OVERVIEW
Thames City is a spectacular location and presence in Zone One of the River Thames. With some of the city’s most breathtaking views, especially for those not afraid of heights, this is a fresh district featuring three residential towers, a development of 12 buildings, beautiful apartments with private luxury amenities, high-end retail, and fine dining venues.
The overall experience of this amazing project is made even more appealing thanks to its network of interconnecting parks, cosy green courtyards, and romantic city squares.
This project was complex, involving both TerraSmart Rail Paving and TerraSmart Pedestal Paving Systems. Both these systems are designed for waterproofed substrates with TerraSmart Rail being the ultimate raised paving system, unbelievably solid thanks to its unique lattice framework.
Due to the height of the tower, we worked closely with Midgard Design Services to develop and install an appropriate wind uplift mitigation solution to keep the project within budget.
The TerraSmart Rail Paving System was weighted using ballast weights, and installed in the joist frame to mitigate uplift – it couldn’t be fixed into the structural slab due to it being an inverted roof. The pavers were then mechanically fixed to the joists using a wind uplift visual fixing, which clamps down the entire system.
The TerraSmart Pedestal Paving System was mechanically fixed to the structural slab as there was no waterproofing membrane to penetrate underneath. The wind uplift mechanical fixing was screwed into the top of the pedestals to retain the concrete pavers and prevent any movement in strong winds.
The installation of the systems was beautifully done by ANC Construction and the proof is in the photos you see on our website.
Rail Paving System - TerraSmart® IGNO
Pedestal Paving System with Visual Wind Uplift Restraint - TerraSmart® IGNO
Fixed Head Pedestal Paving System - TerraSmart® IGNO
Island Point Apartments, London
Case Study: M7 Roof Terrace
Wood Wharf A2/A3 Roof Terraces, Canary Wharf
Caledonian Road Apartments, London
Single Ply Warm Roof Waterproofing on Residential block of flats.
Waterproofing to domes on Historic Building
Museum of the Home, London. Koster TPO Single Ply Membrane.
Koster TPO Single Ply membrane - Overlay Project.
Manchester Victoria - Residential Balconies
Oval Village
250 City Road
Spacehouse