OVERVIEW
Coopers Fire proudly installed multiple fire and smoke curtains in this iconic building in London.
Coopers Fire was approached in 2013 to support multiple Architects and Fire Engineers to work through the difficult interface designs on the historic Battersea building that posed multiple challenges in incorporating smoke and fire strategies whilst maintaining the legacy build design.
This was a great opportunity to once again put forward the innovative solutions that have attracted Architects to Coopers Fire on many occasions previously.
These challenges followed with the introduction of bespoke curtain systems stretching the designs beyond the norm. There was also a need to carry out support testing to validate their capability and to offer comfort to the stakeholders.
Coopers Fire offered continual support to the key stakeholders including the Architect and Fire Engineer community, giving them confidence in ongoing collaboration with Coopers Fire for future projects.
The Coopers Fire product design and interfacing, complete with valid specifications, went a long way to assist a Contractors partnership decision in supplying and installing the finished product whilst enabling live design changes with the aligned Architect engaged on the project.
One major challenge of the large Concertina products was installation. The 12m drop Concertina fire curtains were installed successfully on site using a combination of scaffolding and mobile platforms and at some points with minimal headspace to work within.
The Concertinas were so long that onsite redesign and engineering were required to ensure the bottom tray engaged perfectly with the headbox.
The Concertina retaining guides were also so long they required onsite welding. A further four levels below the curtain drop, meant that total installation height was higher than 12 metres from the ground spanning over the voids either side of the bridge below.
The Coopers Fire production and installation teams collaborated to manufacture the individual parts of the Concertina fabric off site to ensure the programme of installation was kept on time.
Coopers Fire installed:
The team used for the Concertina installation specialise in this product and were able to overcome onsite challenges to ensure the huge Concertina fire curtains operated as expected and deployed effectively.
Smoke Curtain - SmokeStop DH120 Smoke Curtain - Vertical Smoke Curtain
Fire Curtain - FireMaster® A1 - Vertical Active Fire Curtain - Vertical Active Fire Curtain Barriers
Smoke Curtain - SmokeStop D600A - Vertical Active Smoke Curtain - Vertical Smoke Curtain
Smoke Curtain - SmokeStop Concertina™ Open - Rectangular - Concertina Smoke Curtain - Concertina Smoke Curtain
Smoke Curtain SmokeStop Concertina™ Open - Circular - Concertina Smoke Curtain - Smoke Curtain Concertina
Fire Curtain - Vii Fire i-Zone - Vertical Active Fire Curtain - Vertical Fire Curtain
Smoke Curtain - SmokeStop Concertina™ Closed - Circular - Concertina Smoke Curtain - Concertina Smoke Curtain
Smoke Curtain SmokeStop Concertina™ Open - L Shape - Concertina Smoke Curtain - Smoke Curtain Concertina
York Minster Smoke Curtain Barriers
Aldgate Tower, London Multisided Concertina Fire Curtains
Forbury Place, Reading. Fire Curtains over Lift Doors
Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. Bespoke Fire Curtains and Smoke Curtains
One Creechurch Place, London - FireMaster Concertina Fire Curtains
Jaguar Land Rover
Fire Curtains to EW120 for 125 Deansgate Manchester UK
HOTEL RUSSELL, LONDON, UK
GREAT MOSQUE OF MECCA TUNNELS, MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA