MODERNIST PAVILLION TO GET THE OSC TREATMENT
A collaborative pitch between offsite specialist Framework CDM and award winning architects Sjölander da Cruz has won the commission to design and build a Resource Centre for the young people of Neston, near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire...
04/11/07 Show Full Article
FRAMEWORK SCORES A ROYAL HAT TRICK
Three members of the royal family
have given their seal of approval to a
trio of high profile projects built by
leading off site construction
specialist Framework CDM using the
company’s innovative system of
factory produced, pre-engineered
roof, wall and floor cassettes...
03/11/07 Show Full Article
FRAMEWORK HELPS SPACE-AGE PODS TAKE SHAPE IN ANTARCTICA
The first phase of pre-engineered timber floor and deck components from Framework CDM are making their way to the new Antarctic-based £22million British Antarctic Survey research station, Halley VI, this month – via South Africa...
02/11/07 Show Full Article
OSC BOWLS THEM OVER AT THE OVAL
OSC (off site construction) has bowled over the owners of the Oval’s Archbishop Tenison’s School by creating an extension of its existing, traditional built facilities using an ingenious system that blends modern construction techniques with sustainability and individual architectural design.
The roof top extension, which will create a new fourth floor, and be home to a new 220m² arts block and a 80m² gym block, is being undertaken by Framework CDM, the UK’s fastest growing manufacturer of innovative building systems.
To create the new upper floor, Framework is using its innovative system based around of series of roof, wall and floor cassettes which are factory manufactured and then delivered to site for fast track building construction. The use of modern OSC techniques to create additional space within the Victorian building is testament to this method of construction’s ability and the diverse range of projects on which it is now being used.
And to further demonstrate its ability to blend old and modern architecture to blend harmoniously, the new extension with be finished in rain screen cladding panels, contrasting with the traditional brickwork of the main building.
The company will be taking just 20 weeks to complete the £304,000 project, with work on site taking only 14 weeks.
The system was chosen for its ability to be easily adapted to the existing building, and as a proven method of reducing the build programme by 7 weeks by omitting the steel transfer structure and using a semi volumetric panel system with an integrated structural timber transfer structure instead.
The system will also help the school reduce costs and achieve best value standards by reduced life cycle costs, offering airtight construction, lower embodied energy use and lower energy consumption.
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