Civil Justice Centre 2014 Manchester Double skinned facades

Double skinned facades on all three sides of the projecting volumes provide both acoustic isolation and environmental control. The inner skin is supported via a secondary structure of steel ladder beams bolted to the primary structure at each floor level. Insulated aluminium framed infill panels span between the steel beams. The steel and aluminium frames are clad with coloured 3mm thick aluminium sheets on the outside and galvanised steel sheets on the inside.