Completed in December 2020, this £113 million development, designed by Avanti Architects and built by McClaren Construction, comprised a creative approach to providing high-quality residential units with a commercial space, which helped to fund the building of a school as well as other public benefits. It formed part of the London Borough of Hackney’s regeneration plan for the area.
The design strategy was based on achieving a varied building level approach, with low, mid and high-rise development. This allowed the development to be tailored to the specific aspect on each boundary and mitigated the impact on adjacent residential and commercial properties.
The scheme achieved BREEAM 'Excellent' and was designed to the principles of Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4, using a high degree of natural daylighting together with natural ventilation. It also met London Plan's full requirement for 35% carbon reduction beyond Building Regulations 2013 and complied with the CIBSE TM52 document on overheating.
To comply with Approved Document B of The Building Regulations, DH Mechatronic UK Ltd were commissioned to supply & install automatic smoke ventilation for the end of corridor and lobby applications.
To meet this requirement and to support the design objective of achieving BREEAM “Excellent”, they chose 13 no. FIEGER FLW 40-25 SmoTec louvre vents comprising triple-glazed blades.
To match the design colour scheme, the vent frames were supplied in Interpon D2525 matt polyester powder paint finish to Blue Steel Grey Y2215F.
D+H 24V DC actuators were fitted to the side frames of the vents and were connected to the fire detection system for automatic operation. In addition to their reliability, these motors were selected for the anti-trapping function, which is a standard safety feature.
The vents were all supplied with 40 x 25 mm integral glazing adapters to facilitate installation into the curtain-walling frames.
The CE marked FLW SmoTec models are tested and certified in accordance with EN 12101-2.
FIEGER Products
Application: Ventilation & Smoke Control
Type: FLW40 SmoTec
Colour:
Interpon D2525
Steel Blue Grey Y2215F matt