Skip to main content
menu
Mur matricé
copyright
Vicat

FPC walls: expressing creativity

12 February 2019

For some years now, architects have been putting concrete back in pride of place in architectural projects. Far removed from its cold 1970s image, concrete is now highly appreciated for its technical performance and aesthetic qualities. Béton Vicat proposes a 'formliner-patterned concrete' finish that opens doors for you to express your creativity.

image
Mur matricé vicat
copyright
Vicat

Concrete is considered to be 'liquid stone'. Its technical performance makes it indispensable for construction. And it also has aesthetic properties in that it can assume different shapes and colors. Formliner-patterned concrete is one such possibility.

You are probably aware of the texturing achieved on fresh concrete such as exposed-aggregate, brushed, or stamped finishes, and texturing of hardened concrete by sand blasting or bush hammering. But did you know about the formliner-patterning technique.

All kinds of concrete can be patterned in this way, even the most technically advanced such as our Défi-Thermicat range (insulating structural concrete) since all mechanical properties remain intact. The FPC technique is often used for the walls of collective-housing buildings, and also in the commercial sector. It involves placing textured formliners inside the forms used to build the walls; the surface of the concrete poured into the forms is thus shaped by the formliners. Since the range of patterned formliners is practically unlimited in terms of both patterns and materials, creative possibilities are endless.

Réalisation béton matricé
Vicat

Our news

Find all the news

Image

08/11/2023

2023 Consolidated nine month sales presentation

abstract teaser

Vicat presents today at 3pm CET its 2023 consolidated nine month sales

Image

07/11/2023

Vicat Q3 2023 Sales

abstract teaser

Vicat Group has today published its third quarter 2023 Sales

Image

26/10/2023

Conference call invitation Vicat 2023 third quarter sales

abstract teaser

You are invited to participate to a conference call, on Wednesday November 8 at 3:00 pm CET, chaired by Mr. Hugues CHOMEL, Deputy CEO and Chief Financial Officer of the Vicat Group, who will present the 2023 third quarter sales.

To participate to the conference call, please reply by November 3 with the coupon attached in the invitation.

Image

27/07/2023

2023 first-half results presentation

abstract teaser

Vicat presents today at 3:00 pm CET its 2023 half-year results.