27 The medium rise of zinc
Jonathan Lowy from VMZinc explains how zinc, in the context of its long heritage as a familiar material on Parisian roofs, is slowly becoming in vogue in the UK for specifiers on mid-rise urban residential projects
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inc has a long history of association with mid-rise residential projects. It was, after all, Baron Haussmann`s grand project to rebuild Paris in the middle of the 19th century that gave a massive boost to the use of the material not only for mansard roofs, but also for taking rainwater off those roofs. Slightly ironically, one of the traditional Parisian gutters is called a ‘cheneau a l`anglaise,’ translated as ‘English gutter’!
Fast forward to 2022, and certain architects had begun to make zinc a more common sight in contemporary-designed urban residential schemes in England. In Beckenham in south east London, Stolon Studio designed six dwellings using timber frame structures, clad in colourful cementitious planks. The zinc roof (of Anthra-zinc Plus standing seam panels
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installed by SH roofing) features easily- installed PV panels using seam clamps, which blend into the roof. Archway Road in north London, designed by pH+ architects, also has a colourful aesthetic. However this time it is achieved by combining Pigmento Red standing seam zinc wall and roof panels with vibrant red brick; some of which had been retained from the original structure. The result is a mixed use building with 25 apartments, with the zinc installed by metal cladding specialist Full Metal Jacket. In the Old Market conservation area of
Bristol, Arturus Architects extended a block of 31 small flats outwards and upwards, to become an elegant building housing 63 larger flats. Again, a combination of brick and standing seam zinc were used on the facades. The design does also capture
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In the Old Market conservation area of Bristol, Arturus Architects extended a block of 31 small flats outwards and upwards, with a combination of brick and standing seam zinc used on the facades
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