Case Study
Client: The Victoria & Albert Museum
Architect: A_LA
Consulting Engineers: ARUP
Principal Contractor: Wates Construction
Specialist Contractor: Stonewest
Services Provided: Hard Landscaping
Project Overview
Stonewest were appointed to carry out two key elements of heritage work over a two year period. The first was to clean, conserve and repair the museum’s facades. The second was a high specification project in the courtyard which entailed laying 11,000 handmade porcelain tiles.
Grade I* listed Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) is the world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. From an architectural perspective, it is a peculiar hybrid of Renaissance and medieval. Construction took place between 1899 and 1909.
Key Successes
- Design and installation of a stainless-steel drainage system incorporated into the screed.
- Installation of service and data outlets.
- High specification screeded bays laid to falls.
- Movement joints were stainless-steel in 9.5m x 4.0m bays.
- Laying 1090m2 porcelain tiles, including cutting.
- Grouting tiles with specialist grouting material.
- Protection of the finished courtyard to allow the main contract to proceed.
- Infill redundant vents and door openings with brickwork.
- Carve out new openings in solid stone for glazed frame fixings.
- Areas of new marble floor were laid.
- Cleaning, conservation and repair of external stone brickwork and terracotta and internal marble.
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