V&A Museum, London

FOAMGLAS® Tapered T4+ (Slab)

Design Architects: Amanda Levete Architects

Structural Engineer: Arup

Main Contractor: Wates

Roofing Contractor: Knight Asphalt

Application: Podium Roof - FOAMGLAS® Tapered T4+ (Slab )

Finish: Porcelain Tiles

The Victoria and Albert Museum is one of the world’s greatest museums of art and design. It provides unparalleled knowledge and understanding of the designed world to the public.

The newly refurbished entrance is the first porcelain tiled public courtyard in the UK. It consists of a total area of 1200 m2 distributed in different levels.

For this application, FOAMGLAS® Tapered T4+ (Slab) was specified and installed on a concrete deck with two high performance bitumen waterproofing membranes.

The bedding and porcelain tiles provide the final finish and they will support the large volumes of visitors expected every day.

The podium roof at Exhibition Road Quarter will showcase the best of contemporary design, as well as celebrating the beauty of the V&A’s existing building.

At the heart of the Architects brief the newly created space is to accommodate the V&A’s headline exhibitions, it will also act as a public area.

The Foamglas strength and time tested thermal performance will offer a long term solution to this very important entrance and courtyard.