Gramophone Works
A refurbishment and extension of the Old Gramophone Works. Previously a paint and gramophone factory, then a recording studio, the complex site has been reimagined as a commercial development with a structural timber solution.
Key features
Lightweight timber and glass structure
A new lightweight glass and timber structure envelops the existing 2-storey RC frame, maximising the capacity of the structure.
4-storey extension without additional strengthening
The lightweight timber-framed extension ensures the existing foundations can support four additional storeys without strengthening.
New cores provide stability
The new cores are threaded through the building and are constructed from CLT and RC on the extension and existing levels respectively.
Glulam frame and CLT floors
A steel transfer deck sits above the existing roof slab with a new glulam frame and CLT floors spanning the secondary beams.
Structural embodied carbon
135
kgCO2e/m²
81% of the existing building retained
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