Brand: alsecco
Location: West London
System: Ceramic slips

Ever wanted to live in a chocolate factory?? As part of the Heritage Led master plan to redevelop the former headquarters of Nestlé UK and home of the Milkybar, alsecco worked with DMFK Architects and the developer to ensure the vision of “referencing the industrial history of the facades” was paid homage to.

The original Nestlé Factory was built in the early 1900s and was described as a “brutish example of the work of Wallis Gilbert & Partners”. with its vast facades of 150m x 150m. The factory has always been a prominent landmark in the Hayes area of West London/. At the time it was built to take advantage of the canal and railway transport links and to take into account the comfort of its workers by incorporating a design that maximised daylight and provided gardens and leisure amenities.

Time for a change and dMFK were tasked with designing and delivering the ‘Heritage Cluster’, which included creating around 400 homes from the iconic 1914 Truscon Building on behalf of Barratt London. This included six buildings involving new build, historic restoration, and façade retention.

Incorporating 100ml HD mineral wool, Alsecco Ecomin 400 ceramic finish was used with a unique commissioned ceramic tile matched to the existing 1900`s green glazed tile to sit harmoniously within the new façade materials.