The judges have spoken and the shortlist for this year’s Offsite Awards has been announced. The awards have seen fierce competition with a host of entries from high profile names, competing to be crowned as industry leaders of the offsite construction market.
With over 160 entries across 11 categories, the Awards have been packed full of outstanding, ground breaking projects, products and people.
EOS Facades are proud to announce that they have been shortlisted for four awards this year. Their shortlisted entries include; the Sir David Attenborough building and Sanger Institute projects in the ‘Best Use of Steel’ category, Skyliner Way in the ‘Commercial/Retail Project of the Year’ category and Pembury Circus in the ‘Housing Project of the Year’ category.
Steve Thompson, Managing Director of EOS Facades said of the award nominations: “It’s fantastic to be nominated across three categories for these prestigious awards – especially taking into consideration the calibre of the competition and variety of projects! These awards provide a fantastic platform to showcase the benefits of offsite construction!”
The winners will be announced at a relaxed drinks and nibbles reception, taking place on 18 October at the NEC, Birmingham – co-located with UK Construction Week.
For more information about the Offsite Awards go to: www.offsiteawards.co.uk
Sir David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge
A major refurbishment & renovation of an iconic landmark in the heart of Cambridge – the building formerly known as the Arup Tower, is the result of a collaboration between the University of Cambridge & the Museum of Zoology.
EOS Facades were appointed on behalf of SCL to engineer & supply the framing system for this project totalling over 725m2 steel.
The principal challenge in carrying out the refurbishment of such a well-known structure has been how to achieve this whilst preserving the architectural integrity of Sir Philip Dowson’s design.
EOS Facades were able to provide value engineered solutions which were sympathetic to the sensitive architectural redevelopment.
Sanger Institute
A highly prestigious project, The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute is part of a £27 million state-of-the-art genome-sequencing hub for Genomics England, the government’s £200 million initiative to decipher 100,000 complete genetic codes.
EOS Facades were appointed by SCL to assist with the design and supply of phases one and two of the project.
For phase one, EOS provided their SFS Infill Panels for the new Sequencing Building.
For phase two of the build, EOS were heavily involved with the design process through to supplying the sections which were used as canopy joists alongside standard infill studs. EOS implemented a unique detail to maintain structural stability and satisfied the large span cladding requirements.
Skyliner Way
This £2m development provides the new Headquarters for Suffolk Housing and their project partners, Iceni Homes.
EOS Facades were appointed by installers Anglia Ceilings and Partitions to value engineer an economically viable offsite solution for this flexible two storey office space. The building spans over 800m2 in total – approximately double the size of Suffolk Housing’s previous headquarters enabling them to further increase their workforce by 25%.
EOS not only designed and supplied the SFS infill for the build, but also manufactured bespoke windposts to form the parapets for the steep roof pitches, designed to remain in keeping with the architectural style of the surrounding area.
Pembury Circus
This regeneration project known as Pembury Circus was transformed from a rundown block of bedsits to an upscale mixed use scheme in the heart of Hackney. Comprising 268 homes, a nursery, shops, a community centre with café and meeting facilities, and a new public square this development injects new life in to the community infrastructure.
Appointed by Ardmore, EOS worked closely with the architects and main contractor from the design stages before the external envelope was fully engineered so they could design and engineer the optimum SFS framing system to ensure that a robust structure was achieved.
The design of the build also presented its own challenges due to the curved downstand façades. EOS Facades were able to design and engineer bespoke bracketry, details and windposts to facilitate the curved nature, something which is traditionally difficult to achieve with a ‘linear’ framing system.