Position sheets so they bridge the expansion gaps of the wooden frames. Join sheets with two-part acrylic joint adhesive, then sand and finish. Fabricate bases and capitals from acrylic-based solid surface material to meet design requirements. Attach components with two-part acrylic joint adhesive, sand and finish. Cladding round structural columns.
Structural columns can present aesthetic challenges for any architect or designer.
They are inevitably large, often obtrusive and typically unattractive in their raw form. A sleek, monolithic appearance can be achieved, since grout lines and open seams are replaced by unobtrusive, impermeable joints that appear seamless. For round or elliptical columns, sheets can be thermoformed to the required contours. The solution was cladding of thermoformed acrylic-based solid surface sheets. Polished to a high gloss, the elliptical, monolithic column is striking, yet it blends with the overall color palette of the offices.