GRAND ReCepTIoN FoR BCL IN
The CharTer Building
and Thames Tower
Architectural transformations have given new life to two out dated
office buildings, Thames Tower in Reading and The Charter Building
in Uxbridge. The old 1970’s tower block in the heart of Reading town
centre and the 1980’s ‘ground scraper’ in Uxbridge have now been
successfully renovated and modernised and BCL’s acoustic timber
panels featured proudly in both.
BCL panels were specified in the Charter Building and the Thames
Tower by projects’ Architect DN-A. BCL’s design, manufacture and
installation teams provided the knowledge and skill needed to
ensure the highest standard of work was achieved, and the inherent
design flexibility in our systems allowed the architects vision for the
buildings to be fulfilled.
BCL offer a choice of over 50 timber species. In Thames Tower
Bamboo was chosen, and Idigbo in the Charter Building. In both
cases the timber had a 3 coat factory applied lacquer finish,
providing Class 0 SSF fire protection, including bespoke colour
tinting – a standard treatment option in the BCL system, alongside
impregnation. As with all BCL systems, the panels were made with
secret fixings, giving the timber a clean uninterrupted and modern
finish.
each of the buildings have grand reception areas where acoustics
are particularly important due to the scale of the spaces. BCL
panels allowed the correct acoustic classes to be used and
achieve the various reverberation targets, combatting the ambient
noise that would be heard in these areas. By carefully selecting the
percentage of open area in the panel design, the performance of
each BCL system can be tailored and the acoustic class varied so
that the correct level of absorption is delivered.
Thames Tower and The Charter Building, both completed in early
2017, are great examples of how the BCL system can be uniquely
tailored to meet performance and design objectives. The flexibility
in the BCL panel system and the deep design experience that BCL
bring, including full BIM/Revit support, means that each of our
systems can be individual and meet the challenges any project can
bring.
To get more information on the BCL systems call 0118 9344 155 or
visit www.bcltimberprojects.co.uk