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By Aluk. The Quadrangle building in the historic heart of Cheltenham, once a 1970s landmark, was transformed into a contemporary mixed-use commercial development featuring Aluk window, door and curtain walling systems. Designed by AWW Architects and completed by Beard Construction, it now features an inner courtyard, ground floor retail space, four storeys of open plan workspace, and the town’s first...
The redeveloped Mall at Walthamstow includes a £5 million full internal refurbishment designed to update the original 1980s structure to admit more light and create a more relaxing retail experience. The refurbishment, which includes remedial works along with an additional retail extension, follows a fire in 2019 that caused extensive damage. After the fire in the food court, planning was...
Technal aluminium window, curtain walling and doors were specified and installed at Heathervale House, transforming the outdated office development. Situated in the centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells, Heathervale House is a commercial property, which has been used as an office space for decades. Originally clad in brick, slate and hung tile, the building had started to show signs of disrepair,...
Architectural glazing systems from Kawneer met the criteria for the £50 million award-winning redevelopment of two existing commercial office blocks into premium student accommodation. A large part of the facade at Crown Place, formerly St Stephens Towers, in Norwich, features Kawneer’s AA100 curtain wall system with 50mm sightlines and AA720 top-hung glazed-in and AA720 standalone windows. Two types of Kawneer...
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...
Following their use on the first phase of the largest regeneration project in the north-west, architectural glazing systems from Kawneer are now being used on the second. The first phase of the Middlewood Locks project in Manchester by developer Scarborough International Properties features Kawneer’s AA100 zone-drained curtain walling, AA130 brise soleil and AA720 external doors on the ground floors of...
Wrightstyle has completed a tourism project in the Kingdom of Jordan. The contract was for the supply of WSL 50 series FR doors and partitions, providing 120 minutes of fire protection. Wrightstyle’s systems were installed in a hotel in Ayla Marina Village, close to the Jordanian city of Aqaba, on the country’s Red Sea coast. The Jordan contract is the...
The University of Nottingham’s Advanced Manufacturing Building recently used Technal Geode MX 52 Visible Grid Curtain Walling, Soleal FY 65 Windows, and PY 55 Doors. Selected by architects Bond Bryan, the Technal aluminium systems offered a cost-effective, thermally efficient solution that was backed by technical support both prior and during construction. The state-of-the-art training and research facility, located at the...
Technal aluminium curtain walling, windows and doors were specified and installed at Ysgol Penyffordd, a £7 million primary school located in the Flintshire village of Penyffordd, Wales. The school has been constructed to BREEAM Excellent standards. Fabricated and installed by Westmore Architectural, the building was designed by Lovelock Mitchell Architects and constructed by Wynne Construction. The two-storey school features two...
Dudley’s Aluminium has secured two new projects with ISG, which will benefit students across south Wales. The first build, a contract in excess of £half-a-million pounds, is Cardiff University’s Computer Science and Maths Building. The project will bring together the two departments into one world-leading facility. Designed by the south Wales studio of national practice Stride Treglown with design studio...
Technal and Ravenworth worked together to deliver a £4.2 million project for Telford Homes, including windows, patio and entrance doors, and curtain walling. Telford Homes’ New Garden Quarter takes in some of the Olympic legacy land in Stratford, and features one, two and three-bedroom apartments, villas and sky villas set around a landscaped two-acre garden square. Project architect Eleana Kontou...
Aluminium curtain walling, doors and windows from Senior Architectural Systems have helped transform a derelict Victorian school into a bright and modern place of worship in the heart of Sheffield. The Mission Hub is a part of the Catholic Diocese of Hallam, and the old school building has been reimagined by Jump Architects to provide a flexible and functional space...
Senior Architectural Systems has played a key role in the creation of a new multi-storey residential development in Birmingham. Located in the heart of the city centre, The Toybox offers luxury student accommodation over 15 storeys and has been designed by Corstorphine + Wright architects. The building’s eye-catching curved facade, which creates a cantilevered canopy over the main entrance, features...
Technal and installer Ravenworth have completed a £2 million systems package to provide high performance windows, doors and curtain walling for Telford Homes’ latest East London residential development, The Forge. Built on the site of the former East London Bus Garage, the new development creates 192 residential apartments clustered around communal courtyards, accessed off a new public street. Designed by...
Fentrade Aluminium recently manufactured and supplied a commercial shopfront system with high-security doors for the refurbishment of a specialist mobility aid showroom in Haverfordwest, Wales. Working with Gardinia (West Wales), the original showroom had been fitted with standard entrance doors which were no longer fit for purpose. The commercial shopfront and new doors were specified to meet the specialist needs...
Senior Architectural Systems’ slimline SF52 aluminium curtain walling system proved just the ticket to create the bright and modern facade of the new-look bus station in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. Built to replace the town’s dilapidated bus station, which dated back to the 1970s, the new £3.5 million transport hub was designed by Day Architects to provide passengers with a more pleasant...
With a strict specification to adhere to, the pressure was on for Rehau fabricator Dessian when they were asked to complete a premium installation in an upmarket Glasgow suburb. Cala Homes (West) approached Dessian for help on its Riverside at Bothwell development, which required Dessian to adhere to stricter than usual residential requirements. Bothwell is located in the heart of...
Kawneer’s architectural glazing systems are set to be installed on the world’s first Passivhaus leisure centre. The systems – two types of curtain walling, three types of doors, windows and brise soleil – will be installed by Kawneer-approved specialist sub-contractor AB Glass for main contractor Kier at St Sidwell’s Point in Exeter. The 4,850m2 project will replace an ageing swimming...
The design for the new National Football Development Centre in Wales, which forms part of the Wrexham Glyndwr University campus, usedTechnal’s Elegance 52 curtain wall system, STII doors and Dualframe 75 Si casement windows; fabricated and installed by Westmore Architectural. The main entrance, meanwhile, unites the new structure with an existing building set in a historic location. The development for...
Aluk’s 58BW ST aluminium windows recently replaced the original Crittall windows in a redevelopment project in central Birmingham. Herbert House, a 115-year old 52,000ft2 commercial building in the Colmore business district, has been converted into apartment blocks. Now christened ‘The Lightwell’, it features 316 windows in the 58BW ST system and three suited doors in the GT55 system, all in...
