KME Architectural Solutions

TECU® - Roof solutions are roof cladding elements, in different finishes, made from TECU® copper and copper alloys, one of the most popular materials in architecture, offering numerous alternatives for laying and finishing solutions.‎ The advantages of these systems, such as long life and ease of assembly, are ideally combined here with the creative potential they offer the designer.‎ TECU® copper and copper alloy sheets and strips are produced in compliance with the strictest relevant standards (DIN EN 1172).‎ In order to keep pace with architectural requirements, TECU® has developed solutions to meet the most innovative architectural demands and shapes.‎ TECU® - Roof solutions can be used to create both insulated and ventilated roofs.‎ For any further information on products and installation systems, the KME Architectural Solutions team is available to offer technical support to designers.‎ TECU® double standing seam TECU® slabs and tapes for standing seam cladding are ideal for customised designs involving freeform shapes, as well as traditional roof cladding.‎ TECU® finishes are a perfect match for the classic standing seam technique, which is adapted to the most modern architecture.‎ The double standing seam system is a 19th-century craft technique that consists of slabs crimped together and fixed to a continuous laying surface underneath.‎ Minimum pitch inclination: 3° (5%).‎ TECU® shingles In addition to their remarkable aesthetic qualities, TECU® shingles offer important economic advantages for roof coverings.‎ The square or rectangular shingles have a 180° fold on all four sides, two positive and two negative, allowing them to be fixed indirectly to a continuous substrate.‎ Installation is very simple, with the elements being fastened and hooked together and supplied ready for installation.‎ Minimum pitch inclination: 25° (47%).‎ FINISHINGSTECU® The various technical solutions described above are matched by numerous finishing possibilities, depending on the architectural effect to be obtained.‎ TECU® offers a wide range of finishes obtained by treating copper or copper alloys: - TECU® Classic - TECU® Oxid - TECU® Patina - TECU® Zinn - TECU® Gold - TECU® Bronze - TECU® Brass