Coordinate digital inkjet pattern with the terracotta panel grid
A digital inkjet terracotta facade design is resolved across pattern, panel module, orientation, joints, corners and sample approval. A single panel photograph may suggest a direction, but it cannot define the complete elevation or current product performance.
This page preserves the November 2016 PM236 record, full nine-code finish board and application image, then uses them to explain an architect’s coordination and approval sequence.
Use the main Rainscreen page for the facade system and the separate 5834 guide for broader digital-inkjet finish selection.
PM236 information published on 1 November 2016
The image and fields below are retained as historical references—not current product, stock, quotation or delivery data.
| Field | Value recorded in 2016 | Current treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Item number | PM236 | Confirm any current code or sample mapping. |
| Size | Customized | Submit the module for current feasibility and tolerances. |
| Colour | MIX | Approve the range with current physical samples. |
| Surface finish | 3D Inkjet | Confirm the current process and pattern controls. |
| Material | Natural Clay | This does not prove environmental or performance outcomes. |
| Weight | 31 kg/m² | Normalized from “31kgs/sqm”; request current model data. |
| Water absorption | Less than 0.5% | No method/report was supplied; request current evidence. |
| Thickness | 18 mm | Do not transfer this entry to another product. |
| MOQ | 1,500 m² | Normalized from “1500sqm”; not a current commitment. |
| Lead time | 35 days | Normalized from “35days”; not a current programme. |
Keep all nine finish references visible
The archived board labels PM820, PM826, PM552, PM550, PM259, PM255, PM554, PM256 and PM258. These are visual references, not proof of current SKU status or availability.
Resolve five decisions before production
1. Pattern objective
Define colour family, movement, contrast and viewing distance. “Stone-look” describes intent; it does not mean an exact natural-stone match.
2. Module and repeat
Map current pattern variants over representative bays. Review repetition against panel dimensions, joints, openings and cut pieces.
3. Direction and sequencing
Show orientation on drawings and confirm whether panels may be rotated or mirrored. Record any sequence or controlled randomization.
4. Corners and interfaces
Coordinate grain or veining at corners, returns, soffits, parapets and adjacent materials; do not leave pattern decisions to site improvisation.
- Confirm the current panel/profile, finish set and representative physical samples.
- Review adjacent full-size panels or a project mock-up with intended joints and light.
- Approve a dated control sample/range and record orientation, repeat and inspection rules.
Applications named in the 2016 article
The source listed these uses; they are retained as history, not approval or evidence of suitability.
- Exterior walls for new or renovated buildings.
- Metro, railway, tunnel and other underground projects.
- European- or American-style architecture, villa walls or roofs.
- Ceilings with high quality requirements.
- Public projects such as offices and commercial podiums.
- Interior decorative wall systems.
- Surgery rooms, clean rooms, and pharmaceutical or food-production workshops described as having high environmental requirements.
Each use requires current review of the selected product, support, substrate, fire strategy, exposure, hygiene needs and applicable regulations. The old list does not prove compliance.
Keep visual design separate from technical evidence
The legacy page claimed easy cleaning, low or no maintenance, frost and atmospheric resistance, realistic stone effects, favourable price and environmental superiority without current product-matched evidence. Those conclusions are not repeated. Obtain current documents for colour retention, weathering, freeze–thaw, cleaning, water absorption and any other specified product property.
Structural, facade-fire, water, thermal and acoustic outcomes belong to the relevant complete assembly. Natural-clay or 3D-inkjet wording also proves no environmental result. Verify any requested EPD, HPD or certificate for date, product, factory, scope and project acceptance.
Prepare a coordinated digital inkjet facade brief
Send elevations, module, pattern direction, colour range, sample and mock-up requirements, preliminary quantity, standards, delivery location and programme for a current review. Final product selection, pattern approval, system design and compliance remain project-specific.