Alcoa announced today that architectural aluminum products from its Kawneer UK business will be used on the Halo Tower in London, that, when finished, will be one of the tallest residential buildings in London, offering panoramic views of the City and Olympic Park.
Kawneer’s AA®201 unitized curtain walling is currently being installed on the 4th to the 43rd floor of the Halo Tower, and Kawneer’s traditional AA®110 curtain walling will be featured on the ground to third floor levels.
“Kawneer’s AA®201 curtain walling is ideal for fast-paced construction projects like Halo Tower, said Sean Butler, Sales & Marketing Director, Kawneer UK. “Architects like the AA?201 system because it can be installed efficiently and no scaffolding is needed. It is easy to fabricate and provides superior performance and design flexibility.”
Delivery architects KDS Associates of London said: “The fa?ade is designed to express verticality and provide interest by the introduction of colored spandrels which fade from dark to light blues to the rear and upwards. To reduce the appearance of distinct horizontal bands, four transition zones are introduced to soften colors where they change vertically.”
Halo Tower is one of six new residential buildings – with more than 700 one-to four-bedroomed apartments and penthouses – being constructed as part of a redevelopment project of a former light industrial site located outside the Olympic Park. When completed, the highly visible, 43-story Halo Tower will act as a gateway to the Olympic Games, scheduled for 2012 in London’s Olympic Park.
Ardmore Construction, one of the largest privately owned design and build contractors in the UK, is heading the project for Genesis Housing Association, a leading London Housing Association
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