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Major residential scheme framed in steel
Waterfront South, a major regeneration development of apartments on a prominent canalside location in the centre of Walsall is utilising more than 1,000t of …
Off-site solution made to measure
The advantages of offsite construction have come to the fore in south London where a residential project is making use of a bespoke prefabricated light steel …
SSDA 2010 – Wind Turbine Enclosure, Strata, London SE1
Towering over the Elephant and Castle district of south London, Strata SE1 has embraced sustainable design to become the first building in the UK to have …
Landmark development for Euston Road
On the site of a former hospital, a prestigious commercial and residential scheme is taking shape with the aid of steel’s speed and lightweight construction. …
Best Practice in Steel Construction (Commercial, Residential and Industrial Buildings)
Guidance for Architects, Designers & Consultants The three publications in this series are aimed at architects and other members of the design team to …
Steel tops Elephant and Castle tower
Steelwork for the uppermost sections of Brookfield’s 43-storey Strata SE1 tower in London’s Elephant & Castle has been completed. The privately funded …
SSDA 2009 – The Weather Room, Monken Hadley
A steel framed addition to connect parts of a listed building has created a sensitive addition to an historic setting. White Lodge is a Grade II listed house …
40 Years Ago: GEAI, Rouen
Taken from Building with Steel, 1969 France has sought to solve its desperate housing problems by making use of prefabricated structures. For this purpose, …
Transformation of university campus
The University of Leeds is transforming its campus by investing more than £300M in a host of new state of the art educational research, residential and …
Residential block is in the frame
More than 130t of Metsec’s Metframe product has been erected for a new six-storey apartment block in Paisley. Known as The Elipta, the building contains 53 …
