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The 8,500m2 former Herman Miller factory on the banks of the Kennet and Avon Canal in Bath has been transformed into a new School of Art and Design for Bath Spa University, with help fromStructura UK. Originally designed by Sir Nicholas Grimshaw in 1976 and Grade II listed in 2013, the architects returned 40 years later to convert the factory...
Architectural glazing systems by Kawneer, including aluminium heritage-style windows appropriate for the conservation area, have helped to transform the facade of an old radio and television factory into the new London Screen Academy. Kawneer’s GT70S slimline renovation open-in windows were the ‘focal new element’ of the renovation of the facade of the four-storey building in Islington, where Kawneer’s AA100 zone-drained...
A mixed-use scheme in Cardiff has been given a striking facade thanks to Senior Architectural Systems’ SF52 aluminium curtain wall system. Senior worked with supply chain partner Denval to deliver the curtain wall package for two recently completed seven-storey office buildings: Capital Quarter No3 and No4. Combining slim sightlines and excellent thermal performance, Senior’s SF52 aluminium curtain walling was chosen...
AB Glass has secured a £1.5 million contract to work on a new landmark building being built in Swansea. The company is working alongside ISG to deliver a £39 million student high-rise accommodation block at Mariner Street, Swansea. Reaching 17 stories and 58m tall, the building will house 780 students and be the second tallest in the city. AB Glass...
More than 140 specialist vision panels from Vistamatic were supplied to Glasgow-based Dorsuite for use on the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children, which will adjoin the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The new facility, which has a lifetime price tag of more than £500 million, will replace the old Royal Hospital for Sick Children that has been caring for children...
Wicona’s Wictec curtain walling was used to create a bespoke facade for the refurbished Merrion House, Leeds City Council’s offices. Fabricated by Facade and Glazing Solutions (FGS), Wictec was specified for its slim face width and strength to carry brick slip feature beams with steel frame reinforcements. Located in Leeds city centre, the £42 million refurbishment of the 1970s office...
Dortech has installed Technal’s MX52 curtain walling system into a refurbishment project to upgrade and reconfigure an office building located close to Manchester Airport. Now known as The Landing, the building was acquired by The Property Alliance Group to extend its ownership of the Trident Business Park; offering new tenants 18,000ft2 of grade A space, as well as access to...
AB Glass has started work on a contract in the former Guardian Exchange building in Bristol for Kier Construction. The three-acre site, now known as Glassfields, refers to its former use as the original glassworks site of the ‘Bristol Blue’ manufacturing company. Royal London Asset Management has refurbished the historic Broad Plain terrace, with the plan to develop the cleared...
Students at Royal Holloway University of London can now benefit from an architect-designed private accommodation and social hub located in Egham, Surrey. The privately owned facility, called Hox Haus, is in an extended and re-modelled Grade II-listed Victorian gymnasium located a short bus-ride away from Royal Holloway, University of London. The project blends original Victorian brickwork with two new glazed...
Senior Architectural Systems helped breathe new life into the recently refurbished Grantley Hall in North Yorkshire. The grade two listed building has been sympathetically repaired, renovated and extended to provide luxury hotel accommodation and a new build spa and wellness retreat. The prestigious contract, which is one of the largest engineering projects to be completed in the north of England,...
Wrightstyle is to design, supply and install advanced glazing systems for a flagship hospital in south-east Wales. The £350 million Grange University Hospital in Llanfrechfa, near Cwmbran, is one of the largest NHS projects in Wales. Construction on the 55,000m2 facility started in 2017 and it will admit its first patients in early 2021. The 560-bed new hospital will transform health...
Two high performance fenestration systems, available under the Technal brand, were used on a new student accommodation complex taking shape on the north side of Lancaster city centre. Caton Court, part of the wider Lawson’s Quay site, is currently being built by Eric Wright Construction for the developer Hines UK, while Preston-based LDG Contracts is the specialist fabricator that chose...
Profile 22’s Optima windows were specified in the development of 26 one- and two-bedroom apartments in a retirement development in Upper Norwood, London. Lewis House is a development from McCarthy and Stone, and included 97 windows and 26 door and sightlight combinations. The project was undertaken by Newview Homes, and the windows were manufactured by Emplas. The window specification required...
CDW Systems and Alfram were recently involved in the transformation of the Sixth Form Centre of Excellence at Cleeve School. With the brief of creating an eye-catching, yet practical learning space, CDW Systems manufactured and supplied a full suite of glazing products from Sapa:Technal. As part of the project, the team at CDW supplied Elegance 52 curtain walling, Dualframe 75mm...
Technal’s MX curtain walling was recently used across the elevations of a landmark residential project in the heart of Birmingham. Completed on a restricted site and to an unusually rapid construction programme, the project used an offsite manufacturing solution to reduce time on site. Wolverhampton based Breakwells Glass was awarded its £1.2 million contract to design, supply and install the...
AB Glass has been praised for its work renewing the windows at Dylan Thomas School, Swansea In addition to improving the appearance of the building, the new windows have enhanced its thermal performance, making it more energy efficient. They also have opening vents to improve ventilation. Paul J Davies, headteacher of Dylan Thomas School, said: “We are very grateful for...
Glazerite installer Collington and Company has put the finishing touches on a project to transform a draughty school into an energy efficient building. The job at Cornwall-based Helston Community College saw 38 Halo Rustique windows installed. Sourced from The Glazerite UK Group, the fully sculptured white windows replaced the deteriorating wooden windows, which were over 40 years old. Collington surveyor/estimator,...
Bretton Architectural is celebrating 25 years of working with Hydro Group and its Technal systems through its involvement on Phase II of an architecturally acclaimed student accommodation development in Liverpool. Constructed within the Mossley Hill Conservation Area, the parkland surrounding the University of Liverpool’s Greenbank student residences was gifted to the university by the Rathbone family in 1939; still offering...
At 23 storeys, the four-towered Code student accommodation building is one of the Midland’s tallest, most ambitious buildings – and a striking addition to the Coventry skyline that was only possible with help from Illbruck’s sealant technology. It will house over a thousand spacious studio apartments, a gym, a cinema and more, and is located just two minutes from the...
Wrightstyle has been appointed to design, supply and install fire rated screens to the new Tube station at Battersea Power Station, part of the Northern Line extension. The new station will serve a mixed-use redevelopment of the iconic old power station, with shops, restaurants, bars, offices and residential accommodation, as well as existing communities. The Underground line will extend the...
