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The Link Building

Working in close cooperation with specialist façade contractors Hamilton, Vivalda has supplied A1 rainscreen cladding and associated framing to a complex remediation project on London’s City Road. Located in the heart of the city, The Link is an iconic mixed-use development that tested the technical know-how, logistical expertise and communication skills of all parties involved.

Main contractor Mulalley was appointed in 2022 to address the existing, non-compliant cladding on the exterior of the building, which comprises retail, office and residential areas. Valcan’s solid aluminium VitraDual was specified to provide a new, non-flammable façade to the building, with one of the challenges being to provide an exact like-for-like visual solution.

While the technical aspects to colour match the old rainscreen cladding were tough enough, the location of The Link, on one of London’s busiest thoroughfares, presented even greater challenges for the teams Vivalda and Hamilton.

Project Details

Project Overview

Location

London

Project Category

Leisure, Residential

Project Type

Reclad

Products Supplied

2100m2 VitraDual

VIVALDA Services

Technical

VIVALDA optimised the Viroc boards for maximum yield and minimum wastage as well as visiting site to advise on how to fix the fins onto the building using angled brackets.

Fabrication

All Viroc boards were cut using VIVALDA’s beam saws and CNC machines.

Delivery

The cladding was rushed to site instead of the pre-planned staggered deliveries to avoid any potential delivery issues with covid.

Access to the site was very strictly controlled, meaning that we could only sanction deliveries at specific times of day. Space around the building was also very tight, so there was next to no leeway to hold materials for any length of time. In effect we had to adopt a total just-in-time strategy. In this regard, Vivalda was superb – providing us with finished façade sections at the right time. Constant communication meant that the fabricated sections arrived and teams were ready to unload and transfer for installation on a rolling basis.

Daniel Mackie Hamilton

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