Derwent Point

• Europol
• Bauwens
• Bolckmans
• Christiaan Huygens College
• Creek Side building C & D
• Balancing Barn
• Derwent Point
• Multi Tenant TransPort Maintenance
• Hilton hotel
• High Point Village
• Broomfield Hospital
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Entrance museum Boerhaave
• Rabobank walkway & PV canopy
• Maastoren awning

• 1.400 m2 light weight metal framing
•    589 m2 fibreform rain screen
•    555 m2 granite rain screen
•    403 m2 aluminium curtain wall
•    385 m2 aluminium windows
•    223 m2 trespa rain screen

For the creation of a new student accommodation building, architects wanted to create a building that provided visual impact. To help achieve this, they designed an impressive facade that comprised of four very different cladding materials. To ensure that unslightly cladding fioxings ditn spoilt the overall aesthetics an advanace secret fix cladding adhesive systems was specified - SikaTack Panel Adhesive from global manufacturer of building materials, Sika.

Located in on the main A1 running through Islington, London, Derwent Point features 136 studio apartments plus retail and commercial space at ground floor level. Designed by architects Church Lukas to achieve BREEAM ‘Excellent’ the building, which incorporates 20% on-site renewable, features a checkerboard facade that features an ambitious mix of four different cladding products. Built by main contractor Galliford Try, specialist contractor Oskomera was tasking with installing the complex facade.

The mix of cladding includes a FRP composite panel from Steni UK, high pressure laminate (HPL) panels from Trespa and a stone cladding system. For architectural interest Church Lukas specified Chromatics RS from Cladding Solutions. This was used to create a reflective strip that runs up one elevation of the building and round part of the top. Specified in black, it creates a reflective contrast between the biscuit and white colour of the rest of the building facade.

Source: Archello