CBRE has announced the significant completion of a key milestone at Angel Central, the raising of the angel wing sculpture.
The sculpture was incorporated into the progressive new design for the centre back in 2018 after local residents expressed the importance of the wings as part of the local community.
A complex task followed as the twelve-tonne, hand-rolled stainless steel sculpture, spanning fifteen metres, had to be raised by 3.5m from its current position to sit atop a new footbridge. This new raised location forms part of the planned al fresco dining area that will be constructed as a focal point of the centre’s significant refurbishment plans.
The team at RED Construction, appointed for their expertise in central London developments, utilised a new innovative lifting process, the hydra capsule, to deliver this design. The twelve-tonne structure was slowly raised, with monitoring points in place, to ensure the correct load transfer in accordance with the construction safe workplace procedures. The angel wings now stand taller and have become even more striking and iconic than ever before.
