Never a more appropriate contender for the title of the Channel 4 television show, The Wedding Cake at Waddeson Manor has been featured on George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.
Visiting the folly, conceptualised and constructed by Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos in conjunction with the Rothschild Foundation, George Clarke described the structure as “one of the most mind-bending constructions [he’s] ever clapped eyes on!”.
Approaching the structure, Will Hardy poses the question “What do you think of that?” to which George replies, “Oh my God”.
Hardly a more appropriate response when faced with the folly, a 12 metre high, three-tiered tower of love in the middle of the English countryside.
If Willy Wonka was going to build a temple-like folly, this would be it! Welcome to Wonkatecture!
George Clarke
Vebro Polymers’ vebroflex Comfort UV Plus system was chosen to complement the pastel colours of the buildings 25,000 ceramic tiles, adorning the floor of the interior and external perimeter of the compelling cake-shaped structure, completed in 2023.
The flooring project involved the installation of just 100 square metres of the flexible PU comfort floor system in two colours, RAL 6019 Pastel Green in the central area atrium with RAL 9010 Pure White around the exterior edging of the folly’s lower floor.
vebroflex Comfort UV Plus is a solid-coloured, UV-stable, elasticised, polyurethane liquid-vinyl resin that achieves up to 200% elongation at break. Once cured, the material delivers a smooth, matt-finish surface that deadens sound transfer between floors by up to 4Db. Additional sound absorption can be achieved with a liquid membrane or rubber matting.
RFS (Resin Flooring Specialists) expertly project managed and installed the flooring package including all surface preparation work, the reinforcement of the existing screed, and the installation of the vebroflex Comfort UV Plus system.
On entering the Wedding Cake, George remarked “If Willy Wonka was going to build a temple-like folly, this would be it! Welcome to Wonkatecture!”.
Discover more about the impressive PU comfort floor installation project, or watch the full episode of George Clark’s Amazing Spaces.
