From this month forward we will be posting monthly updates on the progression of Phoenix HQ as it is constructed. Since the last blog the project has been through planning and Osborne has been appointed as the contractor. The updates will aim give a visual log of the projects construction process.
By the beginning of the month the Greenman Pub had been demolished and the site cleared. During the first and second weeks the foundations and slab were laid out and completed.
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| Ground floor slab cast |
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| Site being prepared for foundations |
By the beginning of the month the Greenman Pub had been demolished and the site cleared. During the first and second weeks the foundations and slab were laid out and completed.
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| Glulam frame manufactured in Austria |
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| Hockey stick beams ready for delivery |
Whilst this process was occurring on site in the UK, B&K Structures had the timber frame manufactured by Kaufman in Austria.
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| Frame erection commenced on site |
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| First structural bay nearing completion |
The frame arrived on site on the 22nd of the month and the team on site immediately started erection.
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| The view of the site from the Bromley Road |
The completion of Phase 1 of the composite timber frame will be Monday 5th of November and Osbourne will start laying the concrete deck immediately. The SIPS panels are due to arrive on site by the 12th of November. The installation of the SIPs is due to take 2 weeks so that by the time of the next update, Phase 2 of the structure will have commenced.
