The Texlon® cladding system offers designers unparalleled opportunities in the development of the climatic envelope.

Texlon® consists of pneumatic cushions restrained in aluminium extrusions and supported by a lightweight structure. The cushions are inflated with low pressure air to provide insulation and resist wind loads.

The cushions are manufactured from between two and five layers of the modified copolymer Ethylene Tetra Fluoro Ethylene (ETFE). Originally developed for the space industry, the material is unique in that it does not degrade under Ultra-Violet light or atmospheric pollution.

As Texlon® is extremely long lasting, it can be used as part of the permanent building envelope. Furthermore, as the surface is very smooth and has anti-adhesive properties, Texlon® ETFE self cleanses under the action of rain.

Texlon® combines exceptional light transmission with high insulation. Each layer can incorporate different types of solar shading, enabling the designer to optimise the aesthetic and environmental performance of the building envelope. We can even create cladding systems that react to the sun and change their transmission and insulation throughout the day.
Through sophisticated load analysis and patterning we can engineer Texlon® to virtually any size or shape, allowing designers to make full use of the product’s innate flexibility and creating structures of unusual lightness and elegance. These properties coupled with Texlon®’s very low levels of embodied energy and outstanding environmental characteristics result in an ecologically benign climatic envelope.