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Spiral UK win contract for celeb stairs in Royal Albert Hall
company, based in Helston Cornwall, is looking forward to providing the artist’s bar with a glamourous new staircase. The Royal Albert Hall is being refurbished
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and restored ahead of the grade one listed building’s 150th birthday celebrations, originally planned for March 2021. This work has included the Great Excavation, a project involving a two-storey expansion to
Spiral UK will be installing the artist’s bar stairs in the Royal Albert Hall
espoke staircase manufacturer Spiral UK have won the contract for a feature staircase in the Royal Albert Hall. The
create a back-of-house area with new multi-purpose space for artists, schools and community groups. The stylish staircase Spiral UK have been
contracted to design, manufacture and install is part of the artist bar and dressing room fit out. The feature wall and curved stair combination will lead from a mezzanine area down to an exclusive bar especially for those backstage and performing at the venue. Spiral UK Managing Director Eric Nicholls
said, “We’ve had some fantastic contract wins recently and this project is no exception. It’s a privilege to work on a project for such an iconic London venue.” “The helical staircase we are creating will
have a fabricated steel framework with treads cast in concrete at site. The stringers have been designed to have an elegant saw tooth effect on one side and be hidden in the feature wall on the other. This wall will match the stair balustrade with a combination of rectangular vertical bars and perspex. The
Armatile wins 2020 TTA Award for Best Heritage Project
St Comgall’s Parish Church is a historic building constructed in 1889. Following its destruction in a fire 25 years ago, the building has undergone a phased restoration programme. During the final phase, 54 individual waterjet-cut pieces were fitted together within each section of the aisle to create an ornate Celtic weave. Armatile has a great reputation for working on heritage projects. It has now delivered over 150 such projects in the past decade. With a sympathetic approach to restoration its team expertly interprets design needs and translates each client’s creative vision into reality. The St Comgall’s Church project was a great example of how Armatile works in partnership with all project stakeholders, including the architect, builder and users to deliver a tailored surface solution that not only met but exceeded the client’s brief for this heritage restoration project. The completely refitted floor delivers the client’s vision and the bespoke waterjet cut decorative panels take visitors on a journey through the spiritual life and missionary work of St Comgall through Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. It is an example of how Armatile’s entire team utilises its vast experience and knowledge in the heritage sector. The 2021 TTA Awards will be held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on 10 September – and entries are now open!
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www.ttaawards.com General hospital banks on Gilberts to help deliver extensive care
A £22m construction programme to expand intensive care facilities is progressing apace despite Covid disruption, as a result of “impressive” performance by Gilberts Blackpool. The leading supplier of air movement solutions has completed the supply and installation of 11 banks of screening and ventilation louvres on the facade of the new five-storey extension for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. The project, with main contractor BAM (who built the original hospital 45 years ago), was completed within the agreed timescales, despite limitations affecting site access and operative working practice as a result of Covid-19. Gilberts created louvre screens almost 415m x 3.5m high from its WGK75 kitform louvre system. Integrated removable panels and doors have allowed maintenance access to the fifth-storey plantroom. Solid insulated panels behind the louvres across much of the additional four levels of façade have helped to maintain high levels of thermal performance for the 22 ICU bed space healthcare facility below. Additionally, a WHC high performance deep channel louvre screen with fire dampers was fitted at plant room level.
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staircase will be finished with a beautiful French polished timber handrail.” Spiral UK specialise in a wide range of
bespoke floating, spiral and helical staircases for clients across the UK in the luxury residential, commercial, office fit out and industrial sectors. They currently have a number of high
profile projects in progress in London including boutique offices in Knightsbridge, a huge five-storey fit out in St James’ Square and luxury residential projects in Hampstead and Kings Cross.
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Render of the Royal Albert Hall staircase Spiral UK will be creating
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