Expertise key to historic refurbishment

Pyroguard’s technical expertise is said to have been ‘vital’ to the regeneration of the Capuchino Convent de San Antonio de Padua in Spain; a project which required a careful balance between renovating the historic building, ensuring modern fire safety regulations were met and being respectful of the convent’s heritage.

Located in the Spanish city of Zaragoza, the convent forms part of a wider historic complex built to honour Italian soldiers after the Spanish Civil War.

When it came to the building’s passive fire protection strategy, the Duramen System from AFVidrio was chosen – a timber frame with a varnished oak finish – combined with Pyroguard Protect fire safety glass.

Pyroguard Protect is Pyroguard’s range of toughened fire safety glass, which can provide integrity and heat insulation protection from 30 up to 180 minutes. Certified to 1B1 impact classification, Pyroguard Protect can also offer high-performance acoustic properties and UV stability.

Pyroguard also delivered bespoke glass components to suit the building’s unique framework that included semi-circular doors and other shaped glass.

Miguel Marin, project director at AFVidrio said: “Undertaking any project with Pyroguard is a guarantee of success.

“The knowledge and capabilities of Pyroguard’s technical team were instrumental in ensuring both a successful fire test and the subsequent on-site installation of the fire safety glass system. This and the quality of their fire safety glass all contributed to us meeting the client’s deadline in a timely manner.

“We were particularly impressed with the great light transmission that Pyroguard Protect glass delivered – a very important and valuable attribute within the fire safety glass market.”