The Ivy Collection, a
select group of upmarket restaurants, brasseries and cafes, has
recently opened its latest restaurant – The Ivy in the Park, in Canada
Square Park – London. The creative design was able
to successfully combine quality with sustainability with the
specification of world-leading, high-performance sustainable wood,
Accoya® throughout the striking new build.
The new brasserie,
opened to the public in mid – October 2018, was designed by esteemed
architect William Conway of William Matthews Associates and, following a
rigorous bid process, lead construction firm
Wiehag Timber Construction were selected to build the latest eatery in
the Ivy Collections’ portfolio. The new restaurant, with a two-level
bar, restaurant and external dining area, is aptly positioned within one
of Canary Wharf’s most sustainable areas, overlooking
a vibrant green space for events.
The Ivy in the Park
is constructed from glulam and cross-laminated timber: internal members
are made from spruce, whilst external beams and columns are glulam
Accoya®. The specification of Accoya® wood further
extended to the rainscreen trellis which covers the external walls.
For the Accoya® wood
elements of the project, a total of 47 glulam beams, 42 glulam columns
and 740m² of rainscreen trellis were required. Wiehag GmbH machined it
into the glulam beams and columns – alongside
the trellis – and finished in the factory with a Remmers Aqua HSL 35
Grey Stain prior to installing on-site.
Canary Wharf Group,
who has overseen the largest urban regeneration project ever undertaken
in Europe, wanted timber to be used for the external façade of this
project, however they needed a low maintenance
solution. Naturally, Accoya® wood was the ideal choice.
The result is a
building that juxtaposes itself from the cold metal and glass of Canary
Wharf and offers a warm, wooden home to one of the most respected
restaurant institutions in London, offering accessible,
all-day dining in a relaxed, local setting.
Accoya® wood is
produced using Accsys’ proprietary acetylation process, which chemically
alters the cell structure of the wood to resist distortion. Certified
Cradle to Cradle™ (C2C) Gold in recognition of
its sustainability credentials, Accoya® wood has the added benefit of
offering peace of mind for the environmentally conscious.
Accoya®wood is available to buy throughout the UK and Ireland. www.accoya.com.
