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The heritage is in the detail T
he restoration and transformation of Victorian brick railway viaducts and the creation of five new buildings, as part of an award-winning mixed use development adjacent to the historic Borough Market, required an exceptional level of detail and brickwork authenticity. We took on the challenge, playing a crucial role in the provision of a series of innovative brickwork solutions that successfully blend the old with the new, while retaining south London’s Victorian railway heritage. Built by Wates Group for developer MARK and designed by London-based architect SPPARC, Borough Yards features a number of transformed and repurposed railway arches, viaducts and warehouses along with five new buildings that weave their way from Borough Market to Clink Street. This new shopping and dining district also includes a cinema, art gallery and two new office buildings. IG Masonry Support worked with brickwork contractor Lesterose, designing and supplying a number of complex prefabricated brickwork elements including welded masonry support (WMS), brick slip masonry support, and its own ‘brick on soffit’ system. SPPARC created an architectural typology which started from the principle that there should be pedestrian lanes within the block linking the river to the market through a series of connecting yard spaces and streets weaved through a Victorian brick arched railway viaduct.
Marrying old & new In this key conservation area, the brickwork for the new buildings needed to complement the repurposed viaducts and warehouses’ existing brickwork while presenting a unique character. To meet these challenging design requirements, we manufactured and supplied a range of prefabricated
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Andy Sharlot, chief designer at IG Masonry Support, explains how a mixed use scheme in south London required a high level of detail to achieve an authentic brickwork look that complemented repurposed Victorian structures
components that met the wider considerations around planning in this conservation area and all fire regs as well as Building Regulations.
As part of the complex design for Building Four, for example, the architect and design team required a ‘floating’ brick feature presenting a jagged design. The use of brick slips helped achieve the distinctive angled soffit design, offering a faithfully historic aesthetic in a modern, easy-to- install solution. The distinctive ‘spearheads’ featured on Building Two were a separate challenge. Installed over the building’s four level points, they were manufactured with glass reinforced concrete between the elements. Customisable to the architect’s design
The use of brick slips helped achieve the distinctive angled soffit design, in an easy-to- install solution
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