The decorative, durable and weather resistant properties of metal casing solutions have long been recognised as key attributes by architects and specifiers, together with their inherent versatility.
Within Pendock’s extensive range of decorative architectural casings, its column casings, building linings and services casings all feature aluminium and stainless steel products. In addition to the bright red casings at Stevenage rail station car park (shown above), the following projects illustrate how the company’s bespoke manufactured metal casings are being used in three diverse applications.
UCL East Campus
University College London’s East Campus at One Pool Street on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford is using Pendock Radius brushed stainless steel column casings to conceal structural steelwork. on the third level of each the building’s two towers.
Each column casing is 775mm in diameter to accommodate the building’s structural supports, and range in height from 3215mm to 3370mm. As the column casings are exposed to the elements, their stainless steel construction provides a weather resistant and highly durable solution.
Phoenix Point – London, Thamesmead
Aluminium casings from the Pendock Profiles range are used to conceal heating pipework, electrical cabling and ventilation ducting at Phoenix Point in Thamesmead, as part of an extensive refurbishment and upgrade programme of flats located within the eight-storey circular building.
The Pendock casings are bespoke manufactured to match the form of the building and are located below the walkway on each tier. Incorporating a white PPC finish, the casings not only conceal building services, but also act as a mounting point for lighting outside each flat.
St James House – Telford
Formerly an HMRC building, St James House has been transformed into serviced offices and includes bespoke manufactured aluminium parapet capping from the Pendock Linea building linings range.
Manufactured from weather resistant 2mm thick aluminium, the parapet cappings also incorporate a slate grey PPC finish to blend in with the existing column casings. The building’s main entrance has also been given a facelift with a new canopy incorporating bespoke metal bulkheads and fascias, also from the Pendock Linea range.