BE WELL AT CLERKENWELL
DESIGN WEEK
(Image provided by WR-AP Architecture.)
Clerkenwell is an area of London famed for its high concentration
of design houses, architecture practices and creative businesses,
making it one of the most important design hubs in the world. It’s
also an area framed by a thirst for history from family research
enthusiasts and sociologists, and visitors to ancient buildings
and architecture such as St. John’s Gate, dating back to 1504. To
celebrate this rich and diverse community, Clerkenwell Design
Week was created to showcase leading UK and international brands
and companies in a series of showroom events, exhibitions and
special indoor and outdoor installations that take place across the
area. The event runs every year in May, and this year, Joseph Ash
Galvanizing is proud and excited to be taking part.
Alongside partners Haines Watts, WR-AP Architecture, John Cullen
Lighting, Lionweld Kennedy and Berry Systems, Joseph Ash
Galvanizing is involved in a project to construct a stunning pavilion
shaped installation in the middle of St. John’s Square that visitors to
Clerkenwell Design Week can see, touch, walk through and interact
with.
The 9 x 3 x 4m installation made from galvanised steel is called ‘BE,
Well’ and is described by WR-AP Architecture as follows:
“’BE, Well’ will take you on an evocative journey where you will
experience how architecture, light and materials have an effect on
the human mind. Envisaged as a platform to showcase the inherent
performance and aesthetic qualities of galvanised steel via an
experimental composition of utilitarian building products and
curated architecture, you will firstly interact with a fine filigree of
elements that will shine and refract with the everchanging sunlight.
You will progress to a more enclosed construction where you will
be able to connect and touch the materials as you move through
the installation. The pavilion concludes with a more formal portico
inspired by the adjacent St. Johns Gate housing a new Clerkenwell
‘Well’, where we invite you to galvanise and share your thoughts
about the show, issues in the design and architectural sector and
leave these in our wishing well for the future.”
and Lionweld Kennedy – also make up the partnership. Berry
Systems will be fabricating the steel, and Lionweld Kennedy will
be fabricating the mesh grating, which is part of WR-AP’s stunning
design.
The final company in the collaboration is John Cullen Lighting,
the award-winning lighting specialist, who will be enhancing the
installation with a variety of lighting techniques.
Alex Shall from Haines Watts said: “We’re extremely excited to be
part of Clerkenwell Design Week as we like to share our support
for the architectural sector. We have been supporting architecture
practices with their accounting, both big and small for decades
and are known as industry specialists. Our core proposition is to
work with individuals who are running practices and help them
understand the commercial aspects of doing so. The commerciality
of running an architectural practice is key to its success and the ‘BE,
Well’ installation is going to illustrate this.”
THE PARTNERSHIP
Haines Watts London, a top UK accounting firm, is sponsoring the
project. With decades long experience of working with some of the
UK’s most prestigious architecture firms, they wanted to share their
support for the architecture industry by sponsoring an up-and-
coming young architecture practice to design the installation.
They chose WR-AP Architecture as the designers, a young London-
based practice set up by Sean Weston and Max Rengifo in 2018,
which specialises in creating beautiful buildings with delightful,
memorable and enjoyable experiences for their clients and the
environment. DATE AND LOCATION
Clerkenwell Design Week (currently in its 10th year) will run
from 21-23 May 2019 throughout the wider Clerkenwell area.
It will stretch from Farringdon to Barbican, taking in streets such
as Clerkenwell Close, St. John’s Square, Northampton Road and
Charterhouse Street (to name a few).
As the installation will be made from steel, Joseph Ash Galvanizing
will be protecting the metal using a batch hot dip galvanizing
process from one of our plants. JOSEPH ASH GALVANIZING AND UK CONSTRUCTION WEEK 2019
Joseph Ash Galvanizing will also be exhibiting at UKCW in October
2019. Visitors to the show will be able to talk to Joseph Ash
Galvanizing team members about the ‘BE, Well’ installation, as well
as see some of the beautiful galvanised steel panels, which will be
re-used as part of the Joseph Ash exhibition stand.
Joseph Ash Galvanizing is part of Hill & Smith Holdings PLC. Two
other companies within the Hill & Smith group – Berry Systems
Entry to the various exhibitions and installations is free to the
public.
In 2018 the event attracted over 34,000 visitors and 300 exhibiting
brands.