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Trident House,

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Kimcote House, Walton Road

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Case Study

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Canary Wharf, London

Client:

Contractor:

Architect:

Site:

Material(s):

Canary Wharf Contractors

Szerelmey Ltd

Adamson Associates

Adam’s Place, Canary Wharf, London

Alta Quartzite

Contact Us

Wakefield Office

Trident House, 106 Barnsley Road

Sandal, Wakefield

West Yorkshire WF1 5NX

01924 241100

sales@bbsbrickandstone.co.uk

Leicester Office

Kimcote House, Walton Road

Kimcote, Lutterworth

Leicestershire LE17 5RU

01455 559474

sales@bbsgraniteconcepts.com

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Canary Wharf, London

Urban redevelopment of public realm at Canary Wharf in London as part

of the new Crossrail station is still underway and due to be completed in

2018.

The whole scheme has been designed to look very clean and modern with

custom designed granite clad mirror pools designed by Szerelmey

underneath the bridge, unique planters with fibre optic light emitting

bricks, metal handrails up the steps and glass doors.

The natural stone landscaping needed to complement these features and

so our Alta Quartzite was chosen to be supplied. Architects love its ability

to work well with other materials and often use this stone in combination

with a range of other materials including wood, glass, steel and aluminium.

From the pictures below, we can see that it has blended perfectly and

Adam’s Place looks stunning.

Alta Quartzite is quarried in the mountains surrounding the Alta Fjord in

Norway, it has a pleasant grey-green appearance and a natural soft lustre.

Being a riven material, it has colour and texture variations that lend

themselves to modern architecture. It is naturally non-slip and extremely

hard wearing making it suitable for trafficked areas as well as pedestrian

paving areas.

Alta Quartzite can be used for:

- roofing

- paving

- staircases

- cladding: interior as well exterior.

Also is available with an impressive honed or polished surface.

BBS were thrilled to be involved with the external hard landscaping at Adam’s Place, a new

public space which connects Lower Bridge Street with the new Crossrail station.

Alta Quartzite paving