Exploring Pendock’s high-performance metal casing solutions through five diverse case studies.

The decorative, durable and weather-resistant properties of metal casing solutions have long been valued by architects and specifiers, along with their inherent versatility. Pendock has selected five projects to illustrate how its bespoke manufactured casings are being used.

UCL East Campus
University College London’s East Campus on One Pool Street at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, employs brushed stainless steel column casings to conceal structural steelwork. Designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands (LDS), the building is constructed around two towers of 13 and 17 storeys. A total of 12 column casings are installed in groups of three at four external locations on the third floor of each tower, in areas that function as covered, open-air student relaxation and break-out spaces.

Brushed stainless steel column casings at UCL East Campus

Each column casing is 775mm in diameter to accommodate the building’s structural supports, and range in height from 3.215 metres to 3.37 metres. As the column casings are exposed to the elements, their stainless steel construction provides a weather-resistant, virtually maintenance-free, and highly durable solution.

C-shaped and L-shaped aluminium casings at Phoenix Point in London

Phoenix Point
C-shaped and L-shaped aluminium casings from the Pendock Profiles range are used to conceal heating pipework, electrical cabling and ventilation ducting at Phoenix Point in Thamesmead, London, as part of an extensive refurbishment and upgrade programme of the flats located within the eight-storey building.

Originally built in 2008 on the site of a boiler house used for community heating, Phoenix Point’s circular structure provides a mix of one and two-bedroom flats. The Pendock casings are bespoke manufactured to match the form of the building and are located below the walkway on each tier. Incorporating a white PPC finish, the casings not only conceal building services, but also act as mounting points for lighting outside each flat.

Aluminium parapet capping at St James House, Telford

St James House
The transformation and repurposing of a former HMRC building (St James House) into new serviced offices in Telford, Shropshire, includes bespoke manufactured aluminium parapet capping from the Pendock Linea building linings range.

Manufactured from weather-resistant 2mm thick aluminium, the parapet cappings also incorporate a slate grey PPC finish to blend in with the existing column casings. The building’s main entrance has also been given a facelift with a new canopy incorporating bespoke metal bulkheads and fascias, also from Pendock’s Linea range.

Decorative wall linings at 2 Ruskin Square in Croydon

2 Ruskin Square
Decorative wall linings from the Pendock Linea building linings range are used at 2 Ruskin Square in Croydon, to conceal mechanical details surrounding a ground-floor feature wall fire curtain, while also providing a consistent finish to lift lobbies on each level of the ten-storey building.

Designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, the building provides 103,632-square-metres of office space and incorporates retail units at ground level. The bespoke wall linings are manufactured from 3mm thick aluminium with a RAL 3007 finish and were also installed by Pendock using a concealed panel hanging system.

Metal column casings at Stevenage railway station’s multi-storey car park

Stevenage Train Station
A series of metal column casings from Pendock’s Radius range are used to conceal structural steelwork at Stevenage railway station’s multi-storey car park in Lytton Way. They incorporate a bright red PPC finish to provide clear high-contrast signalling of the station’s entrance and exit points.

Bespoke manufactured from aluminium, the 400mm diameter column casings range between 2.7 metres and 3.0 metres in height, and incorporate apertures to accommodate the galvanised steel protective barriers which either pass through the casings or are joined inside.

Contact Details
For assistance with specifying Pendock column casings, please call 01952 580590, email or visit the Pendock website.