Gradel Quad collaborators featured in the RIBA Journal

David Kohn of David Kohn Architects - the architects of our Gradel Quadrangles - has published a story on his top five collaborators in the RIBA Journal. 

Three of these five collaborators are associated with our Gradel Quad project! 

Read the RIBAJ article for full details! 

'It's great to work with people who really understand their industry.'


Grants of Shoreditch - the stone contractor producing the 15,020 blocks of Ancaster Weatherbed limestone that makes up the Quad's facade.

West Quad with stone facade and aluminium tiled roof

 

Fergus Wessel - the stone mason carving our 24 new gargoyles, which are based on animals that are endangered due to habitat loss and/or the climate crisis. Image: Fergus Wessel

Stone-carved gargoyle of a pelican

 

Blumer Lehmann - the Swiss timber specialist who helped realise the roof structure in timber rather than the initially planned concrete, resulting in huge carbon savings. 

A curved timber roof structure, with a circle in the centre

 

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