Lillie Square,Brompton

CaseStudy

Sapphire’s offsitebalcony system provedto be really quick andefficient to install.

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"Senior Site Manager, Kier Build (Eastern)

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Client: EC Properties Limited

Contractor: Colorminium London

Architect: John McAslan + Partners

Location: Fulham, West London

Balconies: 129 Cassettes®

Value: £850K

Sapphire's innovative balcony solutions allow for bespoke requirements. Working withthe facade company, Sapphire offered training for the install teams and loanedbespoke install equipment to enable quick and simple installation of all the balconies.Sapphire was able to create bespoke fascias made from aluminium extrusion, to looklike steel 'I' beams. Using heat strengthened 12+12mm laminated glass balustrades.Sapphire was able to reduce the risk of Nickel Sulphide inclusion and use a channelfixing to reduce deflection of the balustrades.

Lillie SquareBrompton

? Challenge

Solution

Sapphire take a bespoke yet simple approach to each new challenge, incorporatingunique detailing and sizing for each Glide-On™ balcony. The approach for Lille Squarewas no different with uncommon detailing such as an 'I' beam look to fascias and tightbalustrade deflection tolerances. Sapphire worked efficiently alongside the facadecompany to supply the balconies Ready for installation and offering solutions topotential risks such as Nickel Sulphide inclusion.

© Sapphire Balconies - Balcony Design GuideE13 : Case Studies / Lillie Square, Seagrave Road

Working in partnership with the project’s façade contractor, Colorminium, Sapphiredesigned and manufactured 129 projecting balconies using its innovative Glide-On™ Cassette® technology.

Step 1

Sapphire manufactured and stored Glide-On™ Cassette® balconies for LillieSquare at its Winchester production facility while balcony connections werecompleted on-site.

Step 2

Once the façade was complete, the bespoke balcony cassettes (the framestructure and glass balustrade) were delivered to site, preassembled andfactory-finished.

Step 3

Using Sapphire’s innovative counter-balance technology, the balconies werelifted into position and simply glided onto the pre-installed brackets.

Step 4

© Sapphire Balconies - Balcony Design Guide E13 : Case Studies / Lillie Square, Seagrave Road

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NBS SpecificationLillie Square

Sapphire Balconies Ltd 11Arkwright Road ReadingRG2 0LU

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Polyester powder coated aluminium with integral deck and soffit.

Schoeck or similar cast-in anchors with thermal break, supplied and installed byothers (supply-only of setting-out templates by Sapphire)

1-piece galvanised steel.

Standard 400mm modular Glide-On™ Cassette® balconies

Polyester powder coated aluminium soffits, free draining to front of balcony.

Ecodeck composite decking.

Square brushed satin effect anodised aluminium capping fixed on top of glass.

12+12mm thick clear heat strengthened laminated Crystal® structuralglass panels.

Wedge fixing channel with bespoke fascia.

Polyester powder coated aluminium flanged fascia trim to conceal edge of balconyframe

Manufacturer

Reference

Balcony anchor

Arms

Cassette®structure

Soffits

Deck finish

Toprail

Guarding

Base fixing

Fascias

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