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removal of part of the wall on Chalk Farm Road, and amounting to a difference of around a metre. For accessibility and functionality reasons it had to be made level for the new scheme to succeed. The steel frame is formed from hollow box sections in both galvanised and hot dipped finishes, and some areas of the canopy are braced by solid steel infill plates or cross bracing. The canopy is supported on a series of bespoke columns which transfer vertical and lateral loads to the foundations. The specialist bespoke columns consist of a top curved plate supported on a square hollow vertical stem, and all columns that meet the ground go into the foundations rather than being attached to the granite sets which cover the original upper level of the building.
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The terrace is intended to be accessible to the general public, so the new canopy by vPPR offers shelter to bar customers, but more importantly perhaps, a strong visual landmark for visitors. The space has reportedly been well received by both developer LabTech and locals so far, partly due to the care with which its acoustics
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have been considered as well as the overall subtlety of the design.
The architects have succeeded in creating a landmark ‘pavilion’ to uplift this northern edge of a rejuvenated part of Camden, in the form of a bar which provides a great experience of the city for users, and enhances rather than overshadows the historic form it crowns. At the same time, despite being a modular offsite steel solution, its structure doesn’t communicate a sense of repetitive or formulaic design, and feels bespoke and crafted, and therefore in harmony with the area’s relaxed artistic character. The meticulous overall design approach is matched by the careful choice of materials throughout, and planting, to achieve a contemporary yet sympathetic result. Teresa Erskine sums up what the result of this structurally light-touch – but characterful and fittingly robust addition brings: “We’ve taken the story of the site, and we’ve tried to explain it in a different way.” Bringing some playful echoes of the past, and a commitment to vibrant F&B design that helps support this historic structure going forward, the project is a sign of Camden’s continued confidence. g
vPPR have succeeded in creating a landmark ‘pavilion’ to uplift this northern edge of a
rejuvenated part of Camden
PROJECT FACTFILE
Architect: vPPR Architects Developer: LabTech Structural engineer: Meinhardt MEP engineer: MJ Associates Lighting designer: Light Bureau Quality surveyor: RLB Steelwork contractor: HelmX Main contractor: DFL Acoustic engineer: Big Sky Acoustics Landscape consultants: Light Water Plants
Principal designer: Cameron & Payne
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