Eastend Sawmills
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Eastend Sawmills
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Single-storey, timber-clad office and showroom designed to replace a previous building destroyed by fire
A single-storey extension to the clients' sawmill was required to be erected quickly, with the possibility of dismantling and moving it to another site. For practical, environmental, and commercial reasons timber was chosen for the showroom's construction to make maximum use of its own products.
A self-articulating, layered facade sits in front of perimeter walls formed from diagonally faced trusses. The south-west, main elevation is formed of vertical western red cedar fins in front of the glazed wall. This design is intended to reduce solar glare.
The foundations have been designed as a series of masonry piers built off the existing formation, a concrete ground-bearing slab. Steel strap connections ensure interaction between the superstructure and foundations.
The interior floors and ceilings are composed of OSB panels with a a clear, fire-resistant coating. All the material used in this extension was sourced from the adjacent warehouse.
Data
- Begun: Mar 2006
- Completed: Jun 2006
- Floor area: 243m2
- Sectors: Retail, Office
- Total cost: £137,000
- Address: East End Sawmill, Unit 6, Shawfield Retail & Trade Park, Boundary Road , Glasgow, G73 1DB, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: NORD architecture
- Client: Eastend Sawmills
- Main contractor: Bridgewater Group
- Quantity surveyor: Building Cost consultants
- Structural engineer: Ramage Young
Suppliers
- Structural frame: Pasquill Roof Trusses
- Decoration and Fire Coatings: Ross Decorators
- Glazing: Forsyth Glazing
- Timber Cladding and Joinery: Eastend Sawmills
