A typical project that showcases PRANCE's capabilities involves the renovation of an old building, encompassing the design, production, and installation of a new facade with 4000m2 within 45 month.


























Project Introduction And Architectural Overview

Located on Hulin Road in Wenchong Street, Huangpu District, Guangzhou, the property initially had low efficiency. However, after the construction, it has been transformed into Baidu Apollo Park, which is now recognized as China's most comprehensive and visually appealing intelligent connected vehicle application park. Notably, the park features the establishment of Baidu's national next-generation AI open innovation platform for autonomous driving.

Baidu is a prominent Chinese technology company that provides a diverse range of Internet-based services and products. It is widely recognized as the leading search engine in China, akin to Google's prominence worldwide. Baidu offers an extensive array of services encompassing search engines, online advertising, maps, cloud storage, artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, and more.

This project involves the renovation of an existing building by refurbishing it on the foundation of its original architectural structure and installing beautiful exterior wall cladding.



Following video shows the whole process from old building to completely renovation building with beautiful facade.







































Project Duration: November 4th, 2020 to January 28th, 2021

Project Area: 4000 square meters

Total Aluminum Panel Usage: 4000 square meters

Total Steel Usage: 100 tons

Number Of Construction Personnel: 60 people

Construction Equipment: 40 welding machines, 10 aerial work platforms, 2 cranes, 4 cutting machines, and N units of other auxiliary tools.









Challenge

First Difficulty: Given short completion time: Complete 4000m2 metal facade cladding project within 45 month.

Our work included:






Detailed Engineering Design
Sending our technician to the jobsite to do the on-site measurement, recording the data with the 3D scanner and creating the 3D model so we have construction drawings, aluminum plate layout drawings, and fabrication drawings based on the model.







Production
Manufacture the 3.0mm thick perforated aluminum cladding panels with PVDF surface finish.







Installation
Welding the steel frame, Assembling the steel frame components on the ground, Lifting and stabling partial and overall steel frame on wall, Aluminum cladding installation + Application of sealant + Aluminum cladding Surface cleaning.









Second Difficulty

Due to the short time frame, simultaneous operations across multiple processes are required.

Each material needs to have its dimensions and quantities extracted from the model separately, and production and welding should be arranged directly.

A seamless flow from the framework to the aluminum panels is essential, and any errors should be avoided to ensure completion within the given timeframe.

There are high demands for on-site personnel coordination, precision in framework fabrication, and speed in factory processing.











Third Difficulty

Cross-Operations with Multiple Teams on Site: Due to this project being a renovation of an existing building rather than a completely new construction, combined with the short time frame, all teams are required to work at the same time.

These teams include landscaping, aluminum cladding installation, demolition, transportation, piping, and other teams beside us. There is a high demand for site and time allocation, as we are working around the entire exterior facade of the building. Every corner of the site needs to be utilized efficiently.









Technical Solution

Due to the tight timeline and the fact that the client has awarded us the project for both material supply and installation, our technical team and project management team have decided to adopt a modified construction sequence.

Typically, the standard procedure involves constructing the framework first, followed by on-site measurements, ordering and manufacturing the aluminum panels, and finally installing the panels. However, in order to expedite the project, we have made the decision to simultaneously proceed with framework welding, wall installation, and the parallel process of ordering and fabricating aluminum panels based on the model dimensions. Subsequently, the aluminum panels will be installed synchronously, prioritizing progress while ensuring that the steel framework is in place.






























Product On-Site Pictures

Base on the requirement, PRANCE offer the Product Feature shown below:




◪ Aluminum Panels: Utilizing 3.0mm thick 3003 series alloy aluminum panels with 60mm perforations and integrated corner processing, the surface is coated with a three-layer fluorocarbon spray coating. The design lifespan is 25 years.
◪ Structural Steel Support: Made of Q235B steel, the surface undergoes a 250g galvanized treatment. Welded joints require two coats of anti-rust paint, and the entire structure needs to be coated with two layers of fluorocarbon paint. The design lifespan for the structure and materials is 50 years, while the lifespan for the rear-embedded plates is 30 years.
◪ Fasteners: All fasteners are made of SUS304A2-70 stainless steel, including tapered chemical bolts.
◪ Structural Adhesive And Sealant: Both are weather-resistant silicone sealants.


























Production Process And Technical Services

Production is a crucial aspect where we have always excelled, as we align with and meet the schedule set by the on-site project team. Ensuring the accuracy of the framework dimensions, on-site measurements, and aluminum panel dimensions, all intricately interconnected, requires meticulous coordination. Effective division of labor is not a simple task to accomplish.
























Installation procedure

This project has been contracted to the PRANCE team as a complete package, including the supply of materials and installation. This includes the provision of embedded components and iron square passageways. Due to the tight timeline, we need to deliver the project to the client within two months. Therefore, we are combining several processes together for this project. We will weld and assemble the iron square passageways and simultaneously arrange workers to install the embedded components on the upper floors. Next, we will lift the fully formed iron framework onto the building and securely fix it in place. Once the framework is in position, we will take on-site measurements to ensure consistency with our existing model dimensions before ordering and installing the facade wall cladding.























