Overseas Project
Precast Cruciform Units Frame Research Centre
SKIDMORE, OWINGS AND MERRILL, NEW YORK architects
MATTHEWS, RYAN AND SIMPSON, LONDON
HARRIS AND SUTHERLAND, LONDON and
PAUL WEIDLINGER, NEW YORK
associate architects
MATTHEW HALL MECHANICAL SERVICES, LONDON and JAROS, BAUM AND BOLLES, NEW YORK
A. BOXALL AND PARTNERS, LONDON
TROLLOPE AND COLLS, LTD.
structural engineers
mechanical engineers
quantity surveyors
contractors
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RECAST concrete cruciform frame elements connected by precast edge beams have been used in the construction of a new research and administration centre for H.J. Heinz Co., Ltd., which was completed last year on a 63 acre rural site at Hayes, Middx., UK.
The frame elements, each weighing about 3 tons, are tied together in an unusual way. A duct through each vertical member accommodates a 14 in. diameter Lee McCall bar which
was tensioned as each cruciform ele- ment was erected.
As the joints between the abutting ends of the vertical members occur at eye level where they can be seen from inside the building, it was essen- tial for these to be neat and precise. Tolerances on profile of ± % in. and of 1/16 in. on meeting faces between units were achieved.
The following method of jointing was employed. The top and bottom of the vertical member of each frame
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west corner of ad- ministration building showing composition of precast units and high-quality finish
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ELEVATION
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