Time To Step Up Your Space With Tiering?

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Time To Step Up Your Space With Tiering?
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• At Evertaut, we understand that space is at a
  premium. We appreciate that clients want to
  create inspiring teaching spaces without
  impacting on capacity. We have a wealth of
  experience in spatial planning and how to get the
  most from the walls you're bound by. Education
  has no limits after all!

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• When undertaking large scale architectural
  projects, contractors want to work with names
  they can trust. In early 2021, Evertaut were
  contacted by major contractors R. G Carter to
  undertake a project on behalf of their client
  Hudson architects and Norwich University of the
  Arts.

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• As part of its preparations to expand its
  facilities for the 2021/2022 academic year, the
  Norwich University of the Arts commissioned the
  refurbishment of disused 1970s student
  accommodation into a new state-of-the-art
  building to accommodate an increase in the number
  of its students.

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• The new hub includes student accommodation, a
  lecture theatre seating, new teaching classrooms,
  a public event space and a new office space.
  Evertaut was approached to create a large tiered
  seating structure to maximise student capacity in
  the new state-of-the-art lecture theatre.

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Site Survey

• Owing to the incredibly difficult circumstances
  created by the pandemic, no site survey could be
  carried out by Evertaut. However, members of the
  Evertaut team worked closely with the contractor
  to fulfil the brief given by the University and
  their chosen architects, Hudson architects.

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• AutoCAD drawings were initially supplied by the
  contractor, outlining not only the existing steps
  into the room, but also the windows of the room
  itself which have a unique irregular design.
  These existing structures had to be taken into
  consideration when designing the tiers.

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• Consequently, the tiering had to be manufactured
  at the correct angle and height to match up to
  the existing steps. The structure itself was
  tread fixed, meaning that the steel weld
  assemblies were fixed to the floor with the decks
  fixed into the steel structure afterwards.

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Seating Plan

• With the University having won numerous awards
  for its buildings already, the Evertaut team knew
  that the brief for Norwich University of the Arts
  would call for a high specification design.
  Rising to such a challenge is something that our
  dedicated team relishes and was more than capable
  of meeting the demands of.

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• For this project, Evertaut manufactured and
  installed a complex, high specification tiered
  arrangement. Referred to as the Danish steps,
  this tiered structure was complete with
  intersteps consisting of steel weld assemblies
  and bracings, which were then overlaid with
  plywood decks.

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• This thick plywood decking would provide
  substantial support for the acoustic panelling
  which was to be added by another contractor at a
  later day.

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Manufacturing and Installation

• The space for this project was significant.
  Measuring at 48m2 and over 3 metres in height at
  some places, the project required significant
  planning when it came to the installation of the
  steps.

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• As is the case with all of the work carried out
  by Evertaut, safety was of the utmost importance.
  So as to abide by company and site policy,
  special podiums were hired to make sure that our
  team could undertake their work at a significant
  height in a safe manner.

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• The building itself presented many challenges for
  the contractors as it was situated in the centre
  of Norwich alongside the River Wensum, a busy
  road and surrounded by residential areas. The
  situation of the building meant that the
  installation of the structure was delayed by some
  months whilst other works were completed.

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• However Evertaut worked closely with the
  contractors, architects and University to ensure
  that despite these delays the installation could
  be done as these other works were complete. Such
  a close working relationship enabled that the
  Danish steps were installed before the new intake
  of students began and ready for the new academic
  year.

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• This tiering project was produced on scope, time
  and budget. If you need help with your project
  before the new academic year, it isn't too late
  to get in touch. Our seating, tiering and service
  can all be tailored to meet your requirements.

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