Over the years we have had an involvement in many different fields of architecture, one of these is the industrial sector. It may not have the appeal of working with historical buildings or the higher specification of materials and costs of leisure or retail, but it still requires care and precision. Many of the challenges are the detailing of fire walls, the coordination of process equipment and services together with the requirements of the structural engineer.
The tried and tested method of sketching still works, forming the link between the disciplines and giving an indication of the implications of requirements. Below are a small selection of sketches for recent projects we have been working on with a client.
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| Composite fire wall detailing at column splice positions |
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| Detailing of a removable concrete push wall (cladding above must remain in place |
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| Steel corbel penetrations through a fire wall (fire wall is also an insulated thermal wall for an adjoining office) |
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| Sketch detail of insulated cladding on steel frame sitting on insitu concrete wall |
