Clearview National February 2020 - Issue 219 | Page 48

Aluminium Extra
Robustness and
quality ‘quay’
to Salford BTR
development
Kawneer systems seal the private
rental deal at Erie Basin
» ARCHITECTURAL
glazing systems by leading UK
manufacturer Kawneer were
specified for their “robustness and
quality” for two linked 16-storey
apartment blocks on the last plot
to be developed in one of Britain’s
fastest-growing property hot
spots.
Kawneer’s AA®100 curtain
walling features as strip curtain
wall to copper-coloured
rainscreen areas of the £37
million BTR (Build To Rent)
towers at Erie Basin in Salford
Quays, Manchester, a stone’s
throw from MediaCityUK.
In addition, the manufacturer’s
AA®110 curtain walling features
on link bridges and as floor-to-
ceiling screens facing the water.
While the AA®100 system uses
50mm sightlines, the AA®110
system uses 65mm but both in this
case were zone-drained. They are
complemented by AA®541 open-
out casement window inserts and
AA®720 ultra thermally-efficient
entrance doors.
The Kawneer systems were
installed over eight months by a
team of up to 35 from approved
specialist sub-contractor FK Group
for main contractor GRAHAM
and client Glenbrook, the privately-
owned property development and
investment company, who acquired
the site from the Peel Group.
The prominent dockside
development is GRAHAM’s
second project with Glenbrook,
with work also underway on
another £27 million BTR
project in Ellesmere Street,
Castlefield, Manchester,
which also features
Kawneer systems.
At the 220,000ft2
Erie Basin development,
which features one, two
and three-bedroomed
apartments with tenant
lounge, gym, private elevated
garden terrace and undercroft car
parking, the Kawneer aluminium
systems were specified by regular
Kawneer users Sheppard Robson
Architects.
A spokesperson said: “We
specify Kawneer systems because
they are robust, quality products.
The curtain wall was integral to
the visual impact of the picture-
frame gable ends to the north
and south elevations. The strip
curtain wall glazing to east and
west elevations alternates in plan
at every third floor to tie in to the
rhythm of the dynamic folded
aluminium rainscreen façade”
“The Kawneer materials
interfaced well with the other
materials used on the project
from a performance perspective
(air tightness etc) and the client is
very pleased.”
GRAHAM’s contract
director on the project, Graeme
Moffat, said: “Despite some
demanding ground conditions,
we have been able to help
Glenbrook realise the Erie Basin
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project through an innovative
foundation and concrete frame
solution.
“This is our third BTR scheme
in the Greater Manchester area
and we see residential continuing
as a key sector for us, building on
our portfolio of experience with
large-scale apartment, student
accommodation and hotel
projects across the UK.”
The project was forward-
funded by Moorfield which has
also backed two other Glenbrook
projects in the North West.
Glenbrook projects director
Stuart McCrone said: “We have
brought an exceptional product
to an already high-quality
destination that is improving
day by day. The performance
of the project team has been
exemplary and now complete,
Erie Basin raises the bar for
BTR accommodation in Salford
Quays.”