Perforated facade pays musical
tribute
The Music Box multi-storey car
park in Hayes is part of a major
development project on a site with a
rich heritage of British music.
When designing the facade for the
car park, the architects wanted to
pay tribute to the former factory
buildings and achieved this by using
RMIG ImagePerf to recreate an iconic
photograph of a remarkable period in
popular music history.
A major development project has
been carried out on a former factory
site in Hayes, Middlesex. The site is
steeped in music history dating back
over 100 years, as it once housed the
Gramophone Company factory, the
renowned HMV record label and the
famous EMI record pressing plant,
which manufactured records for
some of the most legendary names
in British music, such as The Beatles,
Queen, The Rolling Stones and Pink
Floyd.
The site has now very fittingly been
renamed The Old Vinyl Factory in
honour of its record pressing past.
The redeveloped area now comprises
art deco office buildings, new homes,
restaurants, shops, a gym, cinema
and a live music venue, making this
a diverse community of living and
working areas, as well as retail and
entertainment facilities.
The architects at Studio Egret West
saw this as a new beginning for the
site, bringing it into the digital age
and yet still embracing its incredible
heritage.
An eye-catching and durable
facade
As part of the development, a multi-
storey car park was constructed to
cover the needs of the area. The car
park was designed by Studio Egret
West and consists of seven parking
levels, providing a total of 424
parking bays. The car park also has an
electrical substation with 96 vehicle
charging points.
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When designing a multi-storey car
park, it is important to keep in mind
the need for sufficient ventilation
and lighting. To meet this challenge,
it was decided that the steel frame
structure of the car park should be
clad in perforated metal, ensuring
both adequate air and light, and at the
same time creating an aesthetically
attractive facade.
RMIG, world leader in perforation,
manufactured and supplied the
perforated metal sheets for the
project, and using their City Emotion
concept, gave the facade a unique
feature.
Famous image recreated
RMIG ImagePerf is part of the RMIG
City Emotion concept and presents
elegant and innovative solutions to
the challenges of architectural design.
RMIG ImagePerf converts perforated
metal into a ‘projection screen’ for art,
photographs, illustrations and graphic
designs.