Technical Feature – Page 54
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TechnicalSprinklers finally soak in
No longer ugly extras, residential sprinklers are growing in popularity
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TechnicalI wish Id done that... safe building
John Fidler on Colonel Drummond Jervais’s Fort Brockhurst
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 04: Charles River Bridges, Boston
Hakes Associates and Buro Happold are developing two curved pedestrian bridges, squeezing between river, road and rail. Retaining the structure’s elegance was the big challenge
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TechnicalIn detail 41: Light industrial units, Mitcham, Surrey
A 4,500sq m speculative commercial development by the Chancerygate Group is the first project to be granted planning approval under the London Borough of Merton’s prescriptive renewable energy policy.
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TechnicalI wish Id done that...sustainable building
Robin Nicholson on Sauerbruch Hutton’s GSW Building in Berlin
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Techbrief
Blind ambition Burgess Fabric Engineering has developed a system that harnesses the solar energy of photovoltaics and motor technology by Somfy for use in a new housing scheme in Carshalton, Surrey, to activate the movement of fabric blinds. All the houses have a south-facing two-storey, double-glazed, conservatory, which ...
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TechnicalNew books on sustainability
Building with Straw: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture, edited by Gernot Minke and Friedemann Mahlke. Birkhauser, 152pp. £30.50.We’ve seen what can be achieved with straw bales in Sarah Wigglesworth’s Straw Bale House, but how do you design with it? Building with Straw has some answers in this ...
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TechnicalMaterial world
Amanda Birch uncovers four cutting-edge materials set to revolutionise buildings of the future and, opposite, investigates how practices discover and apply scientific innovations
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TechnicalNovelty hunting
Caruso St John’s architects were deciding on a material for the acoustic panels on the ceiling of London Barbican’s concert hall, when they arrived at an impasse. The practice didn’t want to use a standard off-the-shelf material, but something fresh instead.
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TechnicalA lean-to to learn from
A super-insulated roof caps off the carbon-neutral Humber Centre in Hull
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TechnicalI wish Id done that...roof
Stuart Piercy on FOA and Structural Design Group’s roof at Yokohama Ferry Terminal
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Weather beater Corus Colour-steels has launched a new range of coated steel products for use in rainwater applications. Designed for flashings, parapet copings and flat roofs and gutter systems, Aquatite TPO consists of a waterproof membrane factory bonded to a galvanised steel substrate. Corus says the 1,200 micron-thick thermoplastic polyolefin ...
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TechnicalMaking it stick
An engineer hopes his process of gluing glass will enable more daring structures
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Recreating a secret history
Artist Sadie Murdoch’s photographs portray two women’s role in modernism
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 03: Freeform Modular Building, Exemplar Designs for Education
James Pickard of Cartwright Pickard Architects solves the technical challenge set by modular building manufacturer Yorkon to create an innovative design for school buildings that makes best use of the benefits of off-site construction
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In detail 39: Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons, London
Architect: Julian Bicknell & AssociatesExhibition design: John RonayneSpecial subcontractor: Netherfield VisualAt the centre of the Royal College of Surgeons’ Hunterian Museum is the Crystal Gallery, which contains more than 3,000 specimens collected by 18th century surgeon John Hunter. The gallery occupies an 8m-high room in a part of the college ...