EUROBRICK
EUROBRICK AT THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
Parkside is a new 1,500m 2 building designed and built as a collaborative and creative space for Imperial War Museums ’ staff in Southwark , London . The three-storey building provides a flexible workspace for 180 staff with formal and informal meeting areas , a café and breakout spaces .
Parkside is designed to support IWM in fulfilling its vital mission to improve public understanding of war and conflict through its exhibitions , events and programming . The new space will also support IWM ’ s commitment to develop smarter working practices across the whole organization .
Architects Jestico + Whiles developed IWM ’ s vision into a striking design and Reds10 , delivered the building using the latest off-site construction techniques .
Eurobrick has over 30 years ’ experience working with off-site construction companies to provide a flexible , real brick finish that allows for some creativity in the finished design . They offer brick and stone slip systems to suit any project and supplied their popular P-Clad system for the IWM project , having worked with Reds10 on a number of projects already .
Approximately 890m 2 of the P-Clad system was supplied , along with Wienerberger Marziale bricks which were specially ordered and cut . Marziale is a brick with bright buff tones and distressed features that give it a weathered , traditional look . Eurobrick supplied whole Marziale bricks for the construction of a boundary wall , along with specially cut brick slips , headers and corners .
The design of the brickwork was technically challenging , with a mixture of vertical and horizontal stretcher bond and bespoke brick soffits and sills , which Eurobrick also supplied .
The recessed bays were laid in vertical stretcher bond with alternating thicknesses of brick slips to create a relief effect in the brick courses . The narrow brickwork columns between the windows were detailed with corner bricks returns into the reveals . The columns were laid in horizontal stretcher bond , with bespoke vertical stretcher bond window heads and soffits and bespoke vertical stretcher bond angled sills .
It was a challenging layout and one of Eurobrick ’ s most experienced approved installers , Façade Install , fitted all of the brick cladding . Some of the brick slip installation was completed in the factory and some in-situ , once the modular building had been delivered to site . Using P-Clad helped this complex design become a reality and assisted with successful project delivery . Eurobrick ’ s systems are adaptable and ideal for the demands of contemporary modular architecture .
“ The IWM project used brick slips as the external finish throughout but incorporated a number of challenging details . Eurobrick helped develop and deliver solutions to enable these details to be constructed . Reds10 , the architects and client are delighted with the new facility . We have worked with Eurobrick on a number of projects and found them very helpful and responsive , providing excellent service .” Reds10
The project brought together offsite and traditional construction techniques to deliver a complex modular build , with difficult site conditions in Central London . Despite the COVID-19 pandemic , the project was successfully completed in 2020 . The end result is an impressive building with a level of detail that proves the versatility of P-Clad perfectly .
For more information on Eurobrick systems and products , please visit www . eurobrick . co . uk or call 0117 971 7117 .
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