A PRIVACY SCREEN THAT MAKES A STATEMENT

摘要

To screen townhouse residents from the A13 flyover and provide a feature for road users, architect Haworth Tomkins Associates has designed a 110 m long, 8 m tall lattice structure that will support a curtain of vegetation. The steelwork contractor for this structure is S H Structures. Painted yellow, the screen is made up of 168 mm diameter circular hollow sections arranged in a lattice truss, which cantilevers off the main steel frame at podium (first floor) level. In cross-section, the screen is hockey-stick shaped with the long leg making up the 8 m height and the short leg creating an overhang at the top. A lightweight wire mesh curtain will be suspended from the overhang to support climbing plants, such as wisteria. The bottom of the curtain will be tied into the main steelwork.