Kingspan’s
Kooltherm and Therma products have been installed as part of the naturally
weathered copper façade for the Windermere Jetty – Museum of Boats, Steam and
Stories, named design of the year at the 2019 AJ Architecture Awards.
The
major new attraction has been constructed by Thomas Armstrong and features a
unique collection of steam launches, yachts and record-breaking speed boats
along with exhibition spaces and live conservation workshops.
The
architects were keen to do justice to the rich social history contained within
the museum and its lakeside location with a sustainable design of architectural
distinction.
The
buildings are carefully oriented to improve the level of natural light inside,
reed beds naturally treat water run-off and a lake source heat pump provides
heat and hot water.
The
naturally ventilated museum is also designed to be highly energy efficient and,
as part of this approach, Kingspan Kooltherm K15 Rainscreen Board was specified
for the walls of the main museum building with Kingspan Thermapitch TP10 chosen
for its pitched roof.
Following
an extensive study of cladding materials and how they would respond to the
challenging Lake District climate, they selected a corrugated oxidised copper
cladding for the rainscreen façade and roof.
Kingspan
Kooltherm K15 Rainscreen Board is the first insulation board for rainscreen
cladding applications to achieve LABC Registered Detail status. With a thermal
conductivity as low as 0.020 W/mK, the boards allowed the design team to
achieve excellent fabric performance for the walls of the museum. Its
lightweight design also streamlined the installation process in the challenging
lakeside setting. The outer copper cladding will gently patina over time,
adding green hues to the dark brown cladding.
The
museum’s pitched roof has been created to echo the form of many of the local
boat houses. Kingspan Thermapitch TP10 was a natural choice for this element.
Its fibre-free insulation core has a thermal conductivity of 0.022 W/mK and can be used within a variety of pitched
warm roof constructions.
In addition to their excellent thermal performance, Kingspan’s
Insulation boards also contributed to the wider sustainability goals of the
project. Both products have been assigned the highest possible summary rating
of A+ under the BRE Green Guide and the boards produced at Kingspan
Insulation’s Pembridge site are certified ‘Excellent’ under the demanding BES
6001 responsible sourcing standard.
