Personalization and aesthetics for ACO's "Freestyle" gutter grilles

By Influence PR - PR Agency   Published on Friday, June 3, 2011 at 02:00 AM
Custom ACO Freestyle drainage grates installed on a modern urban gutter

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ACO Freestyle Grilles: Customization of urban drainage channel covers

ACO launches Freestyle, a new range of cover grates for MultiDrain drainage channels. This solution allows architects and project owners to design the grates themselves, creating a bespoke visual identity for each urban or private space. Compliant with the D400 standard, these grates are available for networks as short as 100 meters and meet the growing demand for aesthetics and personalization in urban development.


A network's cover grilles can blend into an environmentally friendly urban landscape thanks to their original design. This is why ACO, a major player in the field of rainwater drainage, offers the "Freestyle" range, which is adapted to ACO "MultiDrain" gutters.
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ACO, specialist in collection andrainwater drainage and runoff, launches "Freestyle", the brand new range of cover grids, whose originality and customization will aesthetically dress the "MultiDrain" drainage gutters. Offering the specifier or the client to design the aesthetics of the cover of a network is offering them the possibility of signing an original urban landscape, unique and adapted to the particularities of its environment. It is now the architect or the project owner who will be the author and creator of the design of the “Freestyle” grid. Based on standardized cast iron grilles (class D400 according to standard NF EN 1433), everyone can now add a high aesthetic value by creating a decorative pattern of their choice which will be molded during the manufacture of the Freestyle grilles. A dimensional model will be provided in advance by ACO so that the designer can include their creative project. With "Freestyle", each city, each neighborhood has the opportunity to display its personality, to translate its modernity or its roots in history. Everyone can now give their own style to each place, whether public or private, such as shopping centers or company headquarters. Indeed, this customization is accessible from 100 meters of network to cover gutters ACO "MultiDrain" 100 or 200mm wide. At a time when the public is showing a growing desire to live in warmer, more refined, more harmonious urban spaces, the new "Freestyle" grids from ACO will participate in meeting this challenge. Among other “design solutions ACO », There is a wide choice of original and decorative grilles or even light paths.


Frequently Asked Questions

What is ACO's Freestyle grille range?

Freestyle is a range of customizable cover grids for ACO's MultiDrain drainage channels, allowing each customer or specifier to create their own decorative pattern.

Who can create the design of the Freestyle grids?

The architect or the project owner can design the grid design, which will be prepared on a model provided by ACO and molded during manufacturing.

For what types of projects and dimensions are Freestyle grids available?

Freestyle grids are available for ACO MultiDrain networks of 100 or 200 mm width, from 100 linear meters, suitable for public and private spaces.


Thematic glossary

Cover grid

Element placed on drainage channels to ensure the collection of rainwater and provide an aesthetic finish.

Drainage channel

A channel installed in the ground to collect, channel and evacuate runoff water.

Class D400

Classification according to standard NF EN 1433 indicating that the product can support a load of 400 kN, suitable for areas with vehicle traffic.

NF EN 1433 standard

European regulations specifying the requirements for linear drainage systems installed in pedestrian or vehicular areas.

Architect

Professional responsible for designing the aesthetic and functional aspects of urban elements, including custom roof grids.

Customization

The process by which a user defines the pattern or design of a product according to specific needs or the identity of a place.








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