Arte Construction
Great West Quarter
Client: A2Dominion and Notting Hill Association
Contract start date: 01/09/2021
Completion: 01/12/2022
Project Scope: Building refurbishment including full fire remediation
Contract value: £6 million
Project description:
Arte have been instructed to undertake a highly sensitive and major recladding project in Brentford West London, where the collection of buildings owned by a range of house associations. Arte have been working on six buildings for A2Dominion and Notting Hill, with each building standing over 18 metres and includes a mixture of different façade materials.
The elements of the facades that were removed and replaced were:
External Wall Render – completely stripped back to the CP board, with new Rockwool, Fire Breaks, and Render applied
Cedar timber cladding – removed cladding and insulation and provided a new insulation, fire breaks and rockpannel timber effect cladding
PPC Aluminium Feature Bands & Spandrel Panels – deglazed spandrel panels and replaced the insulation and fire breaks.
Corium Brick Slips & Grouting – removed brick slip system and installed firebreaks and replaced brick slips.
Arte have worked with the residents to inform and communicate the project progress from inception to completion. Using our in house resident liaison manager (RLO), Arte had a dedicated web site with in time project progress for residents to access. Our RLO used newsletters and visited residents to ensure communication through the project.
