Anthology Hale Works Tower

The new Hale Village, in Tottenham Hale, has been voted one of the top 30 regeneration projects in the UK and central to the scheme is Anthology Hale Works Tower. An elegant 108 metre high tower offering 279 new homes. The 32 storey building has a jump-formed core and concrete frame, with the first six levels being acoustically separated from the basement structure, due to the adjacent London Underground line. The flat slab construction method used is economical and offers many benefits. However, the risk of punching failure is always a critical issue. Traditionally, when increasing the loads in the stress areas, consideration has to be given to variables such as the quality of the concrete, improving the reinforcement and even enlarging the column heads.   These options are not time efficient, or cost effective and rarely solve the problem to an acceptable performance level. The ideal solution to resolving problems of punching shear needs to be cost-effective, easy-to-install and certainly dependable – and the reliable and trusted reinforcement system used at Tottenham Hale is the Schöck Bole system. It consists of double-headed studs and anchors, with spacing bars, which enable installation after the bottom reinforcement and before the top layer. Two spacer bars are welded to the vertical studs, which ensure the correct distance between uprights; and the forged stud heads guarantee a perfect finishing bond with the concrete. When compared with a typical stirrup reinforcement system, an increased shear force resistance of around 70% is achievable.