Sharp edges: an architect’s dream or a site manager’s nightmare?
Sharp edges are the hallmark of an uncompromising design language and are right at the top of architects’ wish lists when it comes to exposed concrete. In practice, creating a sharp edge requires immense effort – the Exposed Concrete Technical Guide even states that ‘…unchamfered, sharp edges without minor chipping and bleeding’ – ‘cannot be produced technically or with certainty…’ Exposed Concrete Technical Guide, 2015 edition, page 17, section 5.1.2...
