WICTEC 50 evo
Evolution in façade technology
© Saint-Gobain / Fotograf: Olaf Rohl Aachen
Aluminium façades
WICTEC 50 evo
An evolution in façade technology and design
“Building the city of the future together” – this guiding principle rep- WICTEC 50 – the mullion-and-transom façade system from
resents the collaborative partnership between WICONA, planners, WICONA – has for decades been setting the standard in the design
architects and customers of façades and metalwork. Common ex- of the most challenging architecture worldwide. Now WICONA has
perience on many projects worldwide has shown that challenging further enhanced this “Made in Germany” technology.
building projects can be successfully completed when the process
is based on an integrated approach from all stakeholders. The result: WICTEC 50 evo
With the latest step in its development of WICTEC 50 evo, WICONA WICONA has successfully evolved its range of aluminium windows
has created favourable preconditions for this in the area of façades. (WICLINE evo) and aluminium doors (WICSTYLE evo) in recent
years. Thus, the evolution of the present WICTEC is the logical
development step of the range of curtain walling solutions.
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WICTEC 50 evo enables planners and architects to satisfy the key
challenges of modern urban architecture in a variety of ways:
Sophisticated aesthetics, using a variety of profiles and
colours to create a unique character
Optimum energy efficiency by using, among other things,
high solar gains
Highest levels of user comfort by creating maximum natural light
incidence and effective sun protection
Harmonious integration of soundproofing, security and
fire protection components
Façade installer and fabricators benefit from the WICTEC 50 evo
façade’s
Innovative product details with their unique selling points
High process reliability
Time-saving installation steps
Flexibility in its production
Price savings which can be passed on to the end customer
Appealing Highest
aesthethic comfort
Utmost Process friendly
design freedom and excellent quality
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Design and technology
WICTEC 50 evo Collection
With WICTEC 50 evo COLLECTION, the highlight of the WICTEC The WICTEC 50 evo COLLECTION arose from this tradition –
evolution, WICONA proves this: Façades do not always have to be and stands for
angular. This therefore opens up new dimensions and maximum
freedom of design for the city of the future – both inside and outside. Maximum design freedom on the façade –
both inside and outside
The WICTEC 50 evo COLLECTION has been develop in collab- Façade design can be easily adapted according to the use
oration with “Uli Schade Industriedesign” and “Bootschaft GbR” of the building
in Ulm. This metropolis on the Danube was formerly home to the Interior design can be individually expressed and updated
Hochschule für Gestaltung (Ulm Design College). Today, it is still Eyecatching exterior façade due to its innovative appearance
regarded as the most important Design College after the Bauhaus Possibility to create stark contrast or harmonious integration
and was a pioneer as a model for later degree courses in design. with surrounding developments
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Besides the six different profile shapes, the WICTEC 50 evo
COLLECTION offers the option to customise, with additional
components such as
Different profile colours
Integrated LED lighting strips and different colours of lights
Integration of panels (e.g. wood)
Appealing Highest
aesthethic comfort
Utmost Best possible
design freedom energy efficiency
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Foto: Gilles Bertrand
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Heavy load system
In modern architecture, especially in the cities of the future, glass is To fulfil the architectural requirements for maximising transparent
one of the fundamental characteristics of the façade design. High surface areas, WICONA offers a new high load system as part of its
proportions of glass not only provide fascinating visual accents and WICTEC 50 evo range.
distinctive natural light incidence, but also achieve other benefits,
such as passive energy gains from the sun. The trend is increasingly It can accommodate a maximum glass weight of up to 150 kg com-
towards larger glazed areas within the façade which must be held pared with the existing WICTEC 50 façade. That allows for a maxi-
stable and secure as part of the construction. mum glass weight of up to 550 kg with a slim sight line of just 50 mm.
Technical details
WICONA has commissioned elaborate finite element calcula- Even costs have been kept manageable: Compared to the
tions, in order to upgrade only those places where it is effect achieved by maximising the weight of glass, the additional
economically viable. costs for the installer are only slightly higher than in the standard
application.
This optimisation is achieved without any significant increase in
the number of components: The performance of the WICTEC 50 Also new is the fact that this system does not have any of the
can be sustainably improved by introducing just two new acces- load restrictions associated with retrofitted connectors. So even
sories into the range. when transom joints are retrofitted on site, the same infill weights
can be transferred.
WICONA has paid particular attention to quick and easy
installation.
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Quick glazing using partial pressure holders
Easier, quicker and more cost-effective – glazing mullion-and-
transom façades using the new quick-glazing system using partial
pressure holders is a real innovation from WICONA. They enable
linear glazing to be installed with short pieces and spare the fabrica-
tors the usual processing steps of continuous press strip assembly.
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Installation is as normal:
--position the glazing
--fix the glass using the short pieces or the new pressure holders
--installation of the continuous glazing strip is not necessary
--once the glazing is fixed using the pressure holders,
the decorative cover strip can be fitted directly
For the installer, this results in significant time savings on site
There are no additional material costs compared with
conventional WICTEC 50 façades; instead,
façade installation costs are saved
The WICTEC 50’s excellent performance characteristics
are completely maintained
The system can be used with the new straight cut technology
and can also be combined with the conventional notched
cut technology
Innovation Time saving
made by WICONA on site
Cost savings for
façade installation
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Straight cut
This innovation is an economical solution for reliable and quick façade bands and set façades with a picture-frame appearance,
implementation of small to medium façade projects, especially for or shop fronts.
