Benchmark In Shopping Heaven
Kingspan Benchmark’s polyester powder coated Aluminium Hook-on-Cassette Façade System has been installed as part of the stunning exterior to the new Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, the largest of its kind in Europe.
The 1.9 million square foot shopping centre is the prestigious
gateway to the Olympic Park and contains over 250 shops and more
than 70 restaurants. It is also home to a state of the art Vue
Cinema, bowling alley, offices, hotels and anchor stores Marks
& Spencer and John Lewis.
The 1500m2 of Aluminium Hook-on-Cassette's fitted on
the building used a complimentary colour pallet of satin finish
Pearl Beige, Pearl Mouse and Pearl Dark Grey. These subtle
combinations of colours allow the façade cassettes to blend
perfectly with the other glass and steel elements of the building's
dramatic exterior.
English Architectural Glazing were responsible for fitting the
system. Project Manager, Brian Smith said: "We were extremely happy
with the Benchmark Hook-on-Cassette Façade System. This system was
selected for the project as the Karrier Panels behind the facade
were able to achieve high structural and thermal performance, while
also representing excellent overall value for
money."
"Kingspan Benchmark's long spanning Karrier Panels were used to
structurally support the large PPC Aluminium cassettes. Benchmark
was extremely helpful during the building process, carrying out
project specific calculations and working up project specific
details."
Forming part of the major regeneration within the area, the £1.8
billion Westfield Stratford City centre employs more than 10,000
permanent members of staff and attracted 1 million visitors to the
area within the first week of opening. The building is able to
harness the power of these shoppers by using special "green
walkways" which convert the kinetic energy of staff and visitors
footsteps into electricity for the centre.
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