Danpalon light facade at the Chisholm Institute of TAFE 
When designing the access and language building at the Chisholm Institute of TAFE, Cox Architects and Planners gave the institution a higher profile and to create a prominent entrance to the campus. A combination of Danpalon and glass, provide a beacon-like front door to the TAFE. Danpalon 16mm Ice forms the cladding that wraps around the eastern and western sides of classroom prism, with a dramatic fracture along the face where the vertical and inclined planes come together. Cox explains that the wall serves a dual purpose.
"The glass and polycarbonate façade provides a mist of direct and translucent natural daylighting into the interior. It is also selfconsciously 'worked' as a piece of massive, milky and opalescent structure." The southern wall tilts at seven degrees and there is a diagonal fold across it at one point that brings the wall back into an upright position at the western end. When the building is lit, the campus has an ethereal illumination. Thorough research on UV protection and fire performance convinced the architect and client the practical suitability, while visually, it's a clear choice. 
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