Press release

New offices of Statoil Hydro in Oslo dressed by etalbond®

ELVAL COLOUR’s etalbond® Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) was used to achieve the intensive “perforated” façade view of the award winning Statoil Hydro offices in Oslo, Norway. The building is the new offices of the Norwegian Oil Company Statoil Hydro which was decided to build at Fornebu. Designed by A-lab’s, an Oslo major architectural office, the project was completed at the end of 2012 and was nominated by the world architectural festival (WAF) awards on the category of “future projects-commercial.” The building matches a list of criteria, with the most important of all the flexibility and the environment-friendly character. The building’s skin is integral to the building’s energy efficiency. 20.000sqm of coated etalbond® PE, in the special Acropolis white coating, were used in the facades of 5 main cubes, located in different axes, enhancing the dynamic result of the initial concept. The views of the building are characterized by the unequal fenestration openings, giving the idea of “perforated walls”. In this important architectural handling the material boosts the total effect of the project. Etalbond® Composite material is ideal for easy cutting, curving and routing and can take formations and shapes not possible with traditional building materials. The flatness of the sheets and the top quality of colour incorporate the building’s design to the environment and strength the architectural concept.

The panels of the facades are prefabricated, folded to create 220mm deep cassettes giving the façade a deep stress relief and also shedding vapor precipitation effectively. The same prefabricated facade system is used on the interior where the offices overlook the atrium. The same construction principles apply to the etalbond® facade cassettes of the interior with the only difference being that they are finely perforated (Ø5mm, 25 %) in order to deal with the acoustic challenges of the interior atrium space: ensuring a low reverberation time in the atrium, despite the hard flooring. About ELVAL Colour architectural projects ELVAL colour offers a full range of services related to the products it manufactures such as aluminium composite panels, zinc composite panels and pre-painted sheets and coils. The company offers a complete range of products and solutions for building envelope applications, including perforated and corrugated sheets. From coated aluminium coils and sheets for roofing, Ydoral® rain gutters, flashings, roller shutter applications to ELVAL ENF Corrugated® sheets, ELVAL ENF Perforated® coils and sheets, ELVAL ENF® solid façade cladding and etalbond Composite panels. The company manufactures and sells a complete range of products in coated aluminium to meet all building envelope requirements. ELVAL Colour products are offered in a wide range of standard and custom made colours made in its own colour mixing lab and applied in one of the 4 coating lines to match any customer/project requirement. With a full package of products and solutions the company aims at enhancing architectural vision by creating innovative and creative architectural spaces.

About ELVAL Colour ELVAL COLOUR is a leading European coated aluminium manufacturer, established in 1981. A subsidiary of the ELVAL Group, the aluminium processing and trading division of VIOHALCO. The company has two manufacturing sites in Greece with state of the art equipment and employs 135 people. More than 90% of sales are exported to a total of 60 countries. The company’s vision is to be a reliable partner that offers value added services to customers by assisting in product specification and selection to best suit the needs of the project/application. Customer orientation and dedication accompanies production and product delivery. The people who work for the company enjoy what they do and are able to pursue their corporate goals and objectives with great energy and enthusiasm. A leader in product quality and service, ELVAL Colour never seizes to detect customers’ needs and to respond effectively and efficiently to them. Continuous R&D on various fields allows the monitoring of the evolution of technology, quality and environmental standards. ELVAL Colour is a member of the European Coil Coating Association (ECCA), the European Aluminium Association, and is ISO 9001-2008 and ISO 14001-2004 accredited.