Whiteaways’ Project – Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Structural Steel Work by Lego International (Pvt) Ltd in ‘Whiteaways’ Project
Employer: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
About the Project:
This section will cover the process of repairing existing Steel Beams in ‘Whiteaways’ Building (Sir Baron JayathilakeMawatha, Colombo 01). The ‘Whiteaways’ Building is 100 year old three storey building and basically the structure of this building is steel beams and columns. Some of steel columns are jacketed with concrete. The building is much closer and exposed for a long time to sea therefore all steel beams and columns are corroded and deteriorated. The work consists of and blasting and application of marine paint on steel elements.
As the building is situated at the hub of the Colombo City, and especially in a high security zone the renovation work has to be done with much more care.
Many of the commercial buildings are situated adjacent to ‘Whiteaways’ Building where thousands of people around gathered around per day. They are;
I. Seylan Bank Building on Right Side
II. Lloyd’s Building on Left Side
III. HSBC Head Office Building – on Front Side
IV. CID Head Office – on rear Side
The biggest challenge is to perform the task without causing any harm to such adjacent buildings.