THE SHARD, LONDON

Diagnosis
The tallest tower in Western Europe is anchored into the ground with enormous concrete feet punching their way downwards through London Bridge Station and into an existing maze of brick-vaulted basements. 

Solution
Early in the project we were tasked by the main contractors MACE to waterproof two of these vaulted areas to provide dry accommodation for a vital plant room. We were able to deliver this in a fast-moving programme using a Newton cavity drain membrane system.