General
Position:- The project generally is on average on programme however the critical activities running through the south atrium and entrance works are adrift by a couple of weeks.
Cranes & Hoist:- The structure is largely fed by the tower cranes and have been supplemented occasionally with mobile cranes. A moling hole left in the lower slabs will give access for service modules to be craned in. A hoist to access the mezzanine and basement from ground level feeds the blocklaying and will supply materials for the services which have now started.
Cladding Mock Up:- The glass window and louvre have been installed onto the existing mock up which houses the reconstituted stone.
Future works for July
Steel Beams & Columns:- Steelwork has been erected in most of the Entrance and has recently (10.07.12.) connected the upper columns to the splice columns.
Blockwork:- The ground floor power and gas rooms are built in blockwork, which will be followed by a continuation of perimeter walls in the basement and mezzanine.
Ground Floor:- The remaining central slabs were poured on the 4th and 6th of July 2012. The slab over the large lecture theatre are expected to be poured on 13/7/2012.
1st Floor:- The last slab to the south, 23A, was poured on 6/7/2012. The remaining central slabs are expected to be poured in the next week. These slabs consist of a set of precast concrete planks (temporary supported) with an insitu concrete topping with strands (steels within tubes) which are stressed (tightened at the ends) after the concrete has set hard.
2nd Floor:- The second pour on the south was poured on 20/6/2012 and the remainder is expected to be complete by end July.
3rd Floor:- The first pour on the north, and first roof pour was concreted on 26/6/2012. The first pour on the south is expected to be poured on the 12/7/2012 and all 3rd floor slabs complete by mid August.
Lifts:- The lift contractor Thyssen commenced on 9/7/2012 with the car lift in the north being the first installation.
Mechanical & Electrical:- Crownhouse commenced on the 9/7/2012 with internal drainage.
Waterproofing & Flat Roof:- Rock are expected to start waterproofing work to the ground floor on 16/7/2012.
Recent Site Photos
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