Great Portland St
208 Great Portland st brings together architects and craftsmen, transforming blueprints into habitable art.
PROJECT ARCHITECTS : E8 ARCHITECTURE
LOCATION : LONDON, UK
PLOT : 4645M2
YEAR : 2021
TYPE : MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL
SCOPE : DESIGN, DOCUMENTATION & FABRICATION COORDINATION
In collaboration with E8 Architecture, Differential was tasked with designing, documenting, and overseeing the fabrication of bespoke balustrades for 208 Great Portland Street.
The development comprises of 31 luxurious apartments and street-level retail spaces. The building's bay windows feature the distinctive cast aluminum balconies that draw inspiration from the intricate glazing patterns found on Japanese porcelain.
Differential developed custom scripts to iterate through various balustrade designs while adhering to local building codes. Close coordination with the highly skilled team at Hadleigh Casting Ltd ensured faithful translation of the digital designs into physical artefacts.
The experienced team at Hadleigh Casting based in Ipswich, UK took exceptional care from casting, griding and polishing to ensure faithful translation of the digital designs.
The finished balustrades were 3D scanned and compared against digital models supplied by Differential to ensure millimeter accuracy and on-site fit.
The architectural concept was translated in to simplified and scriptable vertical and horizontal elements while simultaneously taking into account local building regulations. This investment into a scriptable workflow allowed for rapid configurability even during late stages of the project.
Stress analysis image courtesy of Webb Yates Engineers
Project team
Project Architects : E8 Architecture
Engineers : Webb Yates
Computational Design : Differential
BIM Consultants : BIM Architects
Fabrication : Hadleigh Casting Ltd
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