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Posted On - 20/03/2019
Exponents of offsite construction technology claim that build times can be reduced by up to 30%. A modular approach can include finished, fitted, weathertight windows and facades. Modularisation on this level works particularly well when there is a repeat in the structure or envelope, such as offices or apartment design. The recently completed Plot 24 residential apartments at Royal Wharf,...
Posted On - 19/03/2019
A residential refurbishment of the 1920s Dock Office in Salford Quays has included a two-storey steel framed structure at roof level, incorporating Technal MX Toggle curtain walling, fabricated by Quest Solutions (UK), to all sides to achieve panoramic views across the city. Technal’s FY65 windows were also specified, in-keeping with the original art-deco design. Originally built as offices and a...
Posted On - 19/03/2019
A Staffordshire window company has secured more than £250K of commercial contracts in two months. Target Windows, based in Stoke-on-Trent, said the work will include five new-build sites for Birmingham City Council, totalling more than £80K. Director Guy Basnett, said: “We are working closely with the main contractor to fit our windows and doors on several sites across Birmingham where...
Posted On - 19/03/2019
Aluminium doors and windows from Senior Architectural Systems have been used to frame the views enjoyed by the residents of the new Berry Court private rental scheme in Bournemouth, designed by Bright Space Architects. The contract to supply the fenestration package for Berry Court is the latest to be delivered by Senior in partnership with long-term supply chain partners Soundcraft...
Posted On - 19/03/2019
A former Edwardian mill in Leeds has been restored and turned into a stunning development of luxury apartments by Leeds-based Alpha Aluminium. Each of the 89 spacious flats at Horsforth Mill have received a new look. The £11 million project used the JCW curtain walling system to create style without losing the building’s local heritage. The TW70 thermally efficient window...
Posted On - 19/03/2019
A former office block in Bristol has been transformed into a complex of luxury student apartments, featuring Jack Aluminium System’s JCW curtain walling system. AA Aluminium Systems installed the curtain walling system in the £1.3 million make-over project to create the Study Inn, a modern and comprehensive all-inclusive living experience for university students. The city centre site, which had energy...
Posted On - 06/03/2019
Dubai’s Museum of the Future is widely considered the most architecturally complex building in the world – and 36,000 metres of Edgetech’s Super Spacer helped take it from blueprint to reality. It’s set to be “an incubator for ideas, a driver for innovation, and a destination for inventors and entrepreneurs from all around the world”, according to its creator, UAE...
Posted On - 06/03/2019
Diagonally shaped curtain walling leaning outward and without a singular regular pane of glass or panelling beyond the doors is just the sort of challenge that Aluk relishes. This single storey installation at the newly opened Nando’s restaurant and EE store on the Orbital Shopping Park in Swindon enabled the aluminium systems company to demonstrate both the versatility of its...
Posted On - 01/03/2019
Profile 22’s flush tilt and turn windows have been chosen for new residential and retail blocks and a community facility hub in Kirkholt, Rochdale. The Strand in Rochdale is a partnership between Rochdale Borough Council and Rochdale Boroughwide Housing. The project involved the demolition of three existing residential and retail buildings, the construction of new retail blocks and a community...
Posted On - 21/02/2019
Rehau’s Geneo ALU Top windows were recently used replace the existing aluminium profiles on the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Gloucester headquarters, as part of its expansion. Under the £2 million extension and refurbishment plans, the BSAVA’s building – built in 1999 – would be extended at both ends, reroofed and would include an impressive curtain wall. In the...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
The Business School and Growth Hub’s new flagship building on the University of Gloucestershire’s Oxstalls Campus, close to Gloucester’s city centre – where the project team made expressive use of Technal fenestration systems including MX curtain walling – was recently completed. This latest addition to the campus has been constructed by Willmott Dixon while Austin-Smith:Lord was the architectural practice leading...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
High specification curtain walling fabricated using Technal MX Grid system has been used in the construction of a new science annex at the University of Manchester. Working alongside Dortech, the fabricator, Technal provided excellent energy and acoustic performance, while contributing to the visual appeal of the building. The Schuster Annex on the University of Manchester’s main campus is intended to...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
Kawneer was chosen by Barber Casanovas Ruffles Architects as the preferred aluminium curtain walling system supplier for a £15 million prominent building on St John’s Innovation Park in Cambridge. The manufacturer’s AA110 zone-drained curtain walling with 65mm sightlines and two types of commercial entrance doors – thermally superior AA720s on all elevations and heavy-duty series 190s for the main entrance...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
Dudley’s Aluminium has begun work on new student accommodation in Exeter. The project will redevelop the city’s former bus and coach station into state-of-the-art accommodation and will open in the summer of 2019. Dudley’s Aluminium is currently working on a similar project in Exeter for Global Student Accommodation. Dudley’s secured the £half-a million contract with Sir Robert McAlpine. The aluminium...
Posted On - 15/02/2019
In what is believed to be a first for the industry, a cap-less, fire-rated curtain wall system has been completed on a refurbishment development in Manchester. The project, known as The Core, is located at 24-30 Brown Street in the city centre and uses the ‘MB-SR50N EI efekt’ developed by Aluprof. Originally built in the mid-1980s as the headquarters for...
Posted On - 11/02/2019
With its newly extended headquarters in Alfreton, Derbyshire, Slimming World wanted to create a landmark building for the brand that would both provide an ideal working and training space for its people and deliver excellent environmental performance. Glazing plays a key role in the £8.5 million scheme, both aesthetically and in terms of its use of energy. At the heart...
Posted On - 04/02/2019
Howells Patent Glazing was appointed manufacturer and supplier of a bespoke glazing system for an example of gothic revival architecture in Britain: the Towers, known to many as the centrepiece of Alton Towers Resort. Adapting its HGR 1 rafter bar, the Black Country business supplied roof lanterns for the restoration of the house conservatory, a significant feature of the south...
Posted On - 04/02/2019
The five-storey Yara Lewisham development, with feature brick facades, includes aluminium windows and glazed shopfronts installed by The Window Company (Contracts). The 4,000ft2 of office and retail space with private student accommodation is built on the site of an old industrial unit near to Ladywell Station, and is the latest example of the ongoing regeneration taking place in this part...
Posted On - 04/02/2019
Ikon Aluminium Systems has supplied its IKL505 aluminium barrier louvre system for student accommodation at Coventry University. The IKL505 60mm elliptical blade barrier louvres were installed in 280 apertures across The Cycle Works, a hall of residence developed by Sir Robert McAlpine on behalf of the university. With around 350 bedrooms and 500 windows, it was important that the product...
Posted On - 04/02/2019
EYG Commercial has installed 734 Spectus windows in a three-year phased development of 84 houses on the site of the former Castle College in Sheffield. PVCU grey on white windows that met Secured by Design standards were required for all houses in the development, and houses close to busy roads needed high performance, specialist acoustic windows. Nicola Arnott, marketing director...
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