Projects : Commercial Contracts UK and overseas clients often ask APS Masonry to provide advice on stone selection along with budget and programme, when embarking on major commercial developments. This enables them to be sure of optimum stone design solutions prior to selecting a main contractor and starting work on site. APS Masonry have a professional team providing workshop drawings, raw block procurement and manufacture, all in house, and will manage all aspects of projects through to completion. Please call to discuss your project for a service tailor made to suit your needs. Said Business School The two main facades of stonework cladding were fixed to a backing combination of concrete and steel frame. The design request was that the façade would be of a monolithic appearance with no movement joints. This was achieved by a purpose designed fixing system to allow any lateral or vertical movement of the stonework independently of the internal skin. The plinth is Kuru granite and the main frame is Bath stone. Brook House The existing building was demolished to make way for a new office block and high specification private accommodation of some eight floors. The construction is a steel and concrete frame finished with stone cladding of various types, stainless steel and brickwork. The Park Lane elevation consists of several square columns in Portland stone rising to the first floor, a 1metre high fascia forms the heads linking the columns together, the plinth to the columns and stall risers between are Scottish black granite. The balconies to this elevation are paved in Portland stone and edged with a weathered border.   Woods Mews and Upper Brook street elevations have also been constructed with Portland columns and black Granite plinths, the fascia panels linking the columns are of Purbeck Grub with a honed Finnish. The remainder of these two elevations has also been built with Portland stone cladding, forming large panels between floor levels with stainless steel feature surrounds.   Window balconies to Woods Mews and Upper Brook Street have been finished in polished black Granite. The cornice projection at the seventh floor is constructed of stainless steel trays inset with polished Penthelikan marble panels from Italy, the sun screen to the eighth floor are marble panels set vertical within a steel frame and pierced to give a lattice effect.   Portland stone was used for the balcony paving around the eighth floor and to form circular columns between the seventh and eighth floor. The courtyard roadway was laid with Portuguese Granite sets coursed in two directions with falls, paving in this area was also Portuguese Granite with large sweeping kerbstones all with a needle point Finnish .The ashlar walls are Portland stone, again with a polished black Granite plinth.   Internal stonework to the ground floor is a reflection of the external columns of Portland and Granite, window cills to the internal varied between black Granite and honed Purbeck. Plot 5000 The new office block was constructed of blockwork and a steel frame. The front façade was clad with Portland stone set convex on plan. The finish to the stonework was fine rubbed. Window and door reveals are plain also with a fine rubbed finish. The stone façade was fixed back to the block and steel using austenetic stainless steel fixings. Cannon Street Extensive Portland cladding comprising of ashlar fascia panels, plain window surrounds and heavily dentiled large projecting cornice up at parapet level. Supply only from details provided by others. Ground level comprised of square clad columns and pilasters to provide a colonnade. Coombe Abbey Supply and fix project on an extension to the existing Abbey for conference facilities and accommodation for the hotel. Sandstone window surrounds, cornices and band courses within rendered elevations. Unusually the Internal structural skin was jumbo timber studding. Top of Page