The present domed building was erected to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren following the destruction of its medieval predecessor in the Great Fire of London in 1666, and is often called Wren’s “practice dome”. Stephen Walbrook is a church in the City of London, part of the Church of England's Diocese of London and one of the lesser known works of Wren. Thank you to everyone who attended our drinks reception along with The CCP under the beautiful dome of St Stephen Walbrook this week to commemorate Sir Christopher Wren’s tercentenary. University of Brighton Willmott Dixon Interiors Andrew Lloyd Graham Shaw #architecture #design #education #building #project #university #refurbishment #retrofit #reuse #adapt #sustainabledesign #fitforthefuture #science #learning #laboratory #sociallearning Thanks to everyone else in the wider project team who helped make it such a success. Cockcroft, a reinvention of a brave new invention, has proven to be ahead of its time.” Simon Allford The project, however, is distinguished because it was in fact done a few years back when the vogue was but emerging, and most educational projects were designed as much as a shiny image for the front cover of a prospectus as for student inhabitation. What the architects have done is an exemplar of what I like to call reinvention all very much in vogue today. “This is a very clever reinvention of a rather good looking and well considered post war education facility – but one that was fraught with many challenges. It offers hope for many buildings in the UK and western Europe, an exemplar approach, execution and highly deserving of an award.” Hanif Kara OBE “In the foggy world of ‘adaptive use’ this project presents a very simple yet well executed re-design approach. This week was a great week, one that makes the hard work and effort put in by all in our practice over the years worth it.įBM Architects won the inaugural Architecture Today awards for 'Buildings that stand the test of time' education category, for our Cockcroft Building refurbishment at the University of Brighton We plan to complete the production of all façade elements by mid-October,” Evaldas Bliujus explains.ĭeveloped by Regal London and designed by Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects, the Clarendon will feature 168 residential units, over 11,500 m2 of office space, and commercial spaces including restaurants and a cinema.ĭeveloper and General contractor: Regal LondonĪrchitects: Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects “The Clarendon project consists of 3 parts: the offices, which will have 11 floors, the 25-floor residential tower, and the cafe, which will be situated on the first 2 floors of the office building. The Staticus installation team is already on site in Watford, preparing to install the first façade elements in April. Our team worked very well together, shifting production slots, expediting design approvals, and preparing 3D designs.” “We managed to meet the client’s needs and speed up all the processes, making it possible to start the production much sooner than initially planned. Karolis Krasauskas, Project Engineer, is glad that the element production for the Clarendon has begun ahead of schedule: Our team had to prepare according to various lifting typologies for an effective installation on site. Staggered unitised façade construction. A solution was developed through intense coordination between the system supplier and the Staticus structural, technical design, and 3D design teams. Produced with structural silicone and no profile between the two corner sheets of glass, these elements were especially challenging to design in places where the corner element is stepped to the side. Schueco unitised construction systems with sliding doors. Juliet balconies, developed by Staticus with the support of our partners Schueco. Currently, we are working on the elements for the tallest part of the building – the residential tower – and assembling three types of elements in three different production lines: corner, straight and slide elements.”īefore starting element production for the Clarendon, the project team needed to solve several challenges, and the following required our particular attention: We will also be producing 2489 m2 of stick façade and ventilated façade. “This is quite a big project as we need 2,123 elements of unitised façade. Our Production Project Engineer Evaldas Bliujus explains why this project stands out when it comes to element production: Our team is now focusing on producing the elements for the 25-storey residential tower of the building. □Ī landmark building with a sky garden and roof terraces, the Clarendon will feature over 10,000 m2 of unitised façade. Our Clarendon project in Watford, UK, is moving forward – we have started producing elements of the building’s vast façade ahead of schedule.
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