Victorian Remix Case Study by Cantifix

Can tiďŹ x Case Stu dy Vo lu m e 4:Victo r ian Rem ix Ar chitects Gu ar n ier i Ar chitects M ain Co n tr acto r s Fam ella B u ilin g Co n tr acto r s

•SchücoAs s -70 Sli d i ngd oor: 2x6mm cleart ougheneds af et yglas s •Vert i calf rameles sf i xedpanels : 1 2mm cleart ougheneds af et yglas st ot he out s i d eand8mm cleart ougheneds af et yglas s t ot hei ns i d e( exceptt hev ert i calpanel i mmed i at elybehi ndt hed oor-i nnerpanei s 21 mm SGPlami nat edcleart ougheneds af et y glas s ) •Hori zont alf rameles sf i xedpanels : 1 2mm cleart ougheneds af et yglas st ot he out s i d eand1 3.

5mm heat -s t rengt hened lami nat es af et yglas st ot hei ns i d e

ICEY FAc::rs" • n,E 1W�-"1�UY6LA� EKTElffi�N STAIJf>S AT'M 'TALL 'BYALM�STS"M Wlf>E. n,E UV6E SIZE M/1> WEl&IT (VP � 'f(,()1(.6) t>F T'UE PANELS N�ES'511'ATE>

some "1� FltAMEW�fUC.

'8� WAS CIJC (,�MPVTU. ,�NT1t.�L.L.E1>) ,vr, � �LEftAIJaS t>F

• n,E ft.�t>F t>F T'UE

NVMU.I, AIU)VNI> d.lM� ALL�WIN6 IT� FIT P�,TLY FLV5U WIT'U T'UE WALLS

11

• n,E Pft.()3'£,T IS IC.N�WN AS "V1,1�ft.lMI UMIX '8EG4VSE T'UE A�Ul�T 1>ES,tt.1'8E1> T'UE Ptt.�a� t>F 1

ft.ENN�VATlN6 A Vl,�IMI 1Eft.�E AS i.11CE A

1>7

ft.EMt.ftAN61N6 �LI> ft.��ft.1>S I� A ,�lrfEMP�ftAft.Y 11 MVSI, PEIIF�11.MAN,E

C:6LLA86�AT6�S" Att.,u1n,T: 6VAft.NIEft.l Att.,u1n,rs­ C�NT1t.A,�ft.: FAMEL L A 3VIL 1> 1N6 C�NTtt.A,�ft.S S'Tft.V,'TVft.AL EN61NEEft.: HAL l�EV WILS�N

Challenges •Althoughthesteelworki snecessaryto supportthehugewei ghtofglass,thecli ent wantedi ttoappearasmi ni malaspossi le.

Tothatend,i twascarefullyengi neeredby Canti fi xandstructuralengi neersMali shev Wi lson.A cruci form shapewaschosenfor themai n“ stem”ofthesteel,separati ngthe verti calloadoftheglassandthelateral load( orthewi ndload) .Thi sseparati onof theloadsontheglassallowedustouse smallersteelsecti onsthanusual

PRESSQUOTES “Bri ti shstudi oGuarni eriArchi tectshasaddeda glazedboxcontai ni ng aswi mmi ng pool,hottuband steam room totherearofaVi ctori anterracei n Clapham Common,southLondon. . .

Thetransparent wallsoftheextensi onfloodtheseareaswi th naturalli ght,andfrom thepoolprovi desthe resi dentswi thadi rectandunbrokenvi sual connecti ontotheoutdoors”-NatashaLevy,Dezeen “Thi sprojectsaw therefurbi shment,remodelli ng andupgradeofalateVi ctori anhousewi thi na conservati onarea.Iti ncludedtheexcavati onofa new basementleveltoaccommodateaswi mmi ng pool. . . aswellasthereplacementofthelowerrear façadebyafullyglazedbox,whi chhelpedtransform thehousespati allyandfloodi tsi nteri orswi th li ght. ”-RobWi lson,Archi tects’Journal

Theglas soft heroofappearst oprot rud ed i rect lyf rom t hebri ckwork.

Thi si s n’ tt hecas eatall,butares ul tofcaref uld et ai li ngbyCant i f i x.

Ourroofwasact uallyi ns t alledi nt oachannelc uti nt ot hewallsand li nedwi t hPVCgut t eri ngt od rai nwat erawayf rom t heroof .Thebri cks ( redi nt heabov ed et ai l)hadt oberepai redpos t -i ns t allat i ont ohi d et he angles ,s i li coneandf ramework.

Projectcollaborat ors