Architectural porcelain cladding
LOPO develops extruded porcelain panels for architects, façade consultants, contractors and distributors seeking a dense, extruded ceramic cladding option. Hollow profiles, surface finishes, colours, fixing interfaces and production details are coordinated around the approved project drawings and performance requirements.
Quick answer
LOPO Extruded Porcelain Panels are project-configured ceramic cladding elements intended for mechanically fixed, ventilated façade systems. The range uses extruded hollow profiles and can support horizontal or vertical layouts, subject to the approved support system. Dimensions, thickness, surface, firing, structural performance, fixing components, packing, transport and installation details must be confirmed for each project. Applicable test reports should always be matched to the selected panel configuration.
Material and assembly
An exterior panel cannot be selected in isolation from its support structure. LOPO coordinates the ceramic profile with joint layout, fixing grooves, clips, rails, cavity design and adjacent façade details. This helps the design team evaluate appearance, manufacturability and system interfaces before production approval.
Porcelain classification is based on the applicable product standard and verified water-absorption results. For specification work, use the report covering the approved size, body, colour and surface rather than a generic catalogue statement.
Extrusion makes hollow sections, edge grooves and selected three-dimensional surfaces possible. Profile feasibility, tooling, tolerances and minimum production quantities are reviewed for each design.
Stone-inspired, timber-inspired, mineral, metallic and solid-colour surfaces can be explored alongside smooth, linear, ribbed, fluted and wave-like profiles. Final appearance is established through an approved physical sample.
Upper and lower edge details can be developed to engage compatible clips and support rails. Anchor spacing, rail type, joints, movement allowance and interfaces remain part of the project engineer’s façade-system design.
Design range
The range covers restrained mineral colours as well as stone, timber, metallic-look and glazed visual directions. Samples should be reviewed under the project’s expected lighting conditions so that surface relief, edge appearance, joint colour and module repetition can be assessed together.
| Design area | Available direction | Project note |
|---|---|---|
| Natural / mineral | Uniform fired-body colours with a restrained ceramic character | Confirm current standard colour range |
| Stone-inspired | Granite- or marble-referenced colour movement and surface depth | Approve colour, repeat and relief by sample |
| Timber-inspired | Wood-grain direction with warm or neutral colour development | Confirm grain scale and installation direction |
| Metallic-look / glazed | Mineral sheen, oxidised effects or saturated glazed colours | Custom colour matching requires sample approval |
| Texture profiles | Plain, honed, sandblasted, brick-textured, ribbed/fluted and wavy | Relief depth and die feasibility are profile-specific |
| Layout | Horizontal or vertical | Confirm fixing system and wind-load design |
| Corners | Cut, mitred or project-developed details | Confirm tolerances and site sequence |
Product configuration
The following dimensions are practical starting points for façade planning. Standard modules use a 20 mm hollow extruded profile. Larger or non-standard formats are reviewed against the selected cross-section, surface, firing behaviour, structural demand and logistics before they are accepted for a project.
| Format type | Panel size (L × W) | Thickness | Selection note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard module | 800 × 400 mm | 20 mm | Confirm colour, texture and fixing profile |
| Standard module | 1200 × 600 mm | 20 mm | Confirm orientation and support spacing |
| Standard module | 1500 × 600 mm | 20 mm | Confirm wind-load and handling requirements |
| Selected project-developed profile | May be reviewed up to 3000 mm long × 990 mm wide | Indicative 18–25 mm on request | Feasibility, quantity, testing, transport and installation review required |
A requested size within the stated maximum envelope is not automatically available. Length, width and thickness must be approved as one panel configuration.
Dimensions, thickness, surface, colour, firing, hollow structure, tolerances, structural requirements, fixing components, packing, transport and installation-system details must be reviewed for the selected profile. Do not place a project order from nominal dimensions alone.
Evidence before specification
A reference light-grey 600 × 300 × 19 mm panel was tested to the ISO 10545 series. Its recorded results included 0.3% water absorption, 7,872 N breaking strength, no visible effect after 100 freeze–thaw cycles, Class 5 stain resistance, UA / GLA chemical resistance and a linear thermal-expansion coefficient of 5.1 × 10−6/°C.
These figures describe that tested configuration only. The report applicable to the approved size, body, colour and surface must be reviewed before specification; results must not be extended automatically to the full range.
System coordination
The proposed panel profile incorporates fixing interfaces that engage with compatible mechanical clips and support rails. Horizontal and vertical layouts can be developed, but the complete assembly must be designed for the building, substrate and local requirements.
LOPO supplies panel and fixing-component information for coordination. Final structural calculations, anchor selection, fire-stopping design and regulatory approval remain with the appropriately qualified project parties.
Project support
Share elevations, details, target module, finish reference, building location, approximate quantity and programme.
Review available formats, colours, textures, profile feasibility, corners and fixing interfaces.
Confirm samples, tolerances, relevant test documentation, mock-up requirements and approved production criteria.
Coordinate quantity, packing, inspection points, shipment sequence and site programme around the confirmed order.
Specification questions
It is a fired ceramic cladding element shaped by extrusion and developed for use within a project-designed facade assembly. Porcelain classification depends on the applicable standard and verified product test results.
Both can be extruded ceramic products with hollow profiles. “Porcelain” describes a denser, lower-absorption body when the applicable classification is met. Selection should compare approved samples, test reports, surface intent and facade-system requirements.
Standard planning modules are 800 × 400, 1200 × 600 and 1500 × 600 mm at a nominal 20 mm thickness. Project-developed panels may be reviewed up to 3000 mm long and 990 mm wide, with selected thicknesses of approximately 18–25 mm. Every combination remains subject to profile, surface, firing, structural, packing, transport and fixing-system confirmation.
Both layouts may be developed, subject to the panel profile, clips, rails, joint arrangement, wind-load design and project approval.
Natural/mineral, stone-inspired, timber-inspired, metallic-look and glazed colour directions can be explored with plain, honed, sandblasted, brick-textured, ribbed/fluted or wavy surfaces. Availability depends on the selected profile, quantity and production review, and a physical approval sample is required before production.
Suitability should be established using product-specific test evidence together with the complete facade-system design. Do not rely on a general climate claim for every size, finish or fixing arrangement.
Send the target panel size and finish, elevation or detail drawings, estimated quantity, delivery country, building height or design criteria, and required schedule.
LOPO can coordinate available samples and product-specific technical documents. The scope and relevance of each report should be checked against the selected panel configuration.
Samples, quotation and technical review
Share your drawings, target module, surface reference, quantity, delivery location and project schedule. LOPO will review current product availability, sample options, quotation requirements and the applicable technical-document scope.
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