Kingspan TEK for hybrid Aldi store

Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Aug 6, 2008

Kingspan Off-Site's innovative TEK Building System has been used to construct an apartment block situated above an Aldi store in Blaby, Leicester.

A hybrid steel, timber and concrete structure was specified for the building to meet the unique demands of the architectural design.

Designed by Birmingham based architects, Dalkin Scotton Partnership Architects Limited, the development comprises 22 apartments, across two storeys above the retail unit.

The apartments were constructed using the Kingspan TEK Building System and completed with a reinforced concrete curved-seam roof.

Combined with the steel frame system used for the Aldi store itself, this project highlights the flexibility of modern methods of construction.

Bob Pudge, construction manager at DSP Construction Management Limited, commented: "The Kingspan TEK Building System was an ideal solution for the apartments above the Aldi store".

"It allowed us to have the design flexibility, whilst providing proven structural and thermal performance".

"After the success of this project, we have specified the same hybrid building system for a second site".

Based on Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) technology, the Kingspan TEK Building System delivers high levels of thermal insulation due to its composition of two sheets of OSB/3 board with a 110mm high performance CFC/HCFC-free zero Ozone Depletion Potential (zero ODP) rigid urethane insulation core.

The OSB/3 boards are autohesively bonded to the insulation core during manufacture resulting in superior adhesive strength and premium structural properties.