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The terrace is intended to be accessible to the general public, so the new canopy not only offers shelter to bar customers, but also a strong visual landmark for visitors
footprint is of an irregular shape, creating a variety of spaces for the bar, but narrowing dramatically at the central portion to around a couple of metres. It’s only fully covered at the two ‘deeper’ sections; the second of which leads to the larger, second ‘open’ section of terrace, on the corner beside the railway.
As part of the pragmatic, buildability focus of the design, the metal structure was designed in collaboration with structural engineer Meinhardt to be fabricated offsite and bolted together in sections onsite. This was also part of ensuring that a “high level of sustainability was at the forefront,” says Sanjay Patel, operations director at structural engineer Meinhardt, adding that Design for Manufacture and Assembly concepts underpinned the whole scheme. The structure itself can be disassembled and assembled elsewhere in the future if required, and the bar’s composite decking material is made from
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90% recycled materials.
The efficiency of the construction was particularly beneficial given the range of certifications and permission windows required from Network Rail which the construction programme had to work around, due to the adjacent rail line. While not relying on the existing building for its structural integrity, the canopy also sits as a “legible new layer of history,” say the architects, rather than aping the existing structure in what could be a pastiche move. Instead, the blackened patina of the steel subtly references the dark steel and wrought iron historical features that exist throughout the market, tying into the industrial heritage of the site. It provides a slight colour contrast with the multi- coloured stock brick which was used for the pre-existing listed wall whilst connecting to the dark tones in the pier stone copings. The V-shaped columns are also key contributors to the lean, elegant structure,
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