Construction Architecture

Steel Dynamics have worked in the construction architecture industry for many years, with a legacy of experience manufacturing and supplying many cast iron sculptures around the UK.

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In 2021, Steel Dynamics were awarded the contract to supply 18 signature ventilation columns which will be positioned along the thames embankment at the main pumping stations. They are required across the Tideway project to regulate the gases within the super sewer.

The 6m tall signature ventilation columns weigh around 6 tonnes each and are manufactured from ductile cast iron. The majority have a bespoke CNC machined poem along the vertical spline. The poetry celebrates the local area’s heritage, often with reference to London’s ‘lost rivers’.

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The huge columns will serve as an exhaust system, removing air displaced by flows into London’s new super sewer. This air will be filtered through air treatment chambers.

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