The Didsbury, East Ham

 “It’s been a really good experience; you can have a 10/10!.”

Alex Impraim, Project Manager, Bugler Developments Ltd.

History

Located in the former Town Hall Annex (the Brian Didsbury Centre), this new development in the heart of East Ham blends a 1930s art-deco style sensibility with modern amenities, providing the residents of this London suburb with contemporary residential living, all within a stone’s throw of East Ham station. Sapphire were pleased to be a part of this development, providing over a hundred new balconies for Bugler Developments’ new project.

Streamlined by Experience, Delivered by Sapphire

Having worked together with Bugler Developments on our first-ever Glide-On® balcony project at Staines Road in 2013, both expectations and aspirations were high with The Didsbury. Bugler Developments were aspiring for a smooth installation of various types of balconies, complete with balustrading work on some particularly deep balconies.

The constraints of this project were around the deep-projecting balconies and the space available on-site, meaning a tight install space and restrictive sequencing of balcony installation could have proven an issue if not considered from an early stage.

Sapphire were a key partner on this project, in conversation from a very early stage to streamline the development by experience. Sapphire worked with partners for the balustrading and metal matching work, defining a sill detail that helped with watershed on the balconies. Sequencing of the installation was also defined from an early stage too, with Sapphire’s counterbalance arm allowing for top-down installation where needed. Finally, working alongside Bugler Developments from such an early stage, we were able to work with metallics on the balconies and truly show what can be done with colour when considered early on.