for extra stain resistance
• Smooth silky “soft touch” feel
• Competitively priced
• Low VOC content
THE SURFACE FINISH AND TEXTURE IS LARGELY DETERMINED
BY THE HAND OF THE INDIVIDUAL APPLICATOR. FINISH
TEXTURE SHOULD BE AGREED ONLY AFTER SITE MOCK-UP
HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT BY THE CHOSEN APPLICATOR.
A DEDICATED DUTURO BROCHURE, ILLUSTRATING THE
RANGE OF COLOURS IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
Corney and Barrow, London, UK. Architect: SOM
Armourcoat’s hard wall plasters are
acclaimed and extensively used
throughout the games of Squash,
Rackets and Real Tennis.
Its superb playing qualities, great
strength and smooth finish make
it first choice for discerning players
and court owners.
A DEDICATED RACKET SPORTS BROCHURE IS
AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
Real Tennis at Middlesex University, UK. Architects: Pringle Richards Sharratt
Sculptural™ is a range of seamless
sculptural wall surface designs.
Sculptural™ walls are constructed
from a series of pre-cast panels
that are bonded to the substrate.
The panel joints are then filled and
sanded and a final decoration is
applied to the surface. Sculptural™
designs are created by combining
computer-aided design with
traditional hand sculpting to create
designs that fit together with total
accuracy yet retain the essence of
being hand crafted.
Some of the designs are based on a
single panel that creates a repeating
pattern; others are made from a
sequence of different panels that
can be integrated together in many
different ways to create totally unique
sculpted walls. The multiple panel
designs make it possible to create
non-repetitive seamless sculptural
walls where the designs flow and
change across the surface just as in
nature. As a consequence, no two
walls need ever be identical.
Quilt
FLOW WAVE
FLOW
RIBBONS
JET STREAM
FLOW STRAIGHT
CORAL
SHOCK WAVE
QUILT
HOUR GLASS
LEAVES
MONROE
BERGMAN
A DEDICATED SCULPTURAL BROCHURE IS
AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
Coral
Flow Wave
Leaves
Shock Wave
For product specific brochures, further information, and the location of your
nearest Armourcoat Surfaces Finishes agent, please see our website.
Armourcoat Limited, Morewood Close, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 2HU, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)1732 460668 Fax: +44 (0)1732 450930 Email: sales@armourcoat.co.uk
www.armourcoat.com
©2009 Armourcoat Ltd. Armourcoat Surface Finishes, Armourcast, ArmourColor, Perlata, Escenta, Tactite, Duturo and Armourcoat Sculptural are products and trademarks of Armourcoat Ltd.
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