Exclusive GIG façades for buildings on Hanover Square

Located directly on Hanover Square, this is now the second building to receive a façade by GIG. LDS Architects have been planning this project for several years, which places high demands on construction and materials. A wide range of materials was used in this building, including specially tinted black stainless steel sheets, bronze, various brick and stone cladding, and wood.

GIG was commissioned for the manufacturing, delivery, and installation of various constructions including punched windows, unitized curtain walls, plant room enclosures made of sandwich panels, skylights, glass balustrades, and louvre walls.

Crossrail, the underground railway operator, was also involved as a new underground station was built beneath the building, necessitating a 6 m x 6 m ventilation shaft through the entire building. This was integrated into the building with a louvered cladding made of aluminium and black anodized sheets.

Several of these façade types were sampled and tested, including precast concrete elements from England, which were installed in our test boxes to precisely replicate the wall construction.