POWER ACCESS SYSTEMS BANKING ON THE THAMES
POWER ACCESS SYSTEMS BANKING ON THE THAMES
Located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, Carmelite House consists of two distinct parts: a 1990s-built section at 50 Victoria Embankment, and the Grade II-listed 8 Carmelite Street, an 1898 building with an ornate brick façade. The eight-floor complex was home to Daily Mail publishers Associated Newspapers Ltd for almost a century.
Morgan Sindall carried out a major refurbishment of Carmelite House to improve its appearance, sustainability performance and overall attractiveness for new tenants, while increasing the net lettable area. The works included façade, window and building services replacement; remodelling of the atrium and cores to improve natural light and the introduction of lettable space on the roof.
Power Access Systems was contracted to design and install a bespoke travelling gantry system to provide access to the underside of the glazed roof and side walls of the atrium. The brief was to install permanent rails at roof level that would blend into building fabric and a special gantry to be stored at basement level when not in use.