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When Manchester’s city councillors backed a plan to create a £3.5 million glazed link pavilion between the Manchester Town Hall extension and the adjacent Central Library, a crucial aspect of this vision was to permit ease of circulation for the million plus people using this connection every year. Ian Simpson of architects Simpson Haugh and Partners worked with design-led structural...
Weather has had a greater effect on sales than economic numbers, according to former John Lewis managing director Andy Street, alluding to the longstanding challenge for British retailers to keep shoppers coming out on cold, wet and windy days. At one shopping centre at the heart of a Devon town, the solution is architectural: enclosing the previously open-air pedestrianised street...
Modern and elegant glass balustrades, supplied by TuffX, have helped a private residence in Muswell Hill in north London modernise its looks. Featuring exposed brickwork to the ground and first floor, with a second floor clad in vertical timber boards, floor-to-ceiling windows ensure that the interior of the property is flooded with natural light. An internal staircase, which leads to...
The architectural studio Mano de Santo and KMZero, Open Innovation Hub, part of Martinez Group, chose Guardian Glass when designing Punta de Mar, the first floating, dynamic and advanced accommodation in Spain. The project, promoted by startup Punta de Mar, takes the concept of experiential tourism to another level, of which the first prototype is already placed at the Club...
TuffX recently smartened up the offices at Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club with new internal high-spec balustrades. The premiership club required more than 90m2 of 19mm toughened glass, which now stands proudly at the club’s Devonshire home, Sandy Park. TuffX has also supplied Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, and Liverpool’s Anfield. Managing director Graham Price said: “Glass is a simple way of bringing...
TuffX recently provided a series of laminated glass balconies to Hambrook House, a new mixed-use development comprising 94 residential units, and ground and roof level community spaces. Part of an extensive redevelopment of Lambeth Town Hall, the building enjoys views over nearby St Matthews Garden to the east. The project was completed in November 2018 after 285m2 of 17.5mm heat-soaked...
This year, the Eiffel Tower will mark its 130th birthday, and Edgetech is helping ensure it’ll still be delighting visitors for decades to come, the company said. When architects Moatti & Rivière produced highly complex designs for renovating the Tower’s 57.6m viewing platform, they designed a 130ft2 glass floor, offering views of the Champs de Mars below, fringed with a...
TuffX’s contemporary walk-on glass floor recently complemented the majesty of a stained-glass window centrepiece. The visual result is a beautiful pillar of light streaming throughout Chapel Cottage, an ex Methodist chapel in Brockdish, Norfolk, which has been converted into a home. TuffX’s 33mm laminated roof light allows for an increased flow of natural light and is supplied as a finished...
Tasked with replacing the tired timber windows of a traditional cottage, Essex-based Paxman Joineries recently specified the slimline heritage units of Slenderline Glass. “We’re absolutely delighted to complete this fantastic project and thank Andy and the team at Slenderline for its support,” Kevin Robinson, managing director of Paxman Joineries, said. The Kent-based glass specialists also supported Paxman Joineries on another...
Glass is being paired with natural materials in a diverse range of applications, according to Safeguard Glazing Supplies, which was recently involved in a pool and gym installation. “We’re seeing glass partitioning and sliding doors specified in more and more domestic as well as commercial applications,” project manager Richard Challinor said. “It’s an increasingly important part of our business and...
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...
In hotel design, building aesthetics play a big role in creating luxurious accommodation for guests. That was the challenge facing the designers of a major refurbishment to the glamourous Park Hotel Imperial, located in Limone on the shore of Lake Garda, Italy. The hotel features glass elements extensively, inside and out, and the designer of the re-model chose to use...
Indeglas has completed its latest contract at the University of Edinburgh’s The Bayes Centre. The company has now completed projects totalling more than £840K for the university. Other contracts include complete glazed screen installations at the Joseph Black Building, James Clerk Maxwell Buildings, Charles Stewart House, Dalhousie Land, Chrystal MacMillan Building, Centre Building Easterbush, Minto Building, and New College. Jeanette...
TuffX, has supplied 235 panels of precision made, 10mm clear toughened glass for use as internal balustrades on a prestigious development located in central London. Located on Lower Thames Street near Tower Bridge, Landmark Place is a development of 165 suites, and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and penthouses. TuffX’s managing director Graham Price said: “Large, premium developments such as...
Solarlux has designed, delivered and installed a winter garden balcony glazing on a project at Geron Way London – a development of high-end apartments in a former Parcel Force depot in Cricklewood, north west London. The Geron Way development combines a warm brick fascia with clean contemporary glass lines, Solarlux said. The SL 45 fixed balcony glazing, combined with the...
ICW has won a contract to supply switchable windows to a defence company. The windows are part of an upgrade to the company’s research and development laboratories and to add a layer of confidentiality to its business. Operating in the security sensitive aviation defence field, the company wanted to be able to show international customers round its UK laboratories, while...
Pilkington UK has helped to create a three-storey structural glass cube as part of a makeover and extension at Aldi’s UK headquarters. Aldi’s £70 million investment in the site has added new architectural features to the building’s exterior and created 14,000m2 of new space. Pilkington, working with Stoas Architects and Bennett Architectural, delivered the ‘glass cube’ and an external glazed...
Glasstec Systems recently completed the design, supply and installation of a ‘floating’ staircase for a luxury residential refurbishment project. Situated in the heart of London at 43 Nottingham Place, Marylebone, the opulent property required a basement staircase with the dual purpose of creating a focal point to the room while maximising the feeling of space and light. Glasstec Systems were...
When the City of Tulsa set out to renovate its 50-year-old central library building, the brief was to modernise the building without losing its period character. From a glazing perspective, this meant bringing more light into the interior while enhancing the building’s exterior appearance and delivering high levels of efficiency. The most striking design addition is a series of glazed...
Morley Glass and Glazing has installed 84 sealed units with integral blinds into its own business premises. The company made the £1 million move to a new factory, showroom and office space in Leeds, West Yorkshire, two years ago and has made several improvements to the two-storey premises during that time, including the replacement of all the windows – 113m2...