Classic Masonry completes phase one of 1 Pilgrim Place contract
The stonemason was appointed by main contractor Bowmer + Kirkland to supply and install the plinth course around the perimeter of the landmark building in Newcastle in a contract worth £900,000.
Designed by Ryder Architecture and developed by Reuben Brothers, the 170,000 sq ft Pilgrim Place 1 is pre-let to a Department for Work and Pensions service and support centre, and is expected to open in 2027.
Pilgrim Place 2, which is under construction, will provide 90,000 sq ft of grade A office space and the overall Pilgrim Place scheme will include a plaza.
Classic Masonry’s work forms part of the main structure at the base of 1 Pilgrim Place, with the curtain walling fixing directly to the precast units.
Phase 2 of the work is scheduled to commence in the summer. Precast concrete units, which form an external rainscreen system, will be fixed to the main structure externally, allowing internal fit-out works to progress concurrently with the installation.
Due to the scale of the units, which are eight metres in length, and the requirement to install them within 100mm of the main structure, a counterbalance lifting method is used. In simple terms, this involves offsetting the lifting point away from the building, similar to lifting a seesaw from its central pivot rather than directly from one end.
