Location: Chobham Academy, The Athletes Village, Temple Mills Lane, London.
Date of Installation: July 2011
Designed by: Allford Hall Monaghan
Main contractor: BAM Construction
Product: Image “18” High Impact Mirrors, with aluminium frames. Integrated oak single ballet barre.
Glass Installations is proud to have been a part of the successful London 2012 Games and are confident the products installed will provide finest facilities for the future students.
Chobham Academy was one of three contracts Glass Installations was awarded to work on for the London 2012 Olympic Games. We installed within the Athlete’s training camp and in other parts of the Academy for the future use of the building. Chobham Academy was one of many structures purpose built for the Olympics but will provide education and facilities for the Stratford and Leyton communities.
The Academy will open in September 2013 and provide education for children from 3 to 18 years. Chobham Academy illustrates the versatility of Glass Installations’ products. The Image “18” High Impact mirror system conforms to British Standards BS6206 Class A and EN 12600 the highest class of safety backing for professional gym use and educational establishments. Image “18 Mirrors were installed in Chobham with aluminium surrounds which blended well with their modern design of the building. It was designed in a drum form, an open, sustainable design and interior. We also fitted the high quality Image “18” into seven new music practice rooms. The academy will be a specialist school I literature, performing arts and music.
Whilst Chobham was designed as an all ages school, as mentioned its gym was used in the summer 2012 by Olympic Althletes from around the world. We fitted one bank of Image “18” mirrors with an integrally fitted single tier 50mm dia polished beech ballet barre. Our ballet barres are available in a number of finishes, Chobham Academy had an oak finish single barre.
- Example of Blackout Curtains
We also fitted fire retardant blackout curtains into three studios. A total of 106 metres wide with a 4.5 metre drop. Blackout curtains made from wool serge is durably flame retardant; it is chemically treated conforming to BS5867 part 2B. Many rehearsal spaces use blackout curtains for acoustics, to divide the space or for mirror or conventional window coverings.
- If you would like more product information on Image “18” High Impact Mirrors, ballet barres or blackout curtains, please see our products page.