2011

Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

Client

Longcross Construction Limited

Location

London

Fabric

PVC Mesh

Product

Services

Tensioned Frames Incorporating Fabric Sails and Lighting

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in Fulham Road, London, wanted to transform a new patient seating area into a comforting space which has a private and cocooned feel. To do this, Base needed to complete a suspended lighting rig that could also carry privacy screening into the seating area within the heart of the hospital. 

Our Solution

Base were employed to design, manufacture and install the fabric sails and lighting. We could not suspend anything directly from above the seating area and so we had to use tension cables which were rigged horizontally to fix  tubular steel frames within a spider’s web of tensioned steel cables. These steel frames allowed us to form a geometric grid within the space, into which we could suspend a series of Hypar feature sails. The spaces between the sails were then used to incorporate the lighting assemblies. 

Results

The fabric sails create a contemporary yet comforting feel in the seating area and brighten up the heart of the hospital. 

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2011

CAPE

Client

Longcross Construction Limited

Location

Cambridge

Fabric

PVC Mesh

Double Conic Fabric Canopy Bicycle Shelter

Famed for it’s bicycle riding academics, Cambridge University required a cycle shelter for the Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics. This particular shelter needed to be top of it’s class as well as excellent value for money.

Our Solution

For this project, a curvaceous double cone form is one of the most efficient uses of fabric, minimising the steel content in the structure and thus minimising costs. The 165m2 footprint of the canopy provides plenty of room to keep over 50 bicycles dry and the built-in up-lighters diffuse light off the interior of the fabric creating a welcoming terminus for commutes in the darker winter months. Clear sky lights built into the top of the cones ensure natural light can easily penetrate to the ground below too.

This structure forms part of our pre-designed range and is called a Cairngorm 2P 16-12 which is easily made to order with reduced design costs compared to a bespoke structure. It has a multitude of uses including cafe seating, point of sale and of course an excellent bicycle shelter!

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2011

Cantilever Bar

Client

Longcross Construction Limited

Location

Various

Fabric

PVC Mesh

Product

Services

Demountable Champagne Bar Canopy

We were asked to build a touring canopy for a champagne bar to be used for various commercial events and entertaining. The fabric structure needed to be stylish and versatile to provide an impressive feature for any event.

Our Solution

We designed, manufactured and installed the canopy in its initial location. We also provided training to our clients events crew on how to dismantle and re-erct the structure.

Results

The canopy creates a sense of sophistication and style whilst remaining practical in providing shade and shelter to the bar – so please raise your glass to toast a job well done!

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2011

Cannon Street Station

Client

Longcross Construction Limited

Location

London

Fabric

PVC Mesh

Product

Services

Interior Fabric Ceiling

Our brief from was to develop an interior fabric ceiling system that would improve the customers experience within the station. The scheme was required to meet very stringent fire specifications which were achieved by the use of Sky 300, a silicone glass fabric developed by Ferrari.

Our Solution

Our scope of works included designing, manufacturing and installing the scheme, including the silicon glass fabric and wide angle up lighters. This was an intricate installation because all of the components had to be installed during night shifts, without the aid of plant and working over the railway concourse.

Results

The ceiling has transformed the ambiance of the station from dull and dingy to bright and welcoming.

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2011

Campbell Park

Client

Longcross Construction Limited

Location

Milton Keynes

Fabric

PVC Mesh

Performance Fabric Canopy with Demountable Walls

Located in the centre of Milton Keynes, Campbell Park needed a performance canopy to host many of the major festivals and events that take place in the town, from music and open air film performances to kite festivals and cricket matches. Likened to Central Park in New York, Campbell Park has grown into a central hub for recreation and entertainment, not to mention the contemporary developments continuing to grow along the periphery of the park. 

Our Solution

To keep apace of the parks popularity, The Parks Trust has completed major works within the grounds in early 2012 – a significant part being this performance canopy. Intended for music concerts and theatre productions, the saddle canopy has demountable rear and side walls that can be removed to prevent vandalism when performances are not taking place. The steelwork has also been specifically designed to support a full range of stage lighting equipment, creating a theatrical facility worthy of any star performance.

Results

The inclined nature of the main steel members presented a very challenging installation, but one that was completed within a very compressed time line to enable landscaping works to be completed shortly after. 

The Campbell Park stage canopy also won an Award of Excellence at the 2012 IFAI International Achievement Awards.

