Embassy of the United States – Part I

Pacific Forest Garden

 

THE CHALLENGE

Pacific Forest Garden – To resemble the tropic areas of America, the brief was to create architectural trees from perforated curved steel plates which were to be coated dark green one side and light green the other including the inside of the perforations.

 

THE SOLUTION

Through using different finishing systems and precision masking Bradleys succeeded in achieving the dual colours.  We firstly used a high grade polyester powder coat in Black Olive followed by a wet paint finish in Oak Moss.

 

THE DETAIL

The new US Embassy, located in Nine Elms by the River Thames, is believed to be the most expensive embassy in the world and is entirely funded by the sale of other London based US government properties.

 

The building, designed by Kieran Timberlake, has been awarded a BREEAM Outstanding rating and a LEED Gold rating.  Although not initially apparent, this embassy is the most environmentally friendly, hi-tech and secure building the United States has ever built.

 

On three sides of the cube shaped building, the façade is made from iridescent ETFE ‘sails’ and the remaining side is glazed.  A gently rising earthen mound leads up to the four-sided colonnade at the base of the building.  The ‘moat’, set out as an ornamental lake, along with the gardens, water features and hedge rows not only ensure security of the embassy but also provide an attractive workplace environment for the embassy staff.

 

To see the other areas of this project that Bradleys were involved with please click here.

Project Data

Location – Nine Elms, London SW8

Sector – Government Buildings

Completion – 2017

Items Coated – Pacific Forest Garden

System – Powder Coat & Wet Spray

Durability – External

Finish – RAL 6015 Matt & Oak Moss

RAL 6015 - Black olive