Client: Developer, Accra, Ghana.
Requirement: To enclose seven storey fire escape.
Overview: The developer, who is a long term client of Aluminium Systems, built a substantial office block incorporating a ground floor car dealership, and his own head offices on the seventh floor. He considered that the building would be enhanced by the fitting of louvre blades around the entire fire escape, plus further runs of continuous louvre walls to hide roof mounted water tanks and to provide privacy to the penthouse office suites.
Solution: A three sided louvre wall was constructed using 145 mm wide elliptical louvre blades, running from ground floor to seventh floor, with fire escape doors incorporated on the ground floor. This part of the system was bolted back to the steel fire escape, whilst the privacy and sight screens were fixed back to modified existing structural steel frame. Please see the additional images for the integrated louvred fire escape door with one-way operation for security and integrated pull bar which was manufactured with eliptical blade to match the louvre wall.
Challenges: The major challenge with this project was the fact that the installation was complex and unusual, and 4,500 miles away. Aluminium Systems shipped the system in ready-made sub-assemblies, all carefully wrapped, identified and labelled. Then a two man team attended site once the materials had cleared customs, and spent two weeks supervising the initial part of the installation. Once satisfied that the local work force were sufficiently experienced, they returned to the UK, and the total installation was completed within the following six weeks.
The building, called The Grand Oyeman, is now a well established landmark in the business district of Accra, and the louvre walls covering the fire escape are floodlit at night.
Testimonial:
“Nowak Developments Limited is a Property Development Company in Ghana and we have used Aluminium Systems for all of our solar shading and screening requirements for the past seven years. We are not just a satisfied customer but, a very happy one at that. We are happy with the quality of their products, attention to detail and customer service in general and strongly recommend them”
Oko N. Omaboe | Nowak Developments Limited
