Architectural Solutions
Copper Solutions for Architecture
Copper is a beautiful, durable and timeless material. Luvata's Nordic products allow architects to create individual solutions and ensure a long lifecycle for the building and a responsible inheritance for future generations.
Luvata produces a range of copper-based architectural products and services for the building and construction industry. This includes flat copper sheets with different surface qualities, prefabricated systems for façades, roofs and rainwater systems, and a new integrated roof system with solar collectors. We also provide help with installation.
Prefabricated solutions
Our focus is on producing solutions with a high degree of prefabrication so that our customers can benefit from shortened construction schedules, while at the same time supplying products which are long-lasting and environmental friendly.
Art Museum Kumu, Tallinn Estonia
Nordic Green living, architect Pekka Vapaavuori
Tsaritsino Palace, Moscow Russia
Nordic Green. architect Mossprojekt 2
Business School, Oslo Norway
Nordic Green living, architect Nils Torp
Laajasalo Church, Helsinki Finland
Nordic Green living, architect Kari Järvinen and M. Nieminen
Longyerby Research Centre Svalbard, Spitzbergen
Nordic Brown, architect Jarmund & Vignaes
Metso Library, Tampere Finland
Nordic Standard, architect Raili & Reima Pietilä
Lappi Central Hospital, Rovaniemi Finland
Nordic Green living, architect Tähti-Set
Residential Building Peckham Rye, England
Nordic Green Traditional
Residential Building Norderreihe Hamburg, Germany
Nordic Green living and Nordic Brown
Copper is an ideal material for use in building. It is both practical (being durable, easily worked and virtually maintenance-free) and it is exceptionally beautiful. Being a natural material, it complements other natural building materials, such as wood, glass and stone.
Economy and durability
Using copper in buildings can be a wise investment as it can increase property value and, over the long term, keeps maintenance costs low. A natural material, copper is very durable without any finishing treatment. When exposed to the weather and the environment, copper forms a patina – a protective surface film that prevents corrosion.
Patination
Patination is a slow and irregular process. It can be influenced by local atmospheric conditions, and minor variations often occur between individual surfaces due to different original conditions and textures. These variances usually even out after a couple of years, and the copper takes on a more even, dark brown colour. Eventually the characteristic green appears, starting with any horizontal or slightly sloping surfaces.
To bypass the waiting period, Luvata has introduced an instant patination treatment. This means that the copper is supplied with its finished colour already established. See Luvata’s Nordic range for the full suite of colours available. Prepatinated copper is available in roll and sheet form.
Workability
Copper is easy to work by bending or deep drawing. The minimum-bending radius of half hard copper plate is approx. 0.30 times material thickness, which is sufficient in most cases. If required, softer sheets can be used for deep drawing and bending.
Copper and the Environment
Copper solutions are long-lasting and can be recycled time and again. In fact copper is an essential ingredient in many energy-saving technologies such as solar thermal heating and photovoltaic energy. It is a very versatile material and its strength and conductivity make it ideal for these kinds of applications.