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n exemplar for a new, progressive era
of public housing design in London
utilises high-quality materials –
including Nordic Brown Light copper
cladding – as part of its tenure-blind strategy.
Branch Place provides the first replacement
homes in the second phase of the Colville
Estate Masterplan designed by Karakusevic
Carson Architects, part of Hackney Council's
innovative housebuilding programme,
delivering hundreds of much-needed Council
homes for local people through a pioneering
model of financial cross-subsidy. The
project provides 116 mixed-tenure homes
alongside new public routes, play spaces
and landscaping.
The two buildings of Branch Place are
crafted from a considered palette of
high-quality tenure-blind materials including
brickwork, timber and Nordic Brown Light
pre-oxidised copper. A copper mansard roof,
installed by Full Metal Jacket, to the building
next to Regent’s Canal reflects the roofscapeof neighbouring historic warehouse buildings
and marks an entrance to Branch Place and
the new Colville neighbourhood.
Nordic Brown Light is part of an extensive
range of architectural copper surfaces
and alloys from Aurubis with an unrivalled
lifespan counted in hundreds of years,
no maintenance and full recyclability. With
a melting point of 1083 ̊C and ‘A1 (non-
combustible material)’ fire classification
to EN 13501-1, copper is suitable for
cladding tall buildings, using appropriate
constructions. Low thermal movement makes
it appropriate for any locations and it is
non-toxic and safe to handle and work. Its
inherent antimicrobial qualities make it ideal
for touch surfaces internally as well.
The Aurubis architectural range includes
Nordic Standard ‘mill finish’ and Nordic
Brown pre-oxidised copper, with lighter or
darker shades of brown. The extensive
Nordic Blue, Nordic Green and Nordic
Turquoise ranges have been developedwith properties and colours based on the
same brochantite mineralogy found in
natural patinas all over the world, and offer
various ‘Living’ surfaces. Copper alloys
include Nordic Bronze, Nordic Brass and the
innovative Nordic Royal with a rich golden
through-colour.01875 812 144 http://www.nordiccopper.comInnovative public housing
with Nordic Copper
Sto goes back to school
The tremendous design possibilities
offered by the StoVentec Glass rainscreen
cladding system have been highlighted by
a recently completed project at a leading
Midlands school. The Stosystem was
specified for the Wolverhampton Girl’s
High School due to the strong visual
appeal which matched the architect’s vision for the project. “We chose
the StoVentec Glass system instead,” says Joe Harris of Seymour
Harris Architects. “It’s tough and scratch-resistant, but it still provided
the high degree of reflectivity that we were looking for.
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Over 500 Profile 22Optima Flush Casement
Windows were installed in a private housing
development in Whalley Range, Manchester.
The Profile 22 Optima Flush Casement
Window more than met the demanding
requirements of the development. Jonny
Reynolds, Technical Director at Kingfisher
Windows, said: “The Optima Flush Casement Window offers the
perfect solution for developments in areas protected by conservation
orders that need a window that replicates the 19th-century timber
window design, whilst offering modern features and benefits.”
http://www.profile22.co.ukWICTEC facade system a key element to Kings Cross gasholders conversion
The design team responsible for the visually striking redevelopment of three redundant gasholders in the Kings
Cross area of London has made eloquent use of a unitised version of WICONA’shigh performance WICTEC
system for the facades to the apartments created. Within the Grade II steel framework that was restored, the
triple glazed and thermally broken aluminium WICLINE window solution provides the occupants with
excellent thermal performance and weather resistance, as well as high acoustic control as they look out on the
views of the capital. The package was delivered by Italian Project Manager, Frener and Reifer. The Facade
Engineer on the project for Arup, Rob Buck, commented: “We provided a performance specification to Frener
Reifer who then identified WICONA’s WICTEC system as the most applicable to the project’s demands. The
WICONA facade system met the stringent thermal requirements which were compounded by the penetrations
through the facade to support the balconies and solar-shading systems. The primary facade was installed from
the floor plate which avoided the potential of clashing with the Gasholder steel framework.”
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