The building is characterized by its mass with substantial facade piers that we suspended from the structure. The detailed engineering and assembly were extremely challenging. These two factors were the reasons why the client chose our engineering and prefabricated concrete solutions.
The building is characterized by its mass with substantial facade piers that we suspended from the structure. The detailed engineering and assembly were extremely challenging. These two factors were the reasons why the client chose our engineering and prefabricated concrete solutions.
Flowering new city Step inside this fresh district of London with three residential towers at its helm that’s set to become the new favourite landmark on the London skyline. A significant development of 12 buildings, Thames City offers beautiful apartments and private luxury amenities, high-end retail and exquisite dining experiences. All life interconnects through a network of lush parks, intimate green courtyards and enchanting city squares.
2. Byldis contribution to this project
For this residential tower, Byldis produced, delivered, and installed the prefabricated cladding elements. The building is characterized by its mass of substantial facade piers which we suspended from the structure.
Fun facts:
these elements contain a total of 2,120 cubic metres of concrete and 240,000 kg of reinforcing steel
around 10 moulds required for production
this project involved more than 6,200 production hours in the plant
approximately 270 shipments needed to transport all elements to London
3. Facts & figures
The project
Residential tower
Location
London, UK
Scope of project
18 floors
Byldis contribution
321 facade columns
241 facade beams
63 balcony elements
14 single-shell façade elements
Byldis expertise involved
Engineering, precast concrete
Start production Byldis
June 2021
Start assembly Byldis
October 2021
Completion Byldis
June 2022
Client
Mace
Architect
SOM
6. Footage
Thames City is an iconic presence in Zone One on the River Thames.