exteriors
New glass roof for UoL’s Senate House S
IKA’S products have ensured the long-term durability of a stunning multifaceted glass roof installed at The University of London’s Senate House. As part of a refurbishment to create a new academic hub, the roof was created using 105 completely unique bespoke glass panels. Sikasil®
silicone adhesive and Sikasil®
-SG 500 structural WS-605 S
sealant were chosen to bond multiple glass panels to a steel frame, allowing SIKA for the unusual shape of the roof design without the need for mechanical fixing. Prior to the installation, vital in-house adhesion testing and structural calculations were provided by Sika’s technical team at Welwyn Garden City to guarantee the strength of bond and ensure the project would meet ETAG 002 European Guidelines. Cantifix, a Sikasil®
was tasked by Spacelab architects to help with the roof’s design and installation, which posed many challenges. The roof’s
large and unusual organic design meant bonding was unable to take place offsite. To counter this, Cantifix worked to a 3D- model until onsite where they individually lifted the glass panels into the steel frame before bonding with Sikasil®
-SG 500.
Charlie Sharman, CEO and founder of Cantifix, said: “The structurally glazed roof at Senate House is a perfect demonstration of the benefits of this type of construction. If this shape had been attempted in a framed system, the potential for compromising the weather and air tightness would be unacceptably high. With glass and Sika silicone both being stable materials, the roof becomes an impervious membrane to the external conditions for a very long time. It also looks incredible.”
Registered Contractor,
www.sika.co.uk www.cantifix.co.uk
Fast finish for Godiva Place, Coventry E
UROBRICK Systems has recently been involved in a student accommodation development called Godiva Place for Coventry University, working with Galliford Try. As well as rooms, the £47.5m, 24,500 sqm
project provides a social hub, sports facility and parking as part of the university campus in Coventry city centre. Architects Lewis
and Hickey designed the scheme for developer Regents Godiva, and were restricted by height limitations due to affecting views of historic buildings and daylight for adjacent residential properties. This means that the five-block project varies in height between four and nine storeys. With a mix of studios, “twudios” and cluster accommodation units, the
student accommodation block provides 772 bedrooms.
As this was a fast-build project, with many parts of the building being constructed off-site, a quick and effective brick finish that is flexible enough to be installed on-site was required. P-Clad is an external wall cladding system that was developed for use as a sheathing on structures where there is no requirement for insulation and it is also suitable for use on some high rise installations. Godiva Place was constructed using a rapid erect, light-gauged, steel framed wall system with concrete floor slabs. The building was then sheathed in cement particle boards and Eurobrick’s P-Clad system was installed onto horizontal rails. These rails were attached to the Nvelope helping hand bracket and vertical rail support system, which also incorporates an insulation element in the air gap behind.
About 5,350 sqm of Eurobrick’s P-Clad was supplied to the installing contractor Select Facades, along with Michelmersh First Quality Facings brick slips that were specially cut to 25mm thick, including corner slips and special angles. These were sent in staged deliveries over the course of 18 months to tie in with project timelines.
www.eurobrick.co.uk www.lewishickey.com
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