Friday, 31 May 2013

HAND-CAST LETTERING INSTALLED - SYDENHAM

WE HAVE BEEN BUSY SETTING THE HAND CAST BRASS LETTERING IN PLACE TODAY.


THESE SHINE WITH A LOVELY "HAND-FORMED" LUSTRE BUT WILL ONLY BE SEEN PROPERLY WHEN VIEWED FROM BELOW, TWO STOREYS DOWN.



THE LETTERS LOOK GREAT AGAINST THE WAVY TILING.

TALKING OF TILING OUR EXTRA 20 METRES ARRIVED TODAY TO COMPLETE THE WORKS HOPEFULLY NEXT WEEK.

Friday, 24 May 2013

SYDENHAM TILEWORK COMPLIMENTS ROUNDALS

WORK IN SYDENHAM PROGRESSES WITH THE COMPLICATED WAVY TILEWORK THAT SURROUNDS THE MOSAIC PANELS NOW ALMOST COMPLETED.


IN THE PHOTO ABOVE AND BELOW YOU CAN SEE THE CHANNELS BETWEEN THE TILING THAT WILL TAKE THE IRIDESCENT MOSAIC LINES THAT LINK THE MOSAIC PANELS



PISSARRO LOOKS AT THE MOSAIC LINES NOW INSTALLLED


JUST HANGING ABOUT!!! (thanks for that Bob!)

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

SYDENHAM MOSAIC - ROUNDALS INSTALLED

A FAIRLY EXCITING DAY TODAY AS WE HAULED THE COMPLETED ROUNDELS UP THREE STOREYS TO BE INSTALLED ON THE FRONT OF THE SYDENHAM CENTRE.
LARGEST PANEL SIZE 2M DIAMETER! THANKFULLY NICK HAD THE FORESIGHT TO BRING THE PULLEY SYSTEM!


TOP STOREY - BLITZ AND MUSICIANS


MID STOREY - CRICKET, CRYSTAL PALACE, QUEEN'S HALL AND SHACKLETON


AAHHH!!! KITTENS!

TOMORROW WE START THE TILING THAT LINKS IT ALL TOGETHER

Monday, 13 May 2013

SYDENHAM CENTRE MOSAIC INSTALLATION BEGINS


Having spent over a week redecorating the huge windows and entrance area to the Sydenham Centre on Sydenham Road South London we can now begin the work of installing the mosaic roundals and all the tile-work surrounds.

SITE - FIRST DAY - Building seems bigger than I remember


KMD Ashford cut and deliver the aluminium discs onto which we bonded the mosaic roundels


Three of the eleven roundels ready to go - These are 1.5m diameter, so quite heavy!


Curvy tiling starts on the top deck of our three tier scaffolding.  Roundels will be installed this week.