Lewisham Southwark College
25th April 2017

A Proteus façade solution, including saw-tooth cladding, has transformed Lewisham Southwark College Waterloo Campus into an award-winning piece of work.

Lewisham Southwark College (Phase 1) was announced winner of the AJ Retrofit Awards – Higher Education category and shortlisted in the RICS ‘Design Through Innovation’ Awards.

Proteus GL Back Painted Glass and Proteus HR Rimex Stainless Steel Cladding were specified by Richard Hopkinson Architects in collaboration with Platform 5 Architects for the entrance surround, rear elevation and stair well cladding on the £40m redevelopment project.

A saw-tooth façade design on the larger, rear elevation uses a combination of the Proteus HR Rimex stainless steel cladding and Proteus GL back painted glass in RAL 9010.

Marcus Todd from Platform 5 Architects, said: “The back painted glass from Proteus adds another element of intrigue to the façade, projecting muted tones in a modern interpretation of a saw-tooth design. It worked extremely well with the stainless steel cladding.

“The technical knowledge of the Proteus team meant we were confident that we could deliver our vision for this project as a workable, cost effective solution on site for the client.”

Main contractor at Lewisham Southwark College was Balfour Beatty and the Proteus cladding was installed by DCP Ltd.