Revolutionizing Architecture: ICD's Colorful Spandrel Glass Facades

CASE STUDY

ICD High Performance Coatings + Chemistries has innovated in the realm of architectural aesthetics with its vibrant spandrel glass coatings.

The Edmonton Clinic Health Academy showcases this with a variety of bright colors matched to Pantone fan deck chips. ICD's OPACI-COAT-300® water-based silicone coatings are used to achieve these striking hues. Notably, these coatings can replicate almost any color and are applied to ensure a bold, contrasting facade. Additionally, the coatings boast environmental benefits, including being free from heavy metals and having low to no VOCs, aligning with the growing demand for greener building materials.

A stunning example of a bright, vivid color palette specified on a glass facade is the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy. Several OPACI-COAT-300® water-based silicone coating colors were matched to Pantone® fandeck chips selected by HOK and Stantec Architects, then applied by Garibaldi Glass.

Insider Tips for the Largest Color Pop

ICD can match virtually any color, including matches from RAL, Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, and Pantone
Surface #2 specification / application achieves a bolder, contrasting facade aesthetic
Use Vitro® Acuity™ or Starphire®low-iron glass for a truer color appearance
OPACI-COAT-300® is able to achieve bright reds, oranges, and yellows without the use of heavy metals

Interested in learning more about spandrel & coating applications?

Do you know the differences between OPACI-COAT-300® Silicone Coating VS. Ceramic Frit?

Table: Difference between OPACI-COAT-300® Silicone Coating VS. Ceramic Frit

Check out a recent article published in USGlass Magazine, written by Jordan Scott - ‘Blending In: An Industry Effort to Harmonize Spandrel and Vision Glass’. When blending and harmonizing is mentioned, the contrast - standing out, found its way into the article as well. See below, several industry professionals mention brighter, bolder facades:

“Bright colors such as yellows and reds have started to appear more so in the past ten years.”

— James Wright

“Surface 2 is the recommended application if the spandrel color accent is meant to create a banding effect or prominent color theme.”

— Casey Anderson

“Architects often choose brighter colors when wanting to create a contrast... Brighter colors are the better route to go if a product has high light transmittance and no reflectivity.”

— Jeff deWaal

Why did ICD formulate a high-performance silicone spandrel coating?

In 1986, ICD began with the desire to create green and healthy alternatives for the glass coatings market, which spawned our flagship product OPACI-COAT-300®.

We offer architects, developers, and designers free tools and coating solutions for success, allowing them to specify our products with sound principals as the preference for “greener” building products has grown into an unstoppable demand. Each day as solution-based products are formulated by our in-house R&D facility and proven products leave our shipping docks, our vision becomes reality – creating healthier working and living spaces through chemistry.