Bird's Nest Case Study

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Speci f i cat i ons

•1 0mm t oughenedlow-i ronglas swi t h low-ecoat i ng •24mm blacks pacerbarandargon f i lledcav i t y •6mm t oughenedlow-eglas swi t h bli nkglas sf i lm

KEYFACTS •Thi sprojectcont ai nsourf i rs tev er s wi t chableglas si nv i s i blecorner •Thei nv i s i bi lecornerwaschos ent o maxi mi s enat uralli ghti nt he f ormerlyd i ngys pace,whi let he s wi t chableglas sallowspri v acyat t het ouchofabut t on-aus ef ul f eat urei nabat hroom!

•Themi ni mal,f rameles sglazi ng s t and si npleas i ngcont ras tt ot he blackandy ellow f i brecementpanels whi chcladt heres toft heext ens i on

Challenges •Thebondi ngonourUVcornersmustbe donei naclean,dust-freenvi ronment-not ajobsui t ableforabui ldi ngsi te,therefore webui ldallourUVcornersatourfactory ghtoftheuni t( justashade •Duetothewei under1 20kg) ,i thadtobecranedi nto posi ti on •Wi thasi nglepanelofglass,acraneli ft i srelati velystrai ghtforward,however,wi th twobondedbyani ncredi blythi nlay erof UV-curedadhesi ve,i tbecomesabi ttri cki er •Inordernottobreaktheuni tatthejoi n, weusedspeci ali stasuckerri gi norderto holdtheglassfi rmlyi nplacewhi lei twas bei ngli ftedoverthefour-storeyterrace

Recogni ti on Theprojectwasrecogni sedi nmulti ple medi aoutlets,i ncludi ng: •201 8LABCLondonBui ldi ng Excellence Awards:Regi onalFi nali st •201 8New LondonArchi tecture,Don’ tMove Improve:Longli sted

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