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Edgetech’s Super Spacer TriSeal has been used for the Breeam-certified Våghuset building in Gothenberg, Sweden. The 12-storey structure has a glass facade, which, on its East-facing aspect, has been designed to look like ocean waves. Achieving this effect was said to be a ‘major undertaking’, drawing on expertise from all around Europe. The facade was made in Lithuania, the curved...
Hadrian’s Tower, an 82m building located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne that has been constructed using Reynaers’ ConceptWall 65 (CW 65) unitised system, has been awarded ‘Best Tall Building Facade and Fenestration Engineering Project’ at the Tall Buildings Awards 2022. Home to 162 luxury apartments, a premium cocktail bar and fine dining restaurant, Hadrian’s Tower is at the heart of the city’s regeneration...
Howells Patent Glazing has designed, supplied and installed three flat-top rooflights for the new £4.4 million expansion of Kingswood Academy in Hull. The new Russell Building comprises 12 new classrooms; two offices; a new dining area and servery, including indoor and outdoor seating; toilets; and plant rooms. A further 72 parking spaces have also been created. It has enabled the...
Technal glazing systems manufactured from low carbon recycled aluminium have been specified for the Pavilion Point student accommodation scheme. Pavilion Point is a Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) development on London Road in the centre of Brighton in East Sussex, close to the University of Brighton’s main campus. Managed by student accommodation specialist Fresh, the building provides 232 student rooms....
A new luxury residential apartment scheme in Southend-on-Sea in Essex has combined a classic Art Deco design with a modern aluminium fenestration package, featuring doors, windows and curtain walling solutions from Senior Architectural Systems. The undulating ‘waves’ of the white concrete framed Clifftown Shore residential development have been accentuated by the curved installation of Senior’s SF52 aluminium curtain wall system....
Pyroguard fire safety glass has been specified for Quantock House, an eight-storey residential development, in Taunton Somerset. Quantock House is also one of the first UK projects to have an NHBC accepted A2-S1 glass balustrade system installed on its apartment balconies – the result of a close working partnership between Pyroguard and Architectural Metalwork Installations (AMI), an architectural metalwork specialist....
Scottish glass and aluminium specialist Cube Glass has won the contract for the glass feature attractions in the new Blue Sky Lounge at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow. The new multi-purpose lounge at the home of Rangers Football Club will boast panoramic views of the pitch and will serve more than 330 guests each match day. Cube Glass, working in partnership with construction and fit-out expert Morris...
A total of 453 Spectus windows and 115 doors are being manufactured and installed in the first phase of a prestigious new build housing development in Langtoft, Lincolnshire. Woodland Rise, an Ashwood Homes development, is situated on the outskirts of the rural village of Langtoft located 10 miles north of Peterborough. The new build site comprises 35 luxury new homes...
Senior Architectural Systems has played a key role in the transformation of Coventry’s rail station. The £82 million redevelopment of Coventry’s rail station has seen the creation of a new entrance building and multi-storey car park, with Senior’s slimline SF52 aluminium curtain wall system helping to provide the concourse with natural light. The aluminium frames were powder coated to boost...
Pilkington OptiView Protect OW anti-reflective glass has been specified for Knightsbridge Gate, a landmark mixed-use development that occupies an entire block of the central-London street. While most of the building has been newly constructed, the 120m long Edwardian street-facing facade has been retained, along with its 17 glazed shopfronts. The glazing for each of the frontages is held in place by...
TuffX has supplied 25m2 of 17.5mm toughened and laminated glass for a frameless glass balustrade and staircase, to a residential property in the Welsh countryside. The solution from TuffX has helped to create a safe and elegant additional outdoor space for the property that also gives some protection from the elements. The 17 individual panels – a combination of rectangular...
Louvers supplied by AW Louvers were recently installed on the 29th floor of the new Goodluck Hope mixed-use development on the banks of the River Thames in London. Goodluck Hope is a new riverside neighbourhood comprising 841 homes on the historic Leamouth Peninsula. Surrounded by water on three sides, and situated adjacent to London City Island, developer Ballymore has helped...
Staffordshire-based Target Windows has partnered with property maintenance company, Novus Property Solutions, to transform five blocks of apartments owned by Bromsgrove Housing. The project, which started in March 2022, will see Target Windows fit energy efficient windows to around 75 apartments. The works will also alter the aesthetics of the apartments turning the window frames from white to grey. To...
Senior Architectural Systems has completed work on the new Arc Cinema in Daventry. The new cinema’s frontage has been created using a combination of Senior’s thermally-efficient slimline SF52 aluminium curtain wall system, alongside the company’s SPW5021 aluminium commercial doors and low U-value Pure Slide doors. Senior’s fenestration package was fabricated and installed by supply chain partner, Acorn Aluminium, for main contractor, Willmott Dixon. The...
Senior Architectural Systems has delivered its third contract for the University of Stirling, following the completion of the University’s new Campus Central development. Designed by Page and Park architects, the new scheme marks the University of Stirling’s largest ever investment in its infrastructure and sees the creation of a multi-functional community hub which brings together student services, study areas, cafés...
Over 500 Spectus casement windows and 100 French doors were specified and fitted in a new £10m flagship New Build Social Housing development. The new 75 residential properties providing a mix of one, two and three-bedroom homes in Blackpool are situated in Troutbeck Crescent on Mereside. Formerly the site of 81 run down flats built in the 1960s, the...
When Mere Sands Wood, a nature reserve in West Lancashire, decided to create a new visitor centre and café, minimising its impact on the local wildlife was top of its list of priorities. Minimising the risk of bird strikes to the new building’s glazing was of particular concern. Birds in flight are unable to use visual signals such as window...
Multiple Epwin products have been used in a project near Shrewsbury, where an ageing outhouse was replaced by a new build extension using a combination of Optima and Stellar solutions. The contract was won by Oswestry Window and Doors. Owner, Matthew Dunne-Smith, commented: “The homeowner wanted a new extension across the back of the home to open up the space...
Technal’s curtain walling and Stormframe STII aluminium doors have been used to create an impressive, light-filled entrance to the Silverstone Interactive Museum building. A 6,000m2 motorsport exhibition located at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, the £22m Silverstone Interactive Museum building, comprises a fully refurbished WWII aircraft hangar and a new two storey extension, which serves as the entrance to the...
Senior Architectural Systems has supplied a full aluminium fenestration package for a new retirement village in the West Midlands which comprises 261 one- and two-bedroom apartments for the over 55s. Designed by architects Nicol Thomas, the new complex has been created following the redevelopment of a former office block in Shirley, Solihull. The scheme features Senior’s SPW600 aluminium windows, SPW501...