The external facade of a building can play a seminal role in realising an architectural vision. Bailey Total Building Envelope has helped to achieve facades that not only look good but resonate with the vision for the building.
The Dyson Institute for Engineering and Technology in Malmesbury is a new standard for learning that combines higher education with commercial research and development. Dyson’s vision, which was developed by Wilkinson Eyre architects, was to bring together innovative visual, structural, and material solutions which would ensure students are immersed in a progressive and dynamic living environment.
The solution was a series of residential pods, finished with Bailey’s anodised aluminium rainscreen panels. Bailey helped to achieve Dyson’s vision by manufacturing facade panels to the highest standards, which delivered the clean, modular facade aesthetic.
Another impressive Bailey-manufactured facade that features a thematic design is that of the Telehouse North Two datacentre in London’s Docklands area. A £135 million 11-floor facility, the building’s exterior has been designed to imitate a printed circuit board. The vision of Nicholas Webb Architects, it has become a modern landmark in London’s financial district.
Bailey was involved at an early stage and assisted in creating workable drawings of the intricately perforated panel design using the latest 3D software. These drawings were integral to the precise manufacturing process and the correct installation of the complex circuitry pattern.
A facade design that pays homage to historical local buildings is featured on the new Tottenham Court Road Station. Hawkins Brown were appointed to prepare proposals for and deliver the over site development above the Western Ticket Hall, as part of the wider Tottenham Court Road Crossrail station project.
Elements of the two buildings retain a memory of the buildings that were taken down to make way for the new railway. Ornamented panels are based on the etched glass windows of the Bath House pub that once stood on the corner of Fareham Street. Bailey manufactured and supplied these intricately designed and manufactured panels, which use perforations to provide a flattering imitation of the Victorian pub windows.