Installing the steel frame onto the building





























Installing the facade wall cladding onto the steel frame






























Preliminary Solution Content











































Project Completed

 

Aluminum facade panel As a new type of exterior wall decoration material, PRANCE aluminum facade panel has many characteristics: rich colors, which can meet the color design requirements of modern buildings.

 

The surface coating of Aluminum facade panel products used outdoors is fluorocarbon coating, which has good color stability and does not fade; weather resistance, aging resistance, long-term UV resistance, resistance to wind, acid rain, industrial waste gas, etc.



In addition, Aluminum facade panel the fluorocarbon coating surface is difficult to adhere to pollutants, can maintain a long-term smoothness, easy to clean and maintain, light weight, high strength, and strong wind pressure resistance. The product can be recycled, which is good for environmental protection.



Advantages of Aluminum facade panel

Prance have exported shopping mall modern metal framing studs cost in many countries and commercial projects more than 10 years and have all the certifications.Galvanized steel product data:



 
1)  Surface with galvanized protect the channel

from being rust

2)  Flexible suspension system makes each ceiling

tile easily installed and disconnected

3)  Profile size adjustable, can be made in your

requiring size

4)  long time service life.

5)  With high tensil stress and blening stress

6)  Well adapted in the market



Galvanized steel For Ceiling:




Item



Sectional view



Height



Width




 

V channel


 


30/38




 

main channel


 

38



10/12/14




 

cross channel


 

50



15/17/19




 

Furring channel


 




 

L Angle


 

22-35





 

Wire Clip


 

22-35






Galvanized steel For Partition:
 




 
 

Item



Width



Height





stud 50



50



48





stud 63



63



31





stud 75



75



48





stud 100



100



48





stud 150



150



48








 
 

Item



Width



Height





track 50



50



40





track 63



63



25





track 75



75



40





track 100



100



40





track 150



150



40





Installation instruction



IMAGE
ACCESSORIES


GI DRYWALL SYSTEM




1.Fiber glass

2.Metal Stud

3.Gypsum board

4.Metal stud

5.Metal track

6.Board bead

7.Conner bead

METAL STUD: 1PCS/M2

METAL TRACK:0.334PCS/M2

CONEER BEAD:0.2PCS/M2

BOARD BEAD:0.2PCS/M2






GI PROFILE CEILING SYSTEM


1.Hanger

2.Main grid

3.Wire clip

4.Main grid hanger

5.Furring channel

6.Wall angle

7.Gypsum board
Main grid:0.334PCS/M2

WALL ANGLE:0.2PCS/M2

FURRING CHANNEL:1PCS/M2

HANGER:2SET/M2

WIRE CLIP:8PCS/M2

Prance safety exterior Shopping mall stone wall cladding is very popular in commercial complex projects in many contries. It combines functions and aesthetics, and can be produced customized.

Product features:





Stone Curtain Wall is consist of supporting
structure of stone(such as aluminum beam column,

steel structure and glass fin, etc). It has 3 usual types:

back bolting type, support plate type and long slot.

The main material of Stone curtain wall is natural stone.

They are  crystal and bright, permanently hard,

with good freeze-resistance and compressive strength.




stone curtain wall of back bolting type:
Connection form—Connect aluminum alloy support plates, they are connected in the factory and quality is reliable.
Installation structure—Use hanging type structure, and it can do three-dimensional adjustment when is installed. Use elastic rubber mat to install, which can realize flexible connection to improve the capacity of earthquake-resistance.Short groove stone curtain wall:Structural drawing:
Projects



 
ProjectName:NASCAR Honor Hall
Location: America

Area: 7000 sqm

Year: 2010

Products:Glass Curtain Wall
ALuminum Curtain Wall

Lighting Ceiling

Glass Fence



 
 
Exposed


 
 
Curtain Wall of Aluminum Panel


 
 
Stone Curtain Wall

Prance offers Train station exterior metal curtain wall for commercial projects. We provide services from design drawing, product analyze to production, installation.



Product features:



Aluminum plate specifications:


Common thickness:
1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm, 3.0mm,
Customized thickness



Common specifications:
600 * 600mm, 600 * 1200mm, Customized size


main materials:
Aluminum veneer structure mainly by the panel,
ribs and angle codes and other components.

Material Aluminum alloy 1100,3003



Surface treatment:
fluorocarbon spraying, powder coating,
paint spraying, drawing, roller coating,

Wood transfer,peritoneum.



Color:
plate ceiling color is generally white,
can refer to the color card, can also customize

a variety of other colors.








Metal Plates Curtain Wall is installed by connector and the keel is fixed on the main structure. They can be constructed in various shapes, various metallic walls. Metal Plates Curtain Wall classified by aluminum veneer curtain wall, aluminum composite panel curtain wall, curtain wall aluminum honeycomb panels, weathering steel curtain wall, curtain wall copper, titanium zinc plate curtain wall. They are light weight, easy processing, high strength, stiffness, durability, ease of transportation and construction, surface texture, moisture, corrosion-resistant, suitable for all kinds of high-rise buildings and large venues wall and roof decoration.

Projects



 
ProjectName:NASCAR Honor Hall
Location: America

Area: 7000 sqm

Year: 2010

Products:Glass Curtain Wall
ALuminum Curtain Wall

Lighting Ceiling

Glass Fence



 
 
Exposed Glass curtain wall project


 
 
Curtain Wall of Aluminum Panel


 
 
Stone Curtain Wall