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From a bird’s eye view, one of Scandinavia’s most ambitious, spectacular and sustainable buildings looks like a meandering path through a leafy city park. BaseCamp Lyngby is a 415,000ft2 student accommodation block in Copenhagen, Denmark. It’s a winding, undulating structure with an 800m running and walking track, grass, plants and trees covering the entirety of its roof. Made of glass...
Vale Glazing recently used the Classic conservatory systems from Ultraframe to create a contemporary conservatory extension in south Wales. The customer lives in a 195’s detached house which had a gable style conservatory that was in need of updating. The brief to Justin Maunder and the team at Vale Glazing was to use the existing footprint and create a new,...
The owners of a refurbishment in Whitstable Kent were right on trend when they chose the colours for the Aluk windows and doors which have been installed throughout. Ultimate Grey and Illuminating Yellow have been declared the Pantone Colours of the Year for 2021, and that grey and yellow combination was used to create a striking contrast with the contemporary...
Shay and Terry Cornford added an Ultraroof extension to their modern detached home and have found that not only has it created a new living space, but it has also made their home warmer. “We wanted a garden room for two reasons: to be able to enjoy the garden without getting blown away (we have some very strong winds); and...
R Bell Construction recently completed its first Stellar installation at a large domestic property in Surrey. Stellar is an aluminium window and door system from Epwin Window Systems. Owner Roy Bell said: “We’ve installed aluminium windows and doors for many years but Stellar is the first aluminium system we have fitted with knock-in beads. The products were so easy to...
Performance Window Fabrications (PWF) has completed two heritage projects in the West Midlands. The fabricator designed, supplied and installed aluminium doors at the conversion of a four-storey 1930s art deco former cinema into 38 premium apartments in Lichfield city centre, Staffordshire. Throughout the project PWF worked with the local conservation officer, bringing part of the city’s rich heritage back to...
Ninety-seven Optima windows by Profile 22 were manufactured and installed in a new seven-story residential development in Pelier Street, London. The new-build development contained 17 dwellings for social rent, consisting of four one-bedroom flats, nine two-bedroom flats and four three-bedroom flats. The windows manufactured and supplied were predominately Optima Flush Tilt and Turn Windows from Profile 22 along with a...
Fentrade Aluminium recently manufactured and supplied a range of commercial products for a renovation project at Ysgol Pontrhydfendigaid School in Ystrad Meurig, near Aberystwyth. The project involved creating new entrance screens into the main building and various classrooms to improve the school environment for the children. The screens were manufactured using a mixture of low-rise Kestrel aluminium curtain walling, thermally...
An elegant building requires an equally elegant safety glass solution, which is what TuffX recently supplied to a residential complex in Scotland. The client required 15 Juliet balconies to provide both unobstructed views and unrivalled safety from multiple storeys of windows. TuffX supplied 17.5mm toughened clear glass in varying sizes, with an aligned finish and polished edge, to fulfil the...
Shelforce has received its first major fire door order: 210 fire doors set to be supplied and installed to three blocks of flats. The flats – Home Meadow House, Hollypiece House and Coppice House – are located on Pemberley Road in Acocks Green, Birmingham, and support retirement and sheltered housing. The project is being headed by construction giant Wates, which...
Wicona has designed a high-performance, unitised facade system incorporating two new door designs for Newfoundland Tower, the tallest residential tower to be built within the Canary Wharf Estate. Designed to perform well in challenging high-rise conditions, the doors feature ‘unrivalled’ weather performance, reduced sight lines and are aesthetically pleasing without detracting from the overall design intent of the building. Newfoundland...
Wicona has designed a high-performance, unitised facade system incorporating two new door designs for Newfoundland Tower, the tallest residential tower to be built within the Canary Wharf Estate. Designed to perform well in challenging high-rise conditions, the doors feature ‘unrivalled’ weather performance, reduced sight lines and are aesthetically pleasing without detracting from the overall design intent of the building. Newfoundland...
Fentrade recently manufactured 13 sets of single and double entrance doors for the refurbishment of the University of Bath’s main campus. The project’s main contractor was Bray and Slaughter and the window contractor was Fentrade customer EWS Facade. Chris Reeks, director of Fentrade, said: “We were delighted to be asked to manufacture the doors for this high-profile project and it...
Demand for TuffX’s Infinity rooflights has been steadily growing thanks to the product’s easy-fit design, the company has reported. Adrian of United Cloud Construction turned to TuffX when he needed a rooflight for a new Brighton-based extension where the homeowners wanted to maximise the natural light in their new space. The rooflights were installed on the low-pitch roof of a...
Ragdale Hall Spa in Leicestershire has just opened its new Twilight Bar, which showcases Aluk’s BSF70 bifolding door system in an innovative way. Installers Fearns of Carlton used the Aluk system to create open-out bifolding windows for the new 1920s-themed cocktail bar and lounge. These can be opened up completely on two sides to let guests at the destination spa...
More than 250 Profile 22 Optima Flush Tilt and Turn windows were manufactured and installed in a new-build contemporary apartment block on a prominent plot in Shirley, West Midlands. The new-build development comprises 27 two-bedroom apartments overlooking Shirley Park which offers approximately 37 acres of open parkland. The fabrication and installation contract was awarded to Kingfisher Windows, and the project...
By HB Fuller | Kömmerling. Ködispace 4SG warm edge system from HB Fuller | Kömmerling was recently used on the Newton project Munich’s Westend, an office property from the TÜV SÜD Gruppe München. What makes its ultra-modern facade stand out, among other things, are the sophisticated cold-bent, double-curved insulating glass units in the roof dome. The glass-roofed hall forms the...
FC Group is lighting up its newly built headquarters with liquid crystal glass, combining innovation, user comfort and sustainability. Looking to increase energy efficiencies with digitally controlled glazing at the six-storey FC-Campus complex in Karlsruhe, Germany, the building technology company partnered with Eyrise to install dynamic glass windows. Specially produced in a variety of organic shapes and in a distinctive blue colour, the windows provide instant solar shading that enhance occupant well-being. FC-Campus is the first office complex to be...
Clotted Cream R9 windows and doors from The Residence Collection, were recently installed in a property in a Staffordshire conservation area. A grained white internal finish was specified to keep things neutral, featuring polished chrome pear drop handles and black butt hinges. The front elevation of the house also featured Georgian bars to the windows, in keeping with the requirements...
Dudley’s Aluminium has begun work on a £multi-million project, which is part of the redevelopment of Cardiff’s Central Square. The Cardiff-based company secured the £6 million contract with ISG and will also be working with Rightacres, the developer of Central Square. The Interchange is a modern build with a mixed use set of environments: in addition to housing the capital’s...