Paddington Station, London

Critical infrastructure protection in London

SOMMER supplied various façade constructions made of different materials as well as a 2,000 m² steel/glass roof with cold-bent glazing for the newly designed Paddington transport hub in London.

All products comply with the highest technical standards and also meet various pressure wave inhibiting requirements for protection in the event of terrorist attacks.

 

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Our security façades and glass roofs enable aesthetic building elevations that are designed to be sustainable and offer reliable protection

They protect against burglary up to resistance class RC6, bullets up to class FB7 or the effects of explosions or blast waves up to 500 kg of explosives - individually or in combination.

Execution time
March 2011 until 2012

Client
Carillion PLC, Wolverhampton

Requirements
Pressure wave inhibition

Products
MULTITHERM® steel/glass façade with highest safety requirements, MULTITHERM® glass roof with cold-bent glazing with highest safety requirements, special cladding and safety partition walls

Photos
Moritz Fritzsche