KFS Sector E-book 042024 - Flipbook - Page 5
Arts & Culture 5
ARTS & CULTURE PROJECTS
Art Galleries | Regional & National Museums
Libraries | Heritage | Theatres
British Library
V & A Museum
Royal Albert Hall
Nytt Nacional museum
Southend Pier
Canterbury Journey
Somerset Heritage Centre
Whitworth Art Gallery
Tate Gallery
Tate Modern
British Museum
Whitechapel Art Gallery
Natural History Museum
National Gallery
Oslo National Museum
Downticks Mill
Greenwich National Maritime Museum
NATIONAL GALLERY
Kiwa Fire Safety Compliance worked as part of the design team
for the creation of a new Accommodation Hub located within the
East area of the gallery between basement and roof levels. The
work includes a revised fire strategy to take account of the new
hub. Also detailed design work on compartmentation, detection,
alarms and suppression systems that will not damage the
building fabric or contents.
BLOOMSBURY THEATRE
ROYAL ALBERT HALL
With a major raft of enabling refurbishments for the
improvement of this iconic central London performing arts
venue; Kiwa Fire Safety Compliance were commissioned to
provide a comprehensive engineering analysis of the building’s
evacuation routes during its partial closure.
Through detailed compartmentation assessments across the
evacuation routes we were able to categorically evaluate the
capacities, travel times A fire safety strategy was developed
against the functional requirements of Schedule 1 of the Building
(Amendment) Regulations 2010, primarily targeting the safe and
compliant performance of the building in the event of fire.
Kiwa Fire Safety Compliance were commissioned by UCL
Estates to advise on the fire safety strategy for the Bloomsbury
Theatre Project. The project consists of refurbishment works
and alterations. The most significant changes included: New
seating and bar areas at the Lower Ground Floor; Modifications
to the back-of-house areas at Upper Ground Floor and the
removal of one exit from the stalls area; creation of a protected
access/escape route running from the new Wilkins Terrace to
Gordon Street.
SOUTHEND PIER
We have worked on numerous projects at Southend Pier,
targeting the safety of public users and the protection of a
structure that at once is of historic significance and an unusual
fire risk.
Looking primarily at the building envelopes at the pier terminal,
our engineers have provided suppression system advice and
designs, mitigating the restrictions of using manufacturer
designers and targeting code compliance. Later, alterations to
the structures required Kiwa’s input to ensure the maintained
AFSS would not be compromised.
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