SureClad® Granite Facade Complements Art Deco Design at Charleston House
Shackerley's SureClad® Ceramic Granite facade system has been installed to complement an original Art Deco faience facade as part of Inland Homes' redevelopment of the historic, Grade II listed Randalls department store in Uxbridge.
The former store has been renamed Gatsby House as part of the residential development and the Shackerley SureClad® facade system has been installed on the adjacent new-build Charleston House. The planning authority and the architect wanted a cladding system that would offer premium quality, and complement the materiality and colour palette of the heritage facade. Shackerley's A1-rated SureClad® Ceramic Granite cladding system was the ideal choice for the five-storey building.
The Shackerley SureClad® facade for Charleston House has been designed to reference the Art Deco style of the former store, while considering the safety, buildability and long-term maintenance of the new building's facade.
Shackerley's SureClad® Ceramic Granite system was specified in a light cream Lopar colourway, with a darker beige grain for the majority of the Charleston House facade at levels ground to 3. On each corner, the building steps in at level 3 and the facade for the recessed area of the level 3 and level 4 has been specified with Shackerley's SureClad® Ceramic Granite cladding system in a contrasting grey Wolseley colourway.
The SureClad® Ceramic Granite panels for the project were manufactured at one of Shackerley's ISO 9001 factories in Lancashire, and the Shackerley team worked closely with the architect to consider the buildability and cost management strategy for the facade project.
The facade design was developed to bring the cost down by introducing more repetition and utilising Shackerley's standard 1198mm X 598 mm panel size. There was also a range of bespoke detailing to create the recessed balconies and a contemporary interpretation of Art Deco style, including feature bands and columns with integrated reveals, soffits and deep returns. Each individually numbered SureClad® Ceramic Granite cladding panel was delivered to site, aligned to the installation schedule, to aid rapid progress on the project.
Ernestas Karbonskis from Dmitro Facades commented: “There was just one small wall area where we had to wait for other trades to complete their work before installing the panels. Shackerley's Access system allows non-sequential installation of the SureClad® panels, which enabled us to continue making progress on the project, before going back to finish off in this location.”
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