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Edinburgh Airport, Air Traffic Control Tower
Edinburgh, Scotland
REID architecture

the People

Owner
BAA Edinburgh Airport
Tenant: National Air Traffic Services

Architect:
REID architecture
West End House
11 Hills Place
London W1F 7SE
44-207-297-5600 tel.
44-207-297-5601 fax
www.reidarchitecture.com

Bob Dalziel, Cormac Farrelly, Carl de Witt, Luke Zuber

Engineer(s)
Structural:
Arup www.arup.com

Mechanical & Electrical:
Arup www.arup.com

General contractor
Laing O’Rourke Scotland www.laingorourke.com

Photographer(s)
Hufton & Crow

Renderer(s)
Architecture FAB www.architecturefab.com

CAD system, project management, or other software used
Bentley Microstation www.bentley.com; project extranet by BIW / Asite www.asite.com

 

the Products

Structural system
Jump-formed concrete shaft with radial steel sub-frame and concrete holo-rib floor slabs; steel substructure manufactured by Rowan Structures.

Exterior cladding
Interlocking zinc shingles modulated to suit the geometry of the building; zinc supplied by Rhienzink www.rheinzink.com

Cladding main contractor:
Lummel GmbH&Co.KG www.lummel.de

Metal/glass curtainwall:
APG Europe www.apgeurope.com

Concrete:
PERI UK Glasgow Office www.peri.ltd.uk

Roofing
Built-up roofing:
Sarnafil single ply roofing membrane to VCR walkway only.

Windows
Glass:
APG Europe, double glazed “suncool” glass toughened outer and laminated inner.

VCR Cab:
Alifabs www.alifabs.com

Doors
Entrances:
Schuco aluminum entrance door

Metal doors:
Accent Hansen steel door

Wood doors:
Ecosse doors – internal doors

Hardware
Allgood, Modric range www.allgood.co.uk

Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings:
British Gypsum casoline plasterboard ceiling www.british-gypsum.bpb.co.uk

Suspension grid:
SAS international, perforated metal tiles, system 330 tapered www.sasint.co.uk

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
McIntyre Joinery LTD

Paints and stains:
Dulux www.dulux.co.uk

Floor and wall tile:
Domus tiles for showers & kitchen areas www.domustiles.com

Resilient flooring:
Dalsouple www.dalsouple.com

Carpet:
Interface Europe LTD www.interfaceeurope.com

Raised flooring:
Veitchi. www.veitchi.com

Lighting
Internal lighting:
Thorn www.thornlighting.com

Exterior:
Concord Marlin www.concordmarlin.com

Conveyance
Elevators/Escalators:
KONE elevators www.kone.com

Plumbing
All sanitary ware by Twyford Bathrooms www.twyfordbathrooms.com

Other
Internal polished concrete finish by Clyde Valley Drilling www.cvdltd.co.uk

     
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