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624 Health and Leisure <strong>2015</strong> ¥ 6 ∂<br />
Boards for boarders Baths and spas design Safety and privacy<br />
SmartPly OSB3 was specified for the build<br />
and fit-out of an indoor skate park for the<br />
young community of Gorey in County Wexford,<br />
Ireland. The Wreckless skate park and<br />
shop is a 600 sq.m facility offering a diverse<br />
skating area within a large warehouse that<br />
can be used all year round. It also acts as a<br />
digital hub, allowing skaters to edit digital<br />
photos or videos, which plays a large part in<br />
the publicity of the sport worldwide.<br />
The 18 and <strong>11</strong> mm sheets were used to<br />
construct the uprights and sub-structures<br />
for the mini ramps and quarter pipes. In addition,<br />
uncut OSB boards were laid across<br />
joists and rafters to form the deck structures<br />
for the transition areas of the park. The<br />
equipment was then sheeted in birch ply to<br />
form the smooth skating surface.<br />
The <strong>11</strong> mm sheets were also used to build<br />
the structural dividing walls between the<br />
skating areas and the shop selling skateboards,<br />
longboards, BMXs, scooters, footwear<br />
and accessories. Manufactured in<br />
Waterford from locally sourced timber from<br />
FSC-certified Irish forests, which are owned<br />
by SmartPly’s parent company Coillte, the<br />
fully certified, sustainable OSB product is<br />
made and tested to EN 13986 and is approved<br />
for use in both structural and nonstructural<br />
applications.<br />
The initiative was launched by founder of<br />
Wreckless, Grant Masterson, who commented:<br />
“We worked closely with the skate<br />
park builders, Four One Four, during the<br />
design stage of our project. Since we<br />
opened the park in April, we have held a<br />
number of competitions and events at the<br />
arena and the ramps are holding up brilliantly,<br />
even when pitched against some of<br />
the best skateboarders in Ireland.”<br />
¥ SmartPly<br />
United Kingdom<br />
+44 (0)1322 424900<br />
www.smartply.com<br />
Inspired by the current approach to health,<br />
wellbeing, relaxation and fitness, the third<br />
volume in JOI-Design’s 101 series of interior<br />
design books is 101 Hotel Baths & Spas,<br />
which explores a variety of bathrooms and<br />
spas drawn from the vast portfolio created<br />
by the studio over the last 30 years, from international<br />
luxury resorts with expansive facilities<br />
to boutique hotels fitted with small,<br />
exquisite wellness areas. The 232 pages illustrate<br />
numerous possibilities for designing<br />
relaxing retreats, with photographs, renderings,<br />
floor plans and perspective drawings<br />
throughout. This English-language work is<br />
published by Braun and can be ordered<br />
from book stores, direct from JOI-Design or<br />
online at Amazon.<br />
¥ JOI-Design GmbH<br />
Germany<br />
+49 (0)40 68 94 21 0<br />
www.joi-design.com<br />
Balustrading Solutions’ nylon, stainless-steel<br />
and structural glass balustrading was specified<br />
for the £34 million redevelopment of the<br />
Musgrove Hospital in Taunton. The products<br />
chosen needed to be durable and easy to<br />
clean as well as contribut to the sense of<br />
light and space integral to the building’s design.<br />
Other considerations included making<br />
sure the balustrading on the upper concourse<br />
gave patients passing through on<br />
trolleys and beds privacy by obscuring the<br />
view from lower levels, and resolving possible<br />
loading issues created by the use of<br />
glass on upper floors.<br />
Director David Hough said the company<br />
was able to adapt its products to meet these<br />
requirements because of its knowledge of<br />
the sector and early involvement in the project.<br />
“We work with architects during specification<br />
so we can tailor our products to their<br />
specific requirements and factor in anything<br />
that affects how we install them. We can<br />
then produce drawings to make sure everything<br />
we supply is fit for purpose, before<br />
manufacturing the product.”<br />
The nylon range was specified for two sets<br />
of stairs. It offers fracture resistance, high<br />
strength and thermal stability along with a<br />
smooth, easy-to-clean surface that doesn’t<br />
attract dust. Its 4 mm nylon sleeve comes in<br />
a range of colours and provides protection<br />
against chips and scratches. The stainlesssteel<br />
range was used in areas where a sleek<br />
design, mechanical strength and resistance<br />
to chemical corrosion were relevant. Finally,<br />
the structural glass range was specified<br />
for a structural glass ramp with glass manifestations;<br />
this brings light into the open<br />
spaces, and the glass acts as the structural<br />
element, supporting the top rail without the<br />
need for separate uprights and panels.<br />
¥ Balustrading Solutions<br />
United Kingdom<br />
+44 (0)1902 600421<br />
www.balustradingsolutions.com
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