UCL East Marshgate

Fair faced concrete  

Featuring exposed concrete walls, columns, soffits, and stairs, this project requires exceptional care and workmanship. When completed it is expected to provide one of the best examples of high-specification exposed concrete in London.

A special concrete finish was required to all faces other than risers. We are also supplying pre-cast stairs, which have been designed to blend in with landings and stair walls. These are being manufactured and installed in situ.

Wood effect Concrete Design

The exterior of the building over the“fluid zone” (from ground to second floor) features architect-designed concrete wall panels. Elastic formliners produced in Germany (by Reckli) will give the impression of the concrete having been cast against textured timber boards. Pigments added at the batching plant will achieve a light brown wood effect. Board-marked concrete “UCL” lettering will feature in two locations surrounded by an abraded finish exposing the marine gravel aggregate used in the concrete.

Double height atrium

A double height central atrium in the heart of the building from ground to level two is designed to draw people into the building. Several large-scale vertical elements within the atrium spaces, including slab edges were designed to be hidden behind the walls. We worked with our specialist formwork supplier to design and develop formwork systems so that we could cast the wall double height, and achieve the very high standard of finish required by the client.