T-PREN AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
July 2016
T-PREN AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
T-Pren was used by the architects Dixon Jones to overcome expansion problems in the long metal gutters on the complicated roofs of the Royal Opera House.
T-Pren forms a waterproof expansion joint, which eliminates the standard step detail and results in fewer rainwater outlets, which can be difficult to position inside buildings.
T-Pren is a composite material with a centre section of neoprene to provide the expansion and contraction bonded to metal on either side, which is then soldered or welded onto sections of the metal gutter. The bonding is done under strictly controlled factory conditions in accordance with ISO 9002 quality standards.