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Fire resistant glazing and fire-rated glass door-sets manufactured by Promat UK have been installed to provide assured passive fire protection whilst maintaining high levels of natural light in key communal areas within a major new build-to-rent (BTR) development in South Yorkshire. Kangaroo Works in Sheffield is a mixed-use development that is a key part of the Heart of the City...
Saint-Gobain Glass has won the Design of the Year Award for its Eden – New Bailey project at this year’s Glass Focus awards. The awards took place in London on Friday 22 November, and The Design of the Year Award (supported by the Glass and Glazing Federation) recognises an amazing feat of flat glass design. The Eden – New Bailey...
Edgetech’s Super Spacer has been specified in three new highly sustainable buildings. The Hoch Zwei office tower in Vienna boasts a distinctive convex-concave shape, earning nicknames like ‘sails’ and ‘croissants’. This 23-story landmark incorporates 13,500m2 of glass facade, offering a unique blend of transparency, light permeability, and excellent thermal insulation. Doering Glass – an Edgetech customer since 2004 – supplied...
Eyrise dynamic solar shading glass has transformed a Grade II-listed London building’s new rooftop dome. The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), an independent security and defence think tank, worked with bespoke structure design and build company, Octatube, and solar glazing specialist, Eyrise, to modernise the architecture of its historic headquarters at 61 Whitehall, as part of a wider renovation to improve...
Pyroguard’s toughened Protect glazing system has been specified for the nine-storey Tribe Hotel, set in the heart of Airport City Manchester’s hotel district. Once completed, the nine-storey Tribe Hotel will provide guests and travellers with 412 bedrooms and suites, a restaurant and bar, gym and a crew lounge for airline staff. At the centre of the hotel is a glazed...
Edgetech spacer technology is said to have helped create a ‘striking, functional and high-performance’ façade at Berkeley City College’s new Milvia Street Campus. The six-storey building replaces an existing building in downtown Berkeley at 2118 Milvia Street. In addition to classrooms, it will house art studios, a library and areas for student support and administration. The design called for a...
Connecting indoor and outdoor spaces seamlessly is said to have become a crucial requirement of modern architecture. The Paris Balcony system by CRL is designed not only to enhance natural light but also to prioritise safety and enhance aesthetic appeal. At the heart of the Paris Balcony system is its frameless design, which creates a sleek and streamlined finish. Suitable...
Pyroguard Protect fire safety glass has been specified at the new Eindhoven-Best Hotel, in the Netherlands. Part of the Van der Valk chain’s Exclusive collection, the 15-storey hotel was constructed and certified to the BREEAM label 'Outstanding,' marking it as one of the most sustainable hotels in the country. The emphasis on achieving a luxurious and high-quality finish was present...
Pilkington has supplied specialised anti-reflective glazing, measuring 7.5m x 2.5m, to a new snow leopard enclosure at Chester Zoo. The home for two big cats, Yashin and Nubra, they are the first snow leopards to be cared for at the zoo in the conservation charity’s history. Yashin and Nubra’s habitat, designed to replicate the rocky terrain of the Himalayas, affords...
Pyroguard Infinity fire safety glass has been installed at a luxury retirement complex. Sunningdale Park is one of Audley’s latest luxury retirement villages, set in the village of Sunningdale. With acres of gardens, lakes and natural woodland, the village features 103 one, two and three-bedroom apartments. At the centre of the development is Northcote House, a Grade II listed Neo-Georgian...
Pilkington glass has been installed at the London headquarters of property investment firm, Lazari Investments. The company wanted to maximise the presence of the building at street level, so design and architecture studio, MoreySmith created a two-storey, retail-style glazed façade. To provide clear views in and out of the building, MoreySmith opted to use 6 and 8mm-thick Pilkington Suncool OW glass, installed...
Low carbon glazing from Pilkington has been specified in the Glass Futures Centre of Excellence. Glass Futures is a not-for-profit working to revolutionise the glass manufacturing industry and to drive sustainable innovation in the sector. The Global Centre of Excellence in St Helens, Merseyside will be Glass Futures’ new base, as well as a glassmaking testbed. The £54m facility opened...
Fire resistant glazing system Promat Systemglas has been chosen for the replacement of a large multi-pane window as part of a refurbishment project at Scotland’s National Museum of Rural Life in East Kilbride. Spanning nearly 7m with a height of 1m, the new viewing window not only improves aesthetics and acoustics, but it helps the museum’s operator, National Museums Scotland,...
A large gothic window of the Grade One listed Rochdale Town Hall has been given a 21st century fire protection upgrade using Promat Systemglas as part of a multi-million pound restoration project. The window is a key feature of the newly created Bright Hall, a new community space on the second floor of the 19th century building. It features the Promat Systemglas Ligna fire...
Pyroguard Protect fire safety glass and the minimalistic Jansen steel framing profile have been specified for a new office development on Dublin’s iconic Fitzwilliam Street Lower. KCC Group worked closely with the architects, design teams, contractors and client to deliver a range of glazing solutions for the project. One of those was the design and installation of fire-rated internal doors...
Merck, a German science and technology company, has opened a new biotech development centre in Switzerland featuring an Eyrise dynamic glazing facade. Located in Corsier-sur-Vevey on the shores of Lake Geneva, the Eyrise engineering team worked alongside Swiss architect firm Patriarche Architekten from the inception of the project to ensure requirements for sustainability, energy efficiency and optimum use of daylight were achieved. The building features...
Award-winning conservatory refurbishment specialist, Apple & Oak, has replaced a tired, 13-year orangery at a 300-year-old oak framed country house in Cranbrook, Kent. Suffering from leaks and a lack of maintenance, the 30ft orangery, constructed in 2010 on the south-facing elevation of the house, was in need of a full renovation. Apple & Oak completed a full external preparation and...
Promat UK’s Systemglas Ligna fire resistant glazing system has been specified for the internal doors and arched glazing feature for one of the entrances to the newly refurbished Victorian Market in Inverness. The £1.7m refurbishment project by Highland Council has involved an internal strip out of the market hall, which first opened its doors in 1870, to create new shop...
Pyroguard’s fire safety glass was recently specified for The Netherlands’ Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, the world’s first publicly accessible art storage facility. An ovoid shaped building standing 40m tall, with reflective mirrors covering its surface, the depot reportedly receives anywhere from 150,000 to 250,000 visitors a year. Based in Rotterdam, the Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is designed to complement its...
Specialist glass from Pilkington UK has been used at a new creative hub for CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s national public broadcaster. With a footprint of over 6,100m2 across both glass buildings the new creative hub for media and digital production is spread across seven floors, designed with the studio and production teams in mind. The building boasts a giant atrium, open-plan TV and...
