ASWS played a part in the reconfiguration of 1 Knightsbridge including extensive repairs to both steel and aluminium frames.
The reconfiguration of the five-storey building, mainly dating from the eighties, has been led by ISG and has created spacious 24,000 sq ft floorplates, totalling 122,000 sq ft of Grade A space. With 99% of all the strip out material being diverted from landfill, low embodied carbon, and the use of heat pumps within the all-electric building services package, the scheme has earned a BREEAM Excellent rating.
ASWS was initially invited to carry out a full condition survey on all of the existing fenestration which included outmoded 1980s aluminium windows and curtain walling as well as late 19th century steel frames.
Operations director Kris Bennell said: “During the main works, we serviced, replaced gaskets and installed new glazing as well as sourcing new Schüco ironmongery for the window – a task which had to respect the age of the windows and outdated nature of the sections. Also, all of the atrium and floor doors were ‘suited’ to use the same key.”
“Window repairs included replacement of damaged sections as well as filling and respraying frames across all floors, both internally and externally. In respect of enabling the installation of the large garden feature light in the atrium, we had to demount large areas of the cladding so that it could be taken back to our Croydon workshops for amendment; in order for it to be refitted around and conceal new bracketry. This involved a lot of evening and weekend work to help meet a deadline for striking the scaffolding, and we were very pleased to be named ‘Contractor of the Month’ as a result of our hard work.”
