With its eleven floors, the Ellipse tower was conceived as an urban beacon. Its façade is decked out in Terreal glazed cladding with very neutral contemporary colours hanging in an alignment with the brick of workers’ houses.
For this project, the architects were looking for a thin product, narrow and long, which contributes to the verticality of the building and the curved façades to create a living architecture. They got that result here thanks to the constant variations from the awnings, whether they’re lowered or not, and the changing effects of glazed terracotta cladding in the light. They offer a contemporary reinterpretation of the terracotta that is so present in Amiens city.
Amiens
France
SCAU Architecture
Mauger père et fils
Terreal North America, in conjunction with its parent company Ludowici, is implementing a strategic market realignment effective in and throughout 2023. This market refocus will result in Ludowici providing manufacturer direct sales, marketing, and supply support for the complete line of NeXclad small module terra cotta wall cladding systems. While NeXclad terra cotta cladding systems will continue to be available from Ludowici, Terreal North America will no longer offer large module terra cotta cladding and sunscreen products that are manufactured overseas. Please visit Ludowici.com to learn more about our made in the USA NeXclad terra cotta cladding systems.
This market refocus aligns with Ludowici’s mission to manufacture sustainable, environmentally friendly, locally sourced, and locally made terra cotta construction materials. This market approach also brings all terra cotta construction materials produced in our New Lexington, Ohio facility under a single corporate umbrella — Ludowici.
Customers and building owners with questions regarding this announcement, please contact Ludowici for assistance at ludowici.com/contact.
Rob A. Wehr
Chief Executive Officer