The CoxGomyl 1000 Series range is often thought of as providing relatively standard facade access solutions for buildings of lower complexity. While this is certainly true, it is only part of the story.
The 1000 Series encompasses a whole host of machines, techniques and approaches which CoxGomyl is able to draw upon and use in clever combinations to deliver practical access solutions for buildings of lower height which are nevertheless some of the world’s most impressive construction projects. The imagination and expertise of our design team allows them to develop simple and economical building access systems by leveraging the possibilities offered by the standard equipment in the 1000 Series range.
The wide variety of standard equipment in the 1000 Series includes:
The new Midfield Terminal development at Abu Dhabi Airport is far from an unremarkable, small-scale building, but it benefits from a combination of the wide range of simple and economical building access solutions provided by the 1000 Series.
The bold expansion initiative features a new passenger terminal between the two runways, forming the main building and centrepiece of the airport. The terminal building is one of the largest in Abu Dhabi, with 700,000 m² of internal space, and is visible from more than 1.5 kilometres away. It is capable of processing 30 million passengers a year or 8,500 passengers per hour. In addition to the travel operations themselves, it also offers 35,000 m² of duty-free shops, dining and entertainment.
The scale of the development continues with one of the world’s largest arches spanning 180 metres across, a roof span of 319 metres at its widest point, 115,000 m² of external glazing and 275,000 m² of aluminium cladding. The highest ceiling, however, reaches only 52 metres at its highest point.
Clearly, this mega-facility is immense, iconic and state-of-the-art, so nothing less than a complete and reliable building access solution would be fit for purpose. The unique combination of standard products CoxGomyl provided to service the huge surface area includes more than 11 kilometres of monorails, 54 trolleys and 27 BMUs. Although the individual elements are simple and economical, the way in which they are combined and deployed will help ensure the upkeep of this important aviation hub for many years to come.
Another immense construction project in terms of both concept and scale, the Louvre Abu Dhabi is approximately 24,000 m² in size with 8,000 m² of galleries, making it one of the largest art museums in the Arabian Peninsula. Part of a major tourist and cultural development, the museum is linked to the Louvre in Paris and showcases works from its collection and other museums while also developing its own collections, all intended to emphasise dialogue between civilisations through the arts.
Beyond its sheer size, the building aesthetic was realised by French architect Jean Nouvel and engineers Buro Happold. It features a unique dome of overlapping geometric lattices that weighs more than 7,500 tonnes. Conceived as an apparently floating structure, the dome allows sunlight to filter through its web-patterned surface, creating an effect reminiscent of rays passing through date palm fronds in an oasis.
By Wikiemirati [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons
Like the Midfield Terminal, the Louvre Abu Dhabi is an ambitious and complex architectural project which covers a huge surface area combined with a relatively low height. Again, this means that a clever combination of numerous simple and economical 1000 Series machines is capable of providing a complete and practical building maintenance system for this important cultural institution.
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