Optima specified for £11m community hub

Over 200 Optima windows and doors from Profile 22 have been installed in an £11 million community hub in Leeds city centre.

Westerton Walk is an extra care housing development comprising of 63 one- and two-bedroom flats with care services, shared lounges and dining facilities. It has been built on a vacant Leeds City Council-owned site and has created a dynamic community hub.

The project required 205 casement windows, residential doors, emergency doors, sliding doors and curtain walling.

The contract to fabricate and install the windows and doors was awarded to Profile 22 approved contractor, Kingfisher Windows.

Optima from Profile 22 is an award-winning fully integrated 70mm window and door system. In this project, Anthracite Grey was used on external faces to provide an attractive appearance. Internally, a white finish was used to complement internal decoration.

When correctly specified, Optima casement windows are PAS24:2016 approved as standard. Secured by Design requirements can also be met where required. Such assurances were important for this project because deterring crime was a fundamental consideration.

Also important was thermal efficiency. With options for double and triple glazing options, Optima can be specified to 0.8 W/m²K or A++.

Westerton Walk will help to meet Leeds City Council’s ambition to provide up to 1,000 new extra care housing units by 2028.