BESPOKE bronze cladding is being installed on Inverness’ Energy Centre, as work continues on the build in the city’s Castle Street.
The £4.4 million facility will provide heat and energy to the nearby Inverness Castle and Town House once complete.
LDN Architects designed the cladding for the building, with it featuring a ‘subtly symbolic’ saltire and diamond pattern that reflects the heritage, colours, and patterns of its surrounding – this includes the bastion walls of the castle and Inverness’ sandstone buildings.
The system is being installed by Bancon Construction and its specialist cladding contractor Maple. Once complete, the building will act as a ‘distinctly contemporary’ gateway to the Inverness Castle Experience and will supply the building with all its heating demand through renewable technology.
Councillor Ken Gowans, chair of Highland Council’s economy and infrastructure committee, said, “Everyone is aware of the necessity to reduce our carbon footprint. As a council, we have a crucial role to play in this challenge and it is only by prioritising renewable technologies within projects in the Highlands that the path to net zero can be achieved. It is great to see this project taking shape as the castle project comes together.”
