Final Phase at New Street
This week sees Fabric Architecture delivering the final touches to the tensile interiors – a fully-integrated fabric lining inside the new ETFE atrium and concourse.
This large-scale interior project for Network Rail and Mace Group includes a bespoke steel truss framework and over 600sqm of tensile cladding, combining solid and mesh fabrics. The fabric collar sweeps around the upper retail level and forms teardrop openings among the steel ‘buttresses’. The use of tensile fabric allows a sleek and uninterrupted interface between the concrete bulkhead and the ETFE roof above.
The full story will shortly be available alongside other completed projects in our Projects section...
Gracechurch Shopping Centre canopies
As the centre will remain open for business throughout, the team of expert installation engineers will work special hours to dismantle several small tensiles no longer serving a purpose, whilst re-skinning the main bespoke double conic structure with new canopies. The project, awarded by Hatmet, is due for completion in mid-October in time for the start of the festive shopping season and the specially selected high-translucency fabric from Japan will flood the area with natural light, allowing shoppers to enjoy the inside-outside space on a year-round basis.
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