Rowecord at the British Museum

Mace have recently awarded Rowecord Engineering ltd the steelwork and precast package for the new World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre at the British Museum.

The 1,500 tonnes of steelwork will form the skeleton for the new exhibition areas and offices above the concrete basement areas comprising 4 main 16m x 20m pavilions and 4m x 4m access stair cores, all 20m high. Principle features of the pavilions are the 16m vierendeel trusses and 20m high external lattice columns.

Paul Bryant, Projects Director for the contract says ‘ the confined nature of the site and close proximity of the existing buildings which house precious artifacts demands that special attention be given to the construction of the steelwork’
‘All steelwork will be visually exposed and therefore requiring a high quality finish to both connections and the fire protected steelwork. We therefore will be working closely with architects RSHP, engineers Ramboll and interfacing trades to achieve the architectural intent and make this a flagship project for Mace and ourselves’