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2011

Bristol Zoo Howler Monkey Enclosure

Client

Longcross Construction Limited

Location

Bristol

Contractor

AEJ Williams

Fabric

PVC Mesh

Product

Services

Knotted Stainless Steel Wire Zoo Structure

Bristol Zoo asked us to help with a new primate enclosure for the Howler monkeys.

Our Solution

Base helped to design and build a habitat that maximised space and openness by incorporating natural features and using knotted 0.5mm gauge stainless steel wire, mechanically fixed to structural cables. 

Results

The innovative knotted 0.5mm wire provides a safe and monkey-proof enclosure for the howler monkeys as well as an unobtrusive visual experience for visitors. 

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2011

Bristol Zoo Lemur Enclosure

Client

Longcross Construction Limited

Location

Bristol

Contractor

AEJ Williams

Fabric

PVC Mesh

Product

Services

Polyethylene Knotted Net Zoo Structure

This project was an exciting new build as part of Bristol Zoo’s development into their primate area including a enclosure for the Lemurs. 

Our Solution

This enclosure was roofed and walled in durable and tough Polyethylene knotted net, hand stitched and mechanically fixed to the structural cables. Our installation team were able to put their professional climbing skills and working at height expertise into good use on this enclosure, as well as their expertise in making the netting monkey-proof!

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2011

Bristol University

Client

Longcross Construction Limited

Location

Bristol

Contractor

AEJ Williams

Fabric

PVC Mesh

Product

Services

Free Standing Café Canopy

Originally built in 1971, Bristol University’s Stoke Bishop self catering halls of residence accommodate over 300 undergraduate students in this enviable location of North Bristol. Forty years of student life had taken it’s toll on the facilities, however and a much needed modernisation programme commenced in 2013. 

Our Solution

A Malvern 4P 700 was chosen from our standard fabric canopy range to extend the use of the exterior space and create a dramatic focal point outside the newly refurbished Source Café. Using structural PVC fabric, the free standing canopy is engineered to British Standards and designed for year round use – whatever the Bristolian weather may bring. Specified with cream coloured fabric and dark grey painted steelwork, the structure provides a welcome contemporary flourish to contrast with the modernist halls of residence.

Results

Acting as a central hub of the new development, the canopy is far more than your average sail shade. 

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2011

Brandwidth

Client

Longcross Construction Limited

Location

London

Contractor

AEJ Williams

Fabric

PVC Mesh

Product

Services

O2 Arena Conic Bar Canopies

Designers MC Squared asked us to design, manufacture and install two canopies located at the 02 Arena for their client Brandwidth. One tensile canopy consisted of an inverted cone fitted to the underside of the existing services towers. The other was a freestanding conical canopy supported on a central mast and perimeter tripods. 

Our Solution

Our scope of works included the membranes, supporting steel and fittings including the cables to support climbing ivy.

Results

The transformation of the service tower was visually dramatic and enhanced the very popular venue. The client went on to propose additional structures on the site and at other venues. 

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2011

Bradford Road

Client

Longcross Construction Limited

Location

Manchester

Contractor

AEJ Williams

Fabric

PVC Mesh

Product

Services

Printed Fabric Gasholder Advertising Banner

Large advertising hoardings are not everyone’s cup of tea but in terms of sheer scale this one takes the biscuit! At over 6000m2 of roadside advertising area, this project was widely lauded as the largest Out Of Home opportunity available in the UK at that time. Sitting adjacent to the main arterial route from the M60 into Manchester and exposing full frontal glory to the new City of Manchester Stadium, this is one bill board that is impossible to ignore. Exposure was even claimed for airline passengers on the flight path into Manchester Airport!

During the planning application process our client had to guarantee to the Gas-o-meter owners Transco, that clothing the structure would in no way detract from it functioning as originally intended. Therefore prior to receiving approval, extensive structural engineering calculations were produced which predicted that by wrapping the skeletal steel frame within a web of suitably tensioned stainless steel cabling the structure would not deflect sufficiently to stop the rise and fall of the gas chamber within. Thankfully the calculations were spot on and the resulting fully clothed gas holder continued performing unhindered and as unabashed as it had when naked!

An additional USP of this site was that the cable net devised for carrying these super large printed banners allowed for quick, 8-hour removal and re-installation of the media so that a pair of eyes seeing it on the way to work in the morning would be exposed to a different campaign on the way home in the evening. Striking visibility has always been the life blood of the advertising industry.

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