Euroclad has provided its aluminium rainscreen cladding to help transform the Boston building in Glasgow. The cladding was used to help renovate and transform what was a previously dated building.

Formerly the Glasgow headquarters of the British Red Cross, the building sits just off the M8 and in a highly visible location in a rapidly improving area.

The exterior rainscreen over-cladding from Booth Muirie, which predominantly gives the building its modern character, comprises BML Systems in black ALPOLIC/fr aluminium composite material (ACM) attached to a carrier system, which is fixed to the original brickwork. This carrier system creates a cavity into which additional insulation has been fitted to improve the building’s thermal and acoustic performance.

Black panels are proving increasingly popular and the colour is clearly in vogue. The way a building looks can have a noticeable effect on the people who use it. This has been long accepted within the education sector and is being increasingly recognised in commerce. The finished effect in Glasgow is remarkable and there can be few people who wouldn’t feel impressed visiting or working in the Boston Building.