Tribeca, London - Façade Design and Consultancy
Patrick Ryan Associates have been working as Façade Consultants on RIBA stages 3 & 4 since the autumn of 2022 on our landmark project, TRIBECA.
Our team have worked through the technical challenges of the façade design including considerations around a unitised or stick curtain wall, the slab defections, large fins, shadow boxes and measures to prevent efflorescence in the brickwork. We also looked at the acoustic requirements of the building façade and all our work is designed with a view to meeting the low target U-values required to achieve a BREEAM outstanding rating.
This project is now progressing well at Stage 5, as we continue our work on the design of the brickwork facades for plots B & C as well as reviewing the sub-contractor’s drawings for the unitised curtain wall system. We have also prepared wind load, structural and thermal calculations.
PRA is acting as the façade consultant during the construction phase, reviewing, and commenting on the sub-contractor’s drawings, calculations, datasheets, and other technical information. Our site visit in July saw works progressing well with the frame constructed on Plot B and the construction issue drawings having been issued. The installation of the first façade elements has also now commenced.
We are very proud to be involved in this project alongside Reef Group, Perkins & Will, Gardiner & Theobold, and Ardmore.
TRIBECA represents a new landmark quarter at the heart of London’s Biotech cluster, featuring 1 million sq ft of high-quality workspace and state of art laboratories and is set over five mid-rise buildings that predominantly house life sciences labs, residential and retail accommodation.
This development will create a new community, where occupiers and residents can collaborate, innovate, and live in a contemporary, waterside development.
Architects: Perkins & Will
Developer: Reef Group
Project Manager/Cost consultants: Gardiner & Theobald
Main Contractor: Ardmore
Façade Consultants: Patrick Ryan Associates
