Dri-Design Tapered Series

The Tapered Series is a Dri-Design AR-C Collection product. Panels angle in any direction with varying depths and slopes, and the substrate and weather barrier stay in the same plane behind them. Tapered panels are used on commercial rainscreen facades.

• Aluminum: 0.080 inch and 0.125 inch
• VMZINC: 1 mm and 1.5 mm
• Stainless steel and weathering steel: 18 and 16 gauge
• Copper: 32 and 48 ounce

Finishes available depend on the material. Weight varies with the material. The warranty is listed as 2 years on all materials, with terms varying by material.

• Aluminum
• VMZINC
• Stainless steel
• Weathering steel
• Copper

Panels are angled in any direction, with varying depths and slopes, so the substrate and weather barrier are not modified.

System depth is 1 1/4 inches to 4 inches for aluminum, stainless steel and weathering steel. For VMZINC and copper it is 1 1/4 inches to 3 inches. Tapered panels use 1/2 inch horizontal joints and 5/8 inch vertical joints. The guide specification is Section 074213-31, Tapered Metal Plate Wall Panels.

The guide specification is Section 074213-31, Tapered Metal Plate Wall Panels, issued as a DOCX file. Custom panel joints are arranged through a Dri-Design technical advisor.

Tapered depths affect maximum panel sizes. Shadow and Tapered Series panel depths change the maximum panel size, and the limits below apply.

• 0.080 inch aluminum: corner points of 24 by 120, 60 by 30, 120 by 24 and 48 by 48 inches; maximum depth 4 inches aluminum, 3 inches steel.
• 0.125 inch aluminum and 16 gauge steel: corner points of 36 by 120 and 120 by 48 inches.
• 1.0 mm VMZINC: 24 by 72 and 72 by 24 inches, 3 inch maximum depth.
• 1.5 mm VMZINC: 24 by 120, 32 by 32 and 120 by 24 inches, 3 inch maximum depth.

Wind clips at 24 inches on center maximum are required on vertical panels 48 inches and taller.

The Tapered Series appears at Saugus High School in Massachusetts (architect HMFH Architects) and, as tapered painted aluminum, at the Edmonton Public Library in Canada (Dub Architects and HCMA Architecture and Design).

The May 14, 2024 detail set shows copings, horizontal and vertical joints, sills, jambs and 90 and 135 degree inside and outside corners over a Z-girt, commercial weather barrier and sheathing build-up.