Tribeca – Façade Design & Consultancy

Sarah Andrews
Tribeca, Kings Cross, London

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 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.

 
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 been preparing wind load, structural and thermal calculations.

PRA will also act as the façade consultant during the construction phase and will be reviewing and commenting on the sub-contractor’s drawings, calculations, datasheets and other technical information.

All of our work is with a view to meeting the low target U-values required to achieve a BREEAM outstanding rating.

Tribeca Project at night

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