Cherry Garden Pier Pontoon - 2008
Designed and Built by KellyNorman Mav for City Cruises Plc's new head office at Cherry Garden Pier on the Thames. The Pontoon was built to replace existing pontoon and Portacabin that staff were currently working from. The Pontoons final weight was 115 Tonne with ballast, with an innovative macerating sewage treatment system, Air-conditioning, Telecommunications and own power supply.
The Geometry of the Pontoon - 25m (L) x 8m (W) x 2.8m (D)
The Hulls protective system has custom built anode sleeves and cold tar epoxy paint. The deck is covered completely in safe deck anti slip and the Hand railing system is Stainless steel with braided stainless wires.
The Fendering was specially designed to allow for impacts from the large river boats that City Cruises has in its fleet. The front berthing face has reinforced BI-Steel Panels, specially produced from the Corus Group and filled with concrete that secondly acts as ballast for the craft.
The Upper Buildings are constructed from steel and clad with Vulcan Cladding that is guaranteed to last min 15 yrs to first maintenance. The Pontoon boasts 1 meeting room, two open plan lower offices, 4 upper offices, 3 kitchen areas and 2 Toilets.