Colorminium delivered a state of the art Hub for the European Bioinformatics Institute at their impressive campus at Hinxton Cambridge. Hosting over 200 researchers and providing a Hub for their European research infrastructure for life science data.
An outstanding but geometrically challenging and complex facade design – fully designed and delivered in-house by the team at Colorminium.
The pictures speak for themselves – it really is the “Jewel-in-the-Crown” of the campus.
127 Kensington High Street is progressing well with a number of areas already clad with stick curtain wall.
Great to see the first class design engineering coming to life – #rightfirsttime #engineeringtheexceptional
Despite significant logistical challenges on a tight site, the team are working tirelessly to overcome these, enabling progress towards a watertight envelope.
Credit to all those involved, and we will share further updates soon, once more of the facade is visible with scaffold coming down.
Janson Urban, AshbyCapital, Pilbrow & Partners, ISG, Core Five LLP & Avison Young.
Great article written by Thomas Lane regarding the Barts Square project.
Excellent to have taken part in delivering this masterplan, using modern methods of construction on Phase 3 with Helical plc, Sheppard Robson, Avison Young, Arcadis UK & Ireland and McLaren Construction Group.
https://www.building.co.uk/focus/barts-square-a-bold-piece-of-history-in-the-making/5109980.article
Colorminium have recently achieved PC on the new facade for the University of Oxford – John Wilkins Building.
Before we get the professional photography done, we thought you’d enjoy a couple of shots of the building just prior to handover.
Working alongside Wadham College, AL_A and Beard has been a great experience, along with the opportunity to contribute to the Universities growing portfolio.
Excellent to see the first panels being installed onsite at 50 Eastbourne Terrace.
With the unitised panel assembly almost complete, the team have also been assembling stickwork spandrels offsite for a programme betterment.
We’re looking forward to seeing the facade develop further with the extensive palette of materials adopted including GRC, Terracotta and Granite.
YardNine, Sheppard Robson, Avison Young, Gardiner & Theobald and McLaren Construction.
Fantastic news!
Yesterday marked a significant milestone where the 50 Eastbourne Terrace project team successfully passed the Performance Test the first attempt. The Unitised System underwent the full CWCT Sequence B test.
The team are now looking forward to getting started on site and seeing this project through to completion.
Yardnine, McLaren Construction, Sheppard Robson, Gardiner & Theobald & Avison Young.
Great to start onsite on our Kensington High Street project for ISG.
With the design of the façade now complete, and procurement almost complete, it is excellent to see the building start to come to life with the frame progressing, which will be closely followed by the façade.
Stay tuned for further progress photos as we see the building rise up (and for the mock-up to become the reality)
Pilbrow & Partners, ISG, Ashby Capital, WSP, Core Five, Avison Young and Janson Urban.
Stunning drone shots taken by Hufton & Crow of 100 Liverpool Street!
With the project 95% complete, the building has really formed part of the London skyline, and lends itself to some stunning photography.
The pictures speak for themselves!
Stay tuned for further images to uploaded to our website soon.
Having been appointed to produce the mock-up on the Berners Street project, we have worked with Putney & Wood alongside the consultant team (Emrys Architects, Blackburbn & Co, Exigere and FMDC) to produce an end result which provides the team a greater reality of the intricate façade detailing prior to the main build.
The end result certainly looks impressive and we are looking forward to seeing this come to life onsite.
It has been a privilege to help out the wider community during these difficult times, especially those in severe need.
In working with main contractor Volker Fitzpatrick, we have helped improve a local facility in Canning Town, Caritas Anchor House for CRASH by replacing some of their windows as a charitable donation.
Testament to a great supply chain in support – D&A Engineering.
A great charity and one which we were only too glad to support.
Great milestone achieved as British Land awarded Sir Robert McAlpine Practical Completion of section 4 of 100 Liverpool Street which includes main office receptions, cores, and everything from level 3 and above.
Great to have contributed and testament to a lot of hard work and effort on behalf of all involved – British Land, Sir Robert McAlpine, Hopkins Architects & M3 Consulting.
