Innovative Product Design - Twisted Aluminium Profile at KAIA Airport Saudi Arabia

The King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the most prestigious projects in the Middle East and is known for its unique design and innovative 2 km façade. The façade was designed to meet the climatic nature of the region. It is designed to be energy efficient and is targeting to achieve LEED Gold status. The façade was designed to accommodate harsh conditions such as – heat, dust, sandstorms, absence of rain, cleaning. The façade system was intelligently designed with an incorporated façade maintenance system. The architect of the project wanted to incorporate a ‘twisted’ rain screen façade in order to serve as a protection from the harsh dusty weather conditions and provide shading for ambient internal thermal comfort ability. The challenge however was to find a supplier who can provide 600 twisted aluminium section and also needed to be PVDF coated. After many exhaustive searches conducted by the contractor and architect, the challenge was finally poised to Gulf Extrusions. Gulf Extrusions studied this challenge carefully, designed a special extrusion and a machine to achieve this almost impossible feat.

کلیدواژه ها:

twisted façade ، rain screen ، LEED Gold ، smart ribs