All Technical articles – Page 16
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FeaturesCanvas for altar screen by Russell & Chapple
Russell & Chapple supplies fabrics to theatres and artists
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FeaturesAluminium screens by Expanded Metal Company
Some visual privacy in the study centre was provided by screens made from powder-coated aluminium.
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FeaturesBespoke joinery by Beasley Joiners
Beasley Joiners used lacquered MDF to make the free-standing and fixed WC units, the bespoke kitchen tea point and reception desk, as well as skirting to hide the large amounts of cabling generated by the post-production facilities.
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FeaturesBespoke joinery by LAD Construction
Birch ply furniture, flooring, column claddings and altar pieces were all made by north London company LAD to Cottrell & Vermuelen’s design specifications.
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FeaturesCedar shingles by John Brash Timber
Cedar to clad the Hub came from roofing specialist John Brash
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FeaturesWalnut joinery by Howard Brothers Joinery
All of the walnut veneer was supplied by Howard Brothers which manufactured most of the joinery used in the library
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FeaturesCarpet by Milliken
Milliken’s premium cut pile Fusion bonded carpet tile was specified in a cord pattern.
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FeaturesChairs from Kirkhouse Productions
One hundred and fifty beech chairs were supplied by Kirkhouse, the UK representative of Swedish manufacturer Balzar Beskow, a specialist in church seating.
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FeaturesSurfaces by Corian
A-EM used Corian on the vertical surfaces of service point desks such as the help and issue desks at the library entrance.
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FeaturesFolding doors by Solarlux
Timber folding and sliding doors were supplied by Solarlux to separate the main church from the adjacent Hub entrance building
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TechnicalWill the future be Dubai or Masdar?
Foster’s Masdar design team rocked up at the Cityscape conference last week in Dubai — and was really impressive
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FeaturesLight fittings by Modular Lighting Instruments
The first UK commercial use of Iwasaki’s Cera Arc Natural Red metal halide uplighter.
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FeaturesVintage furniture by Retrouvius
The client holding room was conceived to resemble a gentleman’s club for which Retrouvius was commissioned to source vintage furniture.
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FeaturesHoneycomb panels by Mykon Systems
Mykon B-Clear honeycomb panels were used to create the think-tank group study screens.
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FeaturesWhite and Silver sanitaryware by Ideal Standard
Chromium-plated taps from the Silver range and basins and toilets from the White sanitaryware range were specified.
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FeaturesLighting by Modular Lighting
Unable to fix lights into the panelled walls, Hût specified Modular’s Nomad Minimal E27 Short – a ceiling-mounted light that could be angled back to illuminate the wall.
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FeaturesLouvres and planks by Reglit
Reglit is a cast-glass plank system typically employed as an external glazing system, but at the refurbishment of Imperial College’s Central Library it was used internally for glazed partitions and as a bespoke external louvre type system to the new service tower above the entrance.
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TechnicalAsif Khan’s West Beach Café at Littlehampton
West Beach Café, Asif Khan’s first building, is a cheerful addition to the Littlehampton littoral
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TechnicalJohn McAslan & Partners’ £17m refurb of Goldfinger’s Trellick Tower
How did John McAslan & Partners arrive at the difficult decision to replace the original windows at Trellick Tower as part of the £17 million restoration of Erno Goldfinger’s west London landmark?
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TechnicalUrban Initiatives remodels south London’s Aylesbury Estate
Urban Initiatives’ Kelvin Campbell has spent nearly two years masterplanning the £2.4 billion Aylesbury redevelopment. It’s the sixth such plan in ten years, so why is he confident it will succeed?