London School of Economics
Installed - January 2007
Corefast, the innovative modular system for the construction of structural building cores, helped speed up the installation of the two lift cores in this exciting remodelling of a fine Edwardian building in central London.
The London School of Economics and Political Sciences has created an imaginative new Academic Building comprising new lecture theatres, classrooms, research facilities and administration offices in an imposing period structure adjacent to Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London.
The interior of the existing building was completely removed with the elegant façade retained and repaired.
Creating a completely new nine-storey plus basement steel frame structure within the existing façade presented many challenges to the architects and main contractor. Corefast helped both to meet these, enabling them to reduce the installation time required to construct the two lift/stair cores to just two weeks, compared with 14 weeks had reinforced concrete been used.
Fact file
Client:
London School of Economics & Political Sciences
Architect:
Grimshaw Architects
Main Contractor:
Geoffrey Osborne Ltd
Structural Engineer:
Alan Baxter & Associates
Steelwork Contractor:
Bourne Steel Ltd
Fabricator
Bourne Steel Ltd
Corefast Erector:
McGee Group Ltd
