Happy New Year!

I hope you have all had a great break for Christmas and New Year. We certainly have and are now back to business and ready to tackle a busy and exciting 2012.

We had a very successful 2011 with The Oast House, Manchester. The client is overwhelmed with the amount of business it has had in the first few months of opening. It was way above any of our expectations. Let’s hope it carries on to be just as successful in 2012 which I'm sure it will. 

As for 2012 the team at Paul Danson Imagineering  are in the early stages of a few exciting projects, some in Manchester and some further afield. I will be posting more information on these in the forthcoming months so keep checking for updates.

The Oast House is complete!!

Yesterday October 28th it was our great pleasure to hand over The Oast House to the talented Living Ventures. The past 6 months have been a long emotional rollercoaster for us all at Paul Danson Imagineering. But due to our fabulous team all working hard together we got there and we are all so proud of our work. Congratulations PDI.

Lighting!

Paul Danson imagineering have recently designed and created some great feature lighting. We source all our own materials from reclamation yards, antique fairs, old farms etc. from all over Europe.

A large feature chandelier made using an old tractor wheel for a frame.



A collaberation of old and new fittings attached to the old tractor wheel



Large reclaimed industrial lamp from Holland

Old wooden shiplamp

Were almost there...

Not long to go now until The Oast House will be complete and ready for opening. Here's a sneak preview of what it's looking like at the moment...



The light fittings have began to go up.

Whitewashed timbers on the roof, cleverly aged plaster on the walls 

Old shiplamps

knocked up old balustrade

The fabulous door has gone in

The floor has begun to be laid

The exterior is complete



Illuminated Cowl takes its place on The Oast House Tower

Last night at about 5:30pm a crane arrived at Crown Square, Spinningfields to lift the feature illuminated cowl to the top of The Oast House tower. It took a team of securely strapped in men to attach it to the top of the nine and a half meter tower, but it certainty does look the part. The Paul Danson Imagineering team looked on admiringly whilst Reg of the PDI site team fixed the cowl into place.

 

The Oast House Cowl.

Late Monday afternoon a crane will be arriving to lower a vent onto the tower of The Oast House. It arrived early this week and we just can't wait to get it up. It will be illuminated and will act almost as a beacon on top of the ancient looking building.
Traditionally this vent is called a Cowl and is a device used on a kiln to keep the weather out of, and induce a flow of air through, the kiln. They are associated with Oast Houses but can also be found on breweries.

Interior and Exterior Cladding moves forward.

The exterior cladding has flown up! The bonding of the brick slips to the main structure is complete and the reclaimed timber and stone block slips are not far behind. Window and door frames are in and the joiners are working hard to build the hardwood framed doors. This wood was hand selected from old reclaimed timber yards in Wicklow, Southern Irland.
The interior is also moving fast. Fire boarding complete, electrics in and the corrugated tin roof has been fixed above the bar area. The stunning reclaimed timbers have been attached under the balcony and to the steel beams.