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Elephant Park balcony order provides ‘jumbo’ logistics challenge
S
apphire is bringing residents of two major apartment buildings in a new London development their own bit
of ‘open space’ with offsite-manufactured balconies.
Part of Lendlease’s massive
Elephant Park redevelopment at Walworth, south of the Thames, buildings H4 and H5 were built to designs by architects Alford Hall Monaghan Morris.
Designs for H4 and H5 included balconies – 235 and 184 respectively – to be manufactured offsite. The chosen specialist manufacturer was Reading-based Sapphire Balconies,
whose products incorporate
the best in materials and technology with minimal environmental impact. The project brought interesting challenges that sparked fresh thinking and led to new solutions. Delivering
more than 400 balconies
– mostly to a standard specification, but some with variations – to two installation subcontractors
working on the adjacent buildings, meant Sapphire had to adapt its
usual central London delivery strategies. To comply with the site’s traffic management plan – and to minimise difficulties on congested local roads – Sapphire prioritised manoeuvrability over capacity and switched from articulated lorries to smaller rigid vehicles. This had the added advantage of reducing pressure on site space for holding the balconies ahead of being craned into position. For these two buildings,
Sapphire
manufactured a total of 419 Glide-On™ aluminium Cassette®
balconies, all featuring
a new extruded handrail profile and vertical bar balustrades to the architects’ specification. Most of the balconies had controlled drainage, with rainwater channelled down 400 mm soffit trays to discharge on the outer edge – preventing staining of the facade or flooding of balconies beneath. However, some of the balconies had guttters along the front to avoid splashing passers by. They were all designed originally without soffits,
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but some of these were added later where necessary to ensure compliance with updated fire safety regulations. Some balconies were also provided with privacy screens. Inset balconies were provided for a single stack on one of the buildings.
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01/03/2022 09:08 Petrarch celebrates with photo competition
Petrarch, one of the fi rst engineered stone rainscreen facades, celebrates turning 50 this
year! Since 1972, over
1,000,000m2 of this aesthetically striking panel has been specifi ed for more than 1,000 buildings across commercial, residential,
education, healthcare and
transport sectors worldwide. To mark the anniversary, Architectural Panel Solutions (its manufacturer) is holding an architectural photo and drawing competition with chances to win three special golden tickets throughout the year. The prize consists of a hot air balloon ride for two.
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petrarchpanels.com ADF03_Petrach_External Envelope - Cladding & Facades_PR_converted 1 Alleviating traffi c problems at Herlev Hospital The of the car park has been
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To alleviate the traffi c problems at Herlev Hospital in Denmark, a multi- storey car park has been constructed with more than 500 parking spaces, primarily for hospital staff. facade
constructed from more than 3,000 m2 of expanded metal, manufactured and
supplied by RMIG. The expanded metal has been anodised and with its dark bronze nuance, fi ts in well with the surrounding hospital buildings. The panels have been staggered to create a variation on the facade.
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