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Niall McLaughlin’s Tapestry building undergoing safety inspections after cladding falls off

By 2023-02-27T07:00:00

Tapestry Building 1

Straps attached to award-winning King’s Cross scheme’s facade as precaution, developer says

Niall McLaughlin’s 130-home Tapestry building in King’s Cross is undergoing safety inspections after a section of cladding fell off, the scheme’s developer has told Building Design.

Multiple straps can be seen tying down the cladding panels on the facade of the RIBA London Award-winning building, which was built by Kier for Argent in 2016. 

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