Some buildings are just addresses. Others are chapters in a story. For ALCA Metals, Thamrin Plaza is a chapter written decades ago, by the hands of the man who started it all.
Where the Story Began
When PT Alfo Citra Abadi was just beginning, its founder took on the facade of Thamrin Plaza. It was one of the company’s earliest projects, built when ALCA was still finding its footing and every project carried the weight of proving itself.
The facade went up. The building stood. Year after year, the city moved on around it.
A Landmark in the Company’s History build with Aluminium Extrusion Facade
For the people of ALCA, Thamrin Plaza has always meant more than glass and metal. It marks the moment a young company put its name on something the whole city could see. Few manufacturers get to point at a building and say, “This is where we started.” ALCA can.
Coming Home to the Same Building with Aluminium Extrusion Facade from Alca Metals
Time asks every building the same question: renew, or fade? When Thamrin Plaza was due for renovation, the answer came full circle. The facade that ALCA’s founder built was being renewed, and once again the aluminium extrusion facade work came from ALCA Metals.
It is rare for a manufacturer to return to its own early work and rebuild it. For ALCA, it felt less like a contract and more like a homecoming.
The Same Pride and Better Capability
What the founder built then, ALCA rebuilds now with the capability of a much larger company. The renovation uses aluminium extrusion produced by PT Alfo Citra Abadi to export-quality standards, from an integrated facility that casts its own billet, extrudes on a 6,000 MT press, and finishes and fabricates in-house.
An aluminium extrusion facade has to do many things at once. It carries the building’s face for years, stands up to weather, and holds the look the architects intended. That is why consistent quality in profile accuracy and surface finish matters so much on a facade, where every line is visible from the street.
What an Aluminium Extrusion Facade Teaches You
A building like this teaches a manufacturer something no brochure can. Aluminium outlasts trends, and the people who make it are held to their work for decades. The facade the founder built is still being looked at, still being judged, and now being renewed by the company he started.
From Thamrin Plaza to Aluminium Extrusion Facades Everywhere
The story is ALCA’s, but the lesson is for every developer, contractor, and architect planning a facade. Choose a supplier who will still be standing behind the work years from now. ALCA has been doing that since its first facade, and it continues today for projects in Indonesia and abroad.
If you are planning a new facade or a renovation, talk to our team about profiles, finishing, and fabrication for your project.
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