Queen Street Station

3,500/m2 of Aluminum J57S Grade Anodised in Regency Gold 3 has been used in Glasgow’s Queen Street Station; a station expected to see a 40% increase in users by 2030.

The Optima Through Fixed Cassette (TFC) rainscreen cladding system was selected for the large-scale renovation project as it is perfectly suited to soffit applications with mechanical fixings in the panel recesses.

Whilst being the most economical rainscreen solution, requiring discreet fixings in the panel recess, the system retains the benefits of a drained and ventilated façade. Superior manufacturing techniques ensure there is no build-up of metal thicknesses at the cruciform joint, leaving an even and pristine appearance across every panel.

The panels, which were anodised in Regency Gold 3 to provide a hard wearing, long lasting finish, have a bright and modern look.

Every project undertaken by the expert cladding manufacturers, Sotech, has unique requirements. For the internal soffits required at Glasgow’s Queen Street Station the team at Sotech were challenged to create bespoke light boxes to allow the down light to be recessed back from the cladding itself. The bespoke light boxes required a lot of fabrication work by our expert in house welders and assembly teams, due to the required geometry of each part.

Jamie Smith, Estimator said: “The colour match between the Anodising and PPC is fantastic and the transition from the external soffit to internal provides continuity. We are really pleased with the final look of this project..."

Project name: Queen Street

Location: Glasgow

Sector: Network Rail / Transportation

Installer: Curtis Moore (Cladding Systems) Ltd

Main Contractor: Balfour Beatty

Architect: BDP (Building Design Partnership Ltd)