Castle Car Park | Continuum® Aluminium Panel Façade System

Overview

Maple installed a concertina-style architectural façade with bespoke castle perforations for a car park in Staffordshire.

Location

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Project

Folded Continuum® panels with bespoke perforations

Date

January 2025

Contractors

Morgan Sindall

Architects

AHR Architects

Design

Aluminium panels with a 50mm return mask all four elevations of the multi-storey car park

The façade has 16 variations of panel design, comprising two types of perforation design and eight rotations

North and south elevations feature panels with castle-shape perforations as a nod to local heritage

Remaining elevations consist of a mixture of panels with castle perforations and mesh infill

Manufacture

Each panel was powder coated in khaki grey

The castle perforations were punctured into the aluminium panels

Installation

Commitment to HSEQ principles was demonstrated onsite through face-fit testing for dust masks

Each of the 16 variations of panel design was assigned a specific location on the east and south face

The ‘hook on’ design of the Continuum® panels enabled efficient installation

Verdict

“Castle Car Park will play a key role in unlocking the wider multi-million-pound regeneration of Newcastle-under-Lyme’s town centre by providing a clean, safe facility 24 hours a day. We’re delighted that this important first step is complete and paving the way to what will happen next.”

- Stephen Sweeney, Deputy Leader, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

and Cabinet member for Finance, Town Centres and Growth

Did You Know?

The new car park is part of a wider £30m regeneration of Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre.