What sort of render finish is this?

Lumen

I saw this building in London. The finish is amazing. I'm not sure whether the picture captures it well, but it was both dimensionally smooth and beautifully textured, like flat suede, and gave an appearance I've not seen in Ireland.



Here's the full frame image:
https://goo.gl/4kHALN
(warning, massive image)

mrsWhippy

Hi - did you ever get an answer to this? It's gorgeous ... I'd love it on my own build.

bemak

if you can remember where in London you saw it, there may be a chance that it was described in the planning file (if planning was required that is)

DOCARCH

Given that it looks like a conservation job, it may well be a lime render.

Lumen

bemak wrote: »

if you can remember where in London you saw it, there may be a chance that it was described in the planning file (if planning was required that is)

Aha! EXIF data to the rescue...

It's here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5169602,-0.0810927,3a,60y,252.3h,91.53t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7FlW64CrKGWAGLcZZ7WBng!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Reference: 13/01199/FULMAJ
Name/No.: 117, 119 & 121 Bishopsgate, 34-37 Liverpool Street
Street: Bishopsgate, Liverpool Street, Alderman's Walk, White Hart Court

http://www.planning2.cityoflondon.gov.uk/online-applications/files/7421C6419CA2048D44D348ED7B17599D/pdf/16_00070_MDC-PLANNING_CONDITIONS_APPROVALS_REPORT__EXTERNAL_MATERIALS_SAMPLES-322547.pdf

Lumen

Hmmm, I can't find details of the actual materials (other than colour) but I suppose I could ask them.

bemak

worth a go. Probably didnt want to specify too much detail other than 'render' in the planning application in case they got caught up by it after

Lumen

Ah, so 37305 is in the StoColour system

http://www.sto.co.uk/en/products/stocolor-system/stocolor-system.html

Colour 37305
RGB: 184, 183, 183
L*, a*, b*: 74,55580634, 0,707590574, -0,782680988
Luminosity: 47.00
Class: 01

...and they have several render systems

http://www.sto.co.uk/en/products/facade-finishes/facade-renders/facade-render.html
http://www.sto.co.uk/en/products/render-only-systems/render-only-systems.html

bemak

Lumen wrote: »

Ah, so 37305 is in the StoColour system

http://www.sto.co.uk/en/products/stocolor-system/stocolor-system.html

Colour 37305
RGB: 184, 183, 183
L*, a*, b*: 74,55580634, 0,707590574, -0,782680988
Luminosity: 47.00
Class: 01

...and they have several render systems

http://www.sto.co.uk/en/products/facade-finishes/facade-renders/facade-render.html
http://www.sto.co.uk/en/products/render-only-systems/render-only-systems.html

nice find!