Technical details
Optional design with mullion or mullion-and-transom façades
with straight cut and profiles without notched milling
Moulded parts replace the notched cut
New connectors are used, with “1-screw installation”
to the mullion
Transom screw joints are made using self-sealing screws
The same levels of performance in terms of joint permeability and
driving rain resistance as those of the existing WICTEC 50
New retrofit connectors with disconnection function
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Simplified structural attachments
This area of façades is technically particularly sensitive. The execution of the WICTEC 50 façades by using innovative components which
of the transition to the building structure must be expertly and care- make the process of connection to the building structure as well as
fully carried out. WICONA facilitates this process with the evolution to clamping elements such as doors safe and reliable for the installer.
Technical details
A new central drainage component enables the lower transom seal
to be installed as a continuous piece, which allows, for example,
cover plates to be seamlessly fixed into the structure.
A new type of mullion-and-transom seal with an extruded foil flange
enables a continuous overlap of the cover plates or panels in the
connection area
Moulded parts enable a controlled connection to clamping
elements such as doors and allow for a trough-shaped formation
of the lower and upper corner points of the façade.
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Cradle 2 Cradle
Sustainable and ecological
From now on, these products will not only be valued for their The five C2C categories enable all aspects of the materials used,
aesthetics and functionality, but also for their effect on the environ- the manufacturing process – including the company’s social re-
ment, on health and for their suitability for the material cycle. sponsibility and its impact for society – to be considered throughout
At WICONA, sustainability and ecology have been a fundamental the certification process.
part of the company’s philosophy for a long time. Recently, this was
significant with them being awarded the Bronze Cradle-to-Cradle For planners and architects, certification provides them with the
(C2C) Certificate for, among other things, the WICTEC 50 façades. advantage that, with WICONA aluminium systems, they are always
able to automatically achieve at least C2C Bronze Standard. The
The process leading to certification takes the designer and man- differences in their ecological thinking and behaviour compared to
ufacturer through a process of continuous product optimisation the competition are clearly visible. However, for WICONA, the Bronze
towards a combination of ambitious aesthetics, technical quality standard is just the start of their journey towards Platinum level.
and the highest ecological standards.
The C2C Certificate complements and also offers an alternative
to the well-known building certificates (DGNB, LEED, BREEAM,
etc.) The criteria are directly related to the product, not to the
entire building. The responsibility of the product manufacturer,
including the entire prefabrication and supply chain,
comes into focus.
In order to achieve one of the five levels of certification (from
Basic up to Platinum), a product must satisfy the minimum
requirements of the relevant level in the following five categories:
Material health, Material reutilization, Renewable energy and
carbon management, Water stewardship and Social fairness
and biodiversity
Fotograf: Hufton+Crow
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© Saint-Gobain / Fotograf : Olaf Rohl Aachen
Let’s build together
the city of the future
Since 2008, says the United Nations, 50% of the world’s population interactive city - the “connected” or smart city - which adapts to our
lives in towns and cities, some of which have grown to egalopolis needs through new technologies, particularly information and com-
proportions in just a few decades; 36 of them are now home to munication (NICTs). Our world is like a huge experimental laboratory,
more than 10 million inhabitants. with new ways of doing things and new urban development models
springing up all over the place. They all point towards a resolutely
In 2020, 80% of Europeans will be living in urban areas. By 2050, more “sustainable” city, where economic, social and ecological as-
two-thirds (namely 70%) of those living on our planet will be pects combine seamlessly around key objectives: a sensible use of
city-dwellers. 2050 is only just around the corner. resources, putting citizen-users at the heart of planning, a systemic
approach to the city.
That new population density presents us with a huge challenge to
overcome - how can we live together successfully under such con- The city of tomorrow is re-envisioned in terms of “function”, and
ditions? - but other factors also have a direct influence on the highly offers a cross-wise, decompartmentalised view of urbanism, rather
complex system we call “the city”. Climate change, depletion of nat- than the top-down approach. This means it is better to talk of “ur-
ural resources, starting with fossil fuels and water, decreasing avail- banisms” in the plural. The new city, as a real “ecosystem”, needs to
ability of building land, the digital revolution, new ways of living... adapt to where it develops on the globe, as necessitated by the var-
All represent constraints and opportunities, and force us to re-think ying climatic conditions. The architecture itself must also fit in with
our cities. Most importantly, we need to establish and reinvent how those constraints, just as it needs to respond to the requirements
we relate to the city, and more than anything, how we relate to one set by the new city’s new key player: the citizen-user. The arrival of
another. How we relate to a new type of urbanism. new generations - led by the “Millennium generation”, the famous
There is a new order, and a wealth of possible solutions. For a num- “Generation Y” - puts collective intelligence and cross-fertilisation in
ber of years now, many people have been imagining an intelligent, the spotlight.
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The “co” age is upon us: collaboration, cooperation, cocreation, the circular economy, urban agriculture, bionics, biomimetics and
community, underpinned by innovative forms of joint venture and biomorphism, smart grids etc.
city design, with all stakeholders playing their part.
When that happens, designing the buildings of tomorrow will prove
Against that backdrop, what architecture will tomorrow bring? Al- to be both a real challenge and a fascinating endeavour.
though it seems to be generally accepted that the architecture of
the future will see a balance between man-made engineering and all We are ready for that!
of nature’s science and ingenuity, the issue has swept aside all the
traditional approaches to design and planning. Building Information
Modelling (BIM) has already started to revolutionise the way in which
buildings, infrastructure and technical networks are planned, de-
signed, created and managed. Other emerging trends will progres-
sively have an influence, each providing new opportunities:
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