Integral asked to set up Assembly Bristol project

Integral Management are delighted to have been asked by a previous client to manage the pre-site set up element for a new façade package in Bristol. Building C is one of three buildings in the new regeneration Assembly area, being delivered by Galliford Try Construction, with an overall value of £140m.

AHMM Architects of Bristol have chosen a bright colour scheme to highlight the external façade of these three buildings. See link at https://www.ahmm.co.uk/projects/office/assembly-bristol/

The main façade consists of 750 unitised frames which wrap the four sides of the building. The unitised frames are powder coated with double laminated sealed units, which include low iron and SNX60 HT solar coatings with Argon filled cavity. Some of the powder coated finishes have a fine texture to match the finish on the feature precast concrete panels to the north, main street elevation. Starting on Level 1 the frames extend to level 11, the roof level, and include a 6.5m over sail frame at the top of the building.

To complete the Architectural design the frames include a lower feature panel manufactured from an extruded interlocking vertical ribbed feature extrusion. To create the desired vertical effect on the building an undulating punched aluminium panel and feature fins has been designed for the vertical column frames. The building is naturally ventilated with inward opening vents which are included in each unitised frame.

Unitised frames will be off loaded and stored on the floor slab and lifted into place with a floor mounted mini crane on the upper floors.

There is also an extensive area of ground floor stick which includes two sets of automatic swing doors and semi-automatic stainless steel revolving door to the ground floor main entrances, complete with powder coated aluminium soffit panels.

Like many complete façade packages in today’s market, our client has also been engaged to provide ground floor panelised and louvre rain screen elements. This design extends to the roof level plant room screens which are encased with glazed stick curtain walling and rain screen elements. There is also a hybrid unitised frame with a feature box mullion section which will be craned into place at roof level.

Site installation commenced in April 2022. We will update the news page as site activity progresses.

Oxford University Biochemistry Phase 2

Integral Management have been providing project management services to deliver the external façade package at the above new build project. Laing O’Rourke have been working on the Oxford University campus for several years delivering a number of design award winning buildings for the University over this period.
 
The façade is an extension to phase 1 and therefore needed to match phase 1 in as many aspects as possible. This presented its own challenges as phase 1 was completed in 2008. The unitised system was upgraded to meet modern day standards and was vigorously independently tested to CWCT standards to ensure the system would perform to the project specifications.
 
The façade consists of 550 powder coated and anodised unitised frames with low iron solar control glass sealed units. There is a two-story basement with another 2 stories of unitied frames to the north lightwell to replicate phase 1, the building then rises to 4 stories on the east and south elevations.
 
The design includes a part fritting to the upper portion of the glass sealed units. We worked extensively with a European frit application specialist to match the semi-translucent frit colour used on phase 1.The external coloured glass fins consisting of 2 leaves of 8 mm extra clear toughened glass and 4 separate coloured Vancevas PVB interlayers have been used to achieve the various colour shades to individual fins. These were sourced from a Spanish glass supplier who Integral worked closely with, visiting the supplier facility on several occasions to inspect production and agree packing proceeded to ensure safe and timely site deliveries. The glass fins were installed to the unitised frame on site prior to the frames being lifted into position.
 
There are also Automatic sliding door sets to the north and south main entrances, complete with anodised aluminium soffit panels, and Louvre screens to the south services area, these are all planned to be installed in the early summer.
 
Site installation commenced in November 2019. Unitised frames were stored on the roof and lifted into place with a Self-Erecting Tower Crane provided by the Main Contractor. This allowed quick and standalone frame installation assisting the unitised frame installation programme to be bettered by several weeks.
 
There is also a complicated roof package. A large quantity of secondary steel was required to support the 1000 m sq. rain screen system. This will be encased with a Cement Particle board and a Wraptite self-adhesive membrane. Mullion rails, insulation, coloured plastisol lining panels and finally anodised aluminium perforated rain screen panels will complete the rain screen facade. The roof also included a 100 m sq. glazed roof light and 400 m sq. of Kingspan IKO Topdeck panels.
 
The package is planned to be completed in June 2020.
 
We will update the news page as site activity progresses.

Busy Improving skills

Over the past few months Nigel Trasler our Director, has been busy completing a number of training courses to enhance his skills and add
value to the service we can offer our clients

 

In  June 2012, Nigel passed his Level 6 NVQ Diploma Construction Contracting Management, presenting one of the best portfolios
his tutor has seen in many years

 

October saw Nigel completing his Site Managers Safety Training Scheme qualification. An intense 5 day course, scoring an 96 % pass rate. This will compliment Nigel’s ISOH qualification gained in 2006

 

Nigel has since applied for and been accepted as an Incorporated member of The Chartered Institute of Building and as such is permitted to use the letters ICIOB after his name

Macclesfield Tower Block Refurb nears completion

Integral Management has been engaged in the management of the refurbishment of the external facade of two 15 story tower blocks in the centre of Macclesfield, south of Manchester

The project consists of 2.5 m projection Brise Soleil and 12 m long Feature Finials which are in the process of being installed to a total of four separate elevations per block. The project has had its challenges in design, and logistics not to mention Macclesfield’s unusual windy conditions which restrict the safe use of the Mast Climber access.

We are delighted that the project is nearing completion……….we will keep you posted when the final pressing is installed