{"id":449,"date":"2019-05-26T06:23:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T06:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.archidust.com\/blog\/?p=449"},"modified":"2022-06-11T08:45:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T08:45:55","slug":"perfection-in-pre-fabrication-for-medical-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archidust.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/26\/perfection-in-pre-fabrication-for-medical-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfection in pre-fabrication for medical excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"archi-1892072854\" class=\"archi-before-content-horizontal-2 archi-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Horizontal responsive -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1313562808736279\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4811561488\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div><div id=\"archi-1921256536\" class=\"archi-before-content-horizontal archi-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Horizontal responsive -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1313562808736279\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4811561488\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div><p>Designed to achieve a BREEAM \u2018Excellent\u2019 accreditation, the latest phase of the University College London Hospital (UCLH) main campus regeneration with the specialist Ear, Nose, Throat and Dental facility is an exemplar project, defining the future of pre-fabrication. Situated in a Bloomsbury conservation area that is characterised by traditional brick buildings with portland stone pediments, detailing and string coursing, architects Pilbrow&amp; Partners have designed a sophisticated and carefully considered, contemporary scheme that is sympathetic to the heritage of the site whilst pushing the boundaries of construction technology in architecture and manufacturing and delivering a top-class facility.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.archidust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CW_CHM-Multi-Brindle_UCLH_London_2018_03_featured.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archidust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CW_CHM-Multi-Brindle_UCLH_London_2018_03_featured.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.archidust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CW_CHM-Multi-Brindle_UCLH_London_2018_03_featured-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.archidust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CW_CHM-Multi-Brindle_UCLH_London_2018_03_featured-768x597.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The perforated bay window panels use handmade Charnwood Multi Brindle bricks to serve an aesthetical purpose by offering a contemporary reinterpretation of the adjacent 19th century mansion block bays. These integral elements also provide solar shading to the waiting areas behind the street fa\u00e7ade and improve the thermal performance of the building. The pre-cast concrete, brick and aluminium curtain walling are united into pre-fabricated panels, suggesting that many contractors had to work in cohesion throughout the duration of the construction programme to deliver these high-quality architectural components.<\/p><div id=\"archi-4011637051\" class=\"archi-in-content-square archi-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Square responsive -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1313562808736279\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2313495938\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div><div id=\"archi-1064257737\" class=\"archi-in-content-square-2 archi-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Square responsive -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1313562808736279\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2313495938\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>In 2016 Mace was appointed as principal contractor to construct the new state of the art centre which also results in the co-location of outpatient services on the Bloomsbury Campus, as part of the Trust\u2019s estate-wide strategy. Mace has been instrumental in achieving this project to exceptional standards and co-ordinating the contractors to work together. The benefits of the pre-fabrication elements meant that they could be manufactured ahead of time and delivered to site, ultimately reducing the programme from an estimated 40 weeks (if using traditional construction methods) to 15 weeks. It also gave Mace the ability to ensure the highest quality as they were able to inspect the panels ahead of being delivered to the building. Other benefits include the reduction of time spent working at height as they were produced in a controlled factory environment.<\/p>\n<p>Nicola Scammell, Mace\u2019s Senior Project Manager, said: \u201cMichelmersh was a fantastic supplier and delivered exactly the results we needed for this complex project.<\/p><div id=\"archi-1822463521\" class=\"archi-horizontal-in-content archi-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Horizontal responsive -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1313562808736279\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4811561488\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-451\" src=\"http:\/\/www.archidust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CW_CHM-Multi-Brindle_UCLH_London_2018_03_feature_01d-700x454.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archidust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CW_CHM-Multi-Brindle_UCLH_London_2018_03_feature_01d-700x454.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.archidust.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/CW_CHM-Multi-Brindle_UCLH_London_2018_03_feature_01d-700x454-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the design stage of the project Mace, Swift Brickwork and the project architect, Pilbrow&amp; Partners, visited Charnwood to understand the aesthetic variances that would occur in the face of the bricks due to the different manufacturing requirements for the special bricks used in the perforated panels versus the \u2018frogged\u2019 bricks used for the prefabricated panels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCollectively we worked with Charnwood to look at how we could tweak the manufacturing process to minimise these differences to ensure a consistent aesthetic across the whole fa\u00e7ade. Full size off-site mock-ups and benchmarks of the different panel types were constructed ahead of the works to ensure that the quality was of the highest possible standard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swift Brickwork\u2019s craftsmanship is admirable, and the technology involved in the thin bonded joints of the \u2018hit and miss sails\u2019 in front of glazing has demonstrated the next step for pre-fabricated brickwork. This exemplar scheme proves to architects that designs that were previously impossible are now achievable, advancing construction possibilities for the future. The design of these fa\u00e7ade details sympathetically addresses the site\u2019s heritage, environment and the privacy of the hospital\u2019s patients simultaneously. The architects have successfully achieved their goal of creating a stimulating, sensory environment that promotes well-being and health. Designed to put patients at its heart, both the design and building navigation of the new facility reflect how patients are treated.<\/p>\n<p>Michelmersh is proud to have been involved in this influential project, exemplar for delivering a highly innovative structure through a wide variety of parties. The British manufacturer is excited to play a role in the future of off-site pre-fabricated brickwork, improving technologies and processes to the next level. 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