With the atrium acting as the front-door to the new office development – many will get to experience the wonderful feeling you get when standing at reception with light all around and with the sun’s rays pouring in from the stunning rooflight some 40m above you. A true masterpiece and jewel in the crown for the new office development at 100 Liverpool Street, London.
Stay tuned for release of professional images very shortly.
Great milestone achieved this week at our Rose Court project with works having now commenced onsite.
Having worked closely with BDG Architects, Colliers International and Eckersley O’Callaghan since 2018 and having been involved and engaged under a PCSA since early 2019, it is great to now see the hard work and effort come to fruition.
Through great collaboration with the team, we successfully transformed the design and construction methodology in to a unitised solution which has helped to de-risk the project and bring some overall programme savings.
Now working with main contractor Structuretone we are looking forward to transforming the building over the coming months and it will truly stand out as another landmark there in Southwark
Stay tuned for more progress images as the project progresses.
Great to see progress pictures on our Benenden School project.
The first phase is progressing well with all the first fix completed on the music school enabling us to progress wrapping the façade with the stone and brick rainscreen cladding.
Looking forward to the scaffold coming down in view of revealing the stunning facade. Great to be working alongside Buxton Building Contractors & Guy Holloway.
Great to see the progress pictures on John Wilkins Building for University of Oxford as it nears completion.
With the majority of works now complete, we are pulling off site to allow the landscapers to finish before returning to complete the stone cladding and automatic doors.
The variation of colour and frit patterns can really be seen, and we are certainly looking forward to seeing the final building completed standing as a contrast to the grand heritage that surrounds it.
Some more stunning photos have been released from our Minories Hotel site in Aldgate – showing off the main entrance canopy and the featured fin detail which matches perfectly to the overall facade design.
With every new photo released, the facade is being brought to life and will be a key statement piece and landmark building for Aldgate.
Through adopting social distancing measures, we were able to maintain operation on site throughout the pandemic thanks to the efforts of both our great site & project team (Steven Marshall, Piyush Patel, Grant Shimwell, Scott O’Prey) and X-Construct (construction managers)
Some new images have been released from our 100 Liverpool Street site this week showcasing the staircase soffits designed and delivered by the Colorminium team. With the scaffold starting to come down, the sharpness and quality of these curved and acoustically dampened soffits is being revealed.
With the unitised atrium shining in the background, the vision of British Land for an architecturally stunning entrance is coming to life fast!
Great work all! British Land Hopkins Architects Sir Robert McAlpine
We’re delighted to have just commenced work on site with the new concert hall at Benenden School. This stunning scheme has a highly complex, bespoke auditorium facade, clad in gold feature fins that create a halo around the building. Due to the geometry of the building, the facade has been designed and fully modelled in 3D by our in-house design team from concept at the PCSA stage, through to construction design.
Stay connected for future updates as we carry out the full envelope package. Good work by Grant Shimwell and Daniel Cristolovean.
The University of Winchester’s landmark learning and teaching building at its West Downs Quarter has been formally handed over to the University by main contractor Osborne, just over two years after the groundbreaking ceremony in January 2018.
A truly exceptional and architecturally stunning facade with great enhanced teaching and learning facilities.
Colorminium having been responsible for designing and delivering the entire building envelope, can certainly look back at the exciting yet challenging journey the design and engineering pathway has led to.
From handling over 80-tons of structural and architectural corten to interfacing with a hand-laid flint wall the architecture boasts some of the most unique products but beautifully meshed together to form another leading innovative building for the University.
Video Credits: University of Winchester
As our work at 100 Liverpool Street comes to a close, the weather has been perfect to get a few pictures of the completed rooflight over the atrium.
This complex piece of steel and glass engineering looks stunning and caps off the equally impressive unitised atrium below.
Stay connected for further photography coming on this and thanks to a great client team – British Land, Hopkins Architects and Sir Robert McAlpine
We have secured another excellent project for a great client team. Working with YardNine, Avison Young │UK, Gardiner & Theobald LLP and Sheppard Robson under a PCSA has now seen us successfully novated to the appointed main contractor McLaren Construction Group.
