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National Archives Exterior and Interior Panels by Fairview Architectural

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Fairview products join forces to protect Australia's historical archives

Recently relocated, Australia's National Archives Preservation Facility in Canberra is now in a new, state-of-the-art building. The purpose-built facility by Doma Group is 18,000m2 and currently houses more than 15 million historical records, as well as having the additional capacity to hold future records, thanks to shelving that stretches approximately 115 kilometres.

The new facility brief was to provide a modern building construction to reflects the importance of safe and secure storage as well as being able to adequately preserve the nation's history, making it available to current and future generations. Designed by May Russell architects, two highly regarded cladding products were chosen for both the exterior and interior of the project to meet the specification requirements. Fairview's Stryum, solid aluminium cladding in the Shadow profile was used for the exterior, whilst their durable, Argeton terracotta tile was selected for the interior of the building.

To reliably store paper records the building is required maintain an ambient temperature of 20 degrees with approximately 50 per cent humidity. These optimal storage conditions were enhanced by the quality and aesthetically pleasing qualities of Argeton terracotta tile. A variety of tile colours were chosen such as Volcano Grey, Apricot Beige and Tuscan Red to reflect the Australian landscape.



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