Product:
Aluminium Expanded Mesh
Architect:
Shepherd Robson Architects
Working with Bouygues Development, the new Civic Centre facility for the London Borough will create a distinctive architectural form that gives the new building a strong civic presence within the community, with the design promoting a feeling of openness and creating connections between the public and private functions of the building.
The external elevations help create a civic building that commands a presence within the community and addresses the adjacent high street. The facades are informed by a singular design approach, creating a consistent architectural language to all elevations. This vocabulary is derived from glazed bays separated by extruding geometric forms made from anodised aluminium, which vary in depth depending on the orientation of the façade.
The shading strategy tunes each elevation to its orientation. The façade maximises natural light by incorporating large windows and the solid elements minimises solar gain, cooling loads and consequently the energy consumption of the building.
The geometric forms of the façade vary, becoming elongated to signal the entrance at street-level and the civic chamber at the top of the building. The overall effect of the façade is a legible structure where there are views into the building from street-level as well as visual links between the public-facing facilities, civic chamber and council’s offices.
Contrasol were engaged on a total package basis, designing and installing specialist mesh and steelwork systems on the strength of our reputation
