Planning is essential.

Our process is based on communication. A flow of information sharing between all departments is essential to satisfy our client's and architect’s needs. Every project is the result of a committed team whose work pursues the design intent in every phase of the process, from the material purchase to the bespoke research of the façade system, to its manufacturing and installation at the building site.

PCSA and DESIGN ASSIST

Engineering architectural ambitions

Our Estimating Department already carries out a meticulous cost estimate during the tender phase through a thorough design intent and the project specifications analysis.

Through PCSA (Pre - Construction Services Agreement) and DA (Design Assist), we offer our clients technical support while verifying feasibility, risks, and costs of the project to identify the best value facade system.

Each facade system is subjected to thermal analysis so that the best combination of materials with the lowest heat transmittance is chosen, so we can submit a highly performing product that meets the parameters indicated by the client.

If the project requires it, during this first evaluation phase the Estimating Department will deal with our in-house BIM experts, thus guaranteeing further efficiency in the project management and allowing interoperability, information sharing, and cost and time optimization.

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MOCK - UP

Each contract, whether it is a project acquisition or a PCSA, involves the construction of one or more full-scale MOCK-UPs about 376 ft2. representative of the project.

For each project, our R&D Dept. develops a bespoke façade system, including bespoke dies, gaskets, and details designed and developed during the first design steps.

Achieving the final solution means months of calculations, exchange of drawings, investigations of materials with several suppliers and a continuous dialogue with architects, engineers, consultants, and all the professional working on the project.
To certify the final product, we undergo the facade samples to visual tests, and performance tests for water-air and wind resistance, acoustic performances and any other performance tests required by the specific project.

Mock Ups

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VISUAL MOCK – UP

THE VMU

It allows the clients and architects to see first-hand the project and the result of the agreed solutions, giving them the opportunity to confirm or change the technical and aesthetical details.

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PERFORMANCE MOCK – UP

We design and manufacture highly performing solutions which undergo laboratory tests to certify the air, water, and wind tightness of the project specification.

The acoustic samples are installed in three laboratory test chambers set up at our Headquarters where the acoustic insulation of the facade from the outside and vertical & horizontal flanking between floors and walls internally is tested.

During this prototyping phase, the Technical Department - after feedbacks from the quality, manufacturing and sample departments - defines the operating instructions for the manufacturing of the units and their installation on site.
Our engineers of the Research & Development Department develop a bespoke façade system, constantly submitting the ranges of material options to the clients and architects through samples.

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QUALITY CONTROL

Achieving the highest quality is our goal.

Since the VMU phase, we are physically present at the suppliers' factories, collaborating with their Quality Department, to verify the quality of the product even before its installation on the prototype.

Our Quality Department takes care of the product in every phase.

Visual mock-up, benchmarks of production and throughout production.

We constantly involve the client in every phase of the project, in order to create the best result together through close collaboration, also with our suppliers. We maintain a strong partnership with the best glass suppliers, relying only on companies with the latest generation of ovens, designed to ensure high control over all details relating to heat treatment of glass.

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MANUFACTURING

2 factories over 646,000 ft2 surface:
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CNC department with 12 machining centers (3-4-5 axes) capable of processing a variety of aluminum profiles, 8 unit assembly lines with an annual average production capacity of 2,691,000 ft2, 2 separate island mounted assembly areas for large and non-repetitive special products and logistics, quality, packing.

The lines are specialized for single or multi-projects and interconnected with logistics, quality and IT services to respond to client requests and improve the efficiency of the production processes. Each production process is subject to continuous optimization and controlled with KPIs.
All our employees attend our continuous training program: the FOCCHI ACADEMY. It aims are identifying and increasing everyone's potential, communicating operating standards and a culture of improvement whilst maximizing attention to the product.

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INSTALLATION

Safety is our Priority.

Project Managers and Site Managers dedicated to the project manage the installation on site from the early stages of unit installation.

The units - ready to be installed - are shipped according to a logistic plan allowing the reduction of the on-site storage and a just-in-time supply to the construction site.

Even on-site, attention to the quality of the prefabricated units is of prime importance

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