When you look at a beautifully designed modern building. The facade has elegant aluminium panels, large glass windows, and clean lines. Everything is premium and well-thought-through. But then you see some thick black lines around the joints.
Suddenly, these lines become very obvious. Instead of complementing the design, they seem to ruin the entire building. On the other hand coloured silicone is changing the way old people think about building elevations. By using a coloured silicone we make it a part of the elevation and make it look visually attractive.
Coloured Silicone: From Function to Design
Traditionally, black and white silicones were the most common choice because we don't have those time colored silicone. That’s why black silicone was used in cases of building's exterior applications due to the where required.
But times have changed a lot and now architects, builders and consumers pay much attention to every visual detail of the building. Colour, texture, glass, aluminium, stone and even joints between the materials became the elements of the design. As a result of the fact that traditional sealant became black line, the coloured silicone makes it a part of the elevation.
Let's take an example of two residential buildings with the same design. Both of them have grey aluminium panels, glass windows and facade joints. In the first one the black silicone is used. The black joints create contrast against the grey panels. When standing in the distance, your eye follows dark lines across the facade. So, the silicone became visually noticeable.
Now consider the second building. The same type of joints is sealed by a silicone of the colour, which complements and matches the grey elevation. Here, you can immediately notice the difference. The joints are still there and the silicone is still performing its important sealing function, but it became a part of the facade. The building looks smooth, neat, and beautiful. The coloured silicone helps make it look better.This is the value of the coloured silicone.
Not Only Visual Appeal
The coloured silicone is not just about the visual aspect of the building. Silicone sealants are widely used in such applications as window and door sealing, facade joints, interior connection joints and wet areas etc. Colored Silicone offers durability, UV and temperature resistance, strong adhesion to different surfaces and suitability for water- and humidity-exposed areas etc.
The main work of silicone sealant is to combine the design and the performance together. The right silicone should be selected according to the application, substrate and required performance. while the colour can complement the surrounding material.
Greater Freedom for Architects
Alstone has introduced a new vision for silicone sealants. While the sealants have always been associated with the basic colours such as black and white, Our R&D team at Alstone Industries has expanded the use of silicone by offering it in a wide range of colours. Now in our company colored silicone is available in more than 20 colour options in the product lines.
For architects, fabricators, contractors, builders and glass fabricators this means more freedom in designing.There is no need to design the facade around the sealant limitations. Now the silicone can be selected to complement the design.
Changing Role of the Silicone
Think about it this way, earlier the silicone was used on the joint because the joint needed to be sealed. Nowadays, the sealant can be considered as the part of the elevation. The right colour can help maintain the visual continuity of the facade making the joints invisible while keeping the architect's original idea and design.
This is colored silicone change from just the "silicone" to "the part of the elevation". With Alstone coloured silicone, Alstone offers not only the choice of colours but also the freedom of creation of buildings where each detail, every joint, is contributing to the visually appealing design. Because the beautiful building is not only about construction. It’s also about how smoothly everything comes together.
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