We are now looking forward to working with the whole team to deliver the full building envelope on what is a stunning unitised scheme including GRC, Precast, Terracotta and other materials.
Stay tuned to watch for updates as this project progresses.
Click on the link below to find out more about the project.
Great to see photos of one of our project VMU’s ready for physical & virtual inspection by the client team today. With some of the client team able to travel to our facility in Essex to inspect and some not, Colorminium have now put in place high-resolution remote viewing procedures so as to allow an inspection experience that is as good as being present in person!
Project has a lovely mix of light hand made Petersen brick, Portland stone corbels and some intricate aluminium fabrications to compliment.
Stay tuned as we track this exciting project through the delivery phases on site!
Cladding works are nearing completion at the first Canopy Hotel by Hilton in the UK – at this fantastic site in Aldgate, London. Colorminium have been able to continue working safely at this project thanks to measures we have put in place and the unusual amount of space available to us in comparison to most other London construction sites.
The façade is a mix of unitised and traditional glazing due to the combined refurbishment and new build elements of the structure. These photos show the “iconic” feature fins, which not only act as shading devices to enhance the performance of the building, but also create a very dynamic appearance to overall façade.
A big well done to the project team and thank you to all our partners as this great project starts coming to a close with areas such as soffits and canopies and ground floor treatments well progressed.
Nestled in amongst the beautiful and historic Architecture of Oxford is the new John Wilkin Building. This building is the latest addition to the Oxford University’s masterplan creating an exciting new space for their students to live and network in.
Colorminium have been involved with the project from very early stages and as we near completion of the first phase we’re pleased to be able to share some progress photos with you.
Despite it’s relatively small size in terms of building mass, it’s nonetheless a very intricate piece of work and this is born out by the extent of the design work involved. We thought you may be interested in some of the numbers involved:
We look forward to sharing further photos of the completed works in due course.
Keep tuned to see the final project images – a truly stunning jewel set within Wadham College.
Here’s the latest from West Downs Campus, University of Winchester. Great to see all the façade types and finishes on this exceptional project come together. The contemporary design, by award-winning Winchester-based architects Design Engine Architects, provide the university with an impressive new gateway building to the City, whilst delivering high quality learning and teaching facilities.
Colorminium have delivered, windows, curtain walling, sliding doors, timber curtain walling, bespoke glazed entrances, aluminium rainscreen cladding and soffits, GRC cladding, corten brise soliel, corten feature cladding panels, glass fins. This medley of materials delivers a stunning result and helps create a truly beautiful space for a World-class campus.
Construction is well underway and nearing completion of the first Canopy hotel by Hilton in the UK, on this prime site in Aldgate, London.
The redevelopment of the site is an important step in the regeneration and expansion of the core fabric of the City of London eastwards beyond the confines of Aldgate. With a view to re-structuring the fabric of this area due to its inconsistency both physically and socially, a masterplan has been developed which comprises some new construction alongside utilisation of existing buildings, whilst leaving the adjacent bus station unaffected.
Colorminium was engaged at early project concept stages to help develop an engineered buildable solution which met the various project stakeholders criteria, desires and aspirations.
Tom Bishop, formerly Future 54 commented: “Colorminium were able to bring together an innovative design solution which satisfied the varying interests of the Project Team. Through the development of a bespoke unitised design, Colorminium were able to deliver options to enable a fixed price to be agreed within a Cost Ceiling including programme betterment without compromising the Architectural intent.”
The hotel scheme itself is comprised of 3 blocks. The first two, blocks A and B, have seen the existing façades removed leaving the superstructure remaining, whilst block C is a complete new build. All 3 blocks have new facades based on an innovative bespoke unitised solution. A key design aspect is the “iconic” feature fins, which not only act as shading devices to enhance the performance of the building, but also create a very dynamic appearance to contribute to the stunning architecture.
Complex cladding, large canopies and soffits are all other feature areas that challenged the team to ensure they could integrate them seamlessly into the architecture whilst achieving the overall intent.
This project is certainly a “stand out” for all involved.
Well done to the project team and thank you to all our partners as this landmark project concludes in its construction phase.