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TuffXsupplied 50m2 of laminated toughened glass to a prestigious residential property in the heart of Cheltenham’s countryside. The owners of the property specified a bespoke glass balustrade to maximise the potential of an elevated terrace at the rear of the building, one that commands outstanding views over the surrounding area. The brief for the balustrade, which extends the entire length...
Specialist Glass Products (SGP) recently delivered 12mm-thick 3,200mm by 2,000mm toughened Pilkington optiwhite panels for the front entrance to the ‘Mamma Mia! The Party’ diner located at the O2, London. A specification this size would typically take double the usual time to deliver, but SGP turned it around in just five days. The glass needed to go through an extensive...
AGC’s Ipasol Neutral 70/37 high-performance glass was chosen to glaze the focal point of Coal Drop’s Yard, London’s newest shopping and dining district. Located a stone’s throw from King’s Cross Station, developer Argent engaged designer Thomas Heatherwick and his studio to convert and extend two Victorian industrial buildings (former coal depositaries) and their surrounding area into a unique urban and...
The Palm Tower, a new landmark from master developer Nakheel, under construction at the heart of Dubai's iconic Palm Jumeirah, promises that each of its luxury hotel rooms and apartments will feature one of the best views in the city. To achieve this, the 52-storey, 240m-tall hotel and residential building will be clad entirely in glass. The architect chose to...
The new Marks and Spencer site for St Helens is located literally over the road from glass manufacturer Pilkington UK’s production facility – so it’s appropriate that the firm’s glass will be welcoming customers into the store. The glass was produced at Pilkington UK’s Alexandra Works site, which supplies projects all over the world, including recent installations in New York,...
Integral blinds from HiTech Blinds have been supplied by Millennium Windows and Conservatories into a “transformative renovation” of a detached home. The 1970s-built property in St Peter’s, Jersey, underwent a wholesale renovation earlier this year, with Millennium Windows and Conservatories appointed to supply new windows and doors. Including the supply of three bifolding doors and feature windows, this included the...
BetweenGlassBlinds was recently involved in the redevelopment of Glan Clwyd Hospital in north Wales. The project’s focus was to strip out asbestos, while giving the hospital a much-needed revamp. Plans were agreed to develop a new emergency quarter at the hospital, with the creation of six new patient wards, a mortuary and pathology unit, and an extension to the current...
TuffX recently gave a contemporary upgrade to a Staffordshire farm. Earlier this year, Common Farm, near Stoke-on-Trent, received new external, walk-on glass floors, framed with 21.5mm laminated glass balustrades. TuffX provided the project with 10m2 of 33mm laminated walk-on floor panels, each finished with a Dream Anti-Slip glass layer. Both these, and the perpendicular balustrades, were cut with radial corners,...
Specialist Glass Products has delivered on three contracts to produce glass signs for Crossrail’s new London railway, the Elizabeth line. The Elizabeth line will stretch more than 60 miles, from Berkshire and Heathrow Airport in the west, through central London to Essex and South-East London. It covers 73 miles of track and is currently Europe's largest infrastructure project, including 41...
Historic buildings form a significant part of the urban landscape, yet often struggle to find a purpose in today’s fast-paced societies. However, buildings must accommodate change if they are to remain purposeful. Andy Lake of Pyroguard discusses how glazing can play an integral role in the transformation of these often-forgotten architectural gems. London’s Coal Drops Yard, located just a stone’s...
GG Glass has completed a large-scale curtain wall installation along the central front elevation of Limehouse Station, London, in rapid time for client Dyer and Butler under a £130,000 contract. As part of Dockland’s Light Railway’s (DLR) proposals to increase passenger capacity and ease congestion for travellers interchanging with National Rail services, the London branch of GG Glass removed and...
Centogene has built a new research centre for the genetic diagnosis of rare hereditary diseases in Rostock, Germany, in which Swisspacer warm edge spacer bars were specified for the glazed units for improved heat loss and energy efficiency within the building. The building’s attractive location on the Unterwarnow quayside fits in well with the local surroundings thanks to the large...
Glass sector plans for a £multi-million research centre, which will help shape the industry over the next century, are set to be unveiled. Industry chiefs from across the UK and Europe will hear how they can influence and benefit from research into clean fuels and innovation to boost manufacturing productivity. And they will set the agenda for how the £1.6...
An old building in the heart of Madrid’s financial centre has been given a new energy efficient lease of life thanks to Guardian Glass. After two decades out of service, Castellana 77 has begun a new iconic life thanks to Luis Vidal + Arquitectos. The original 1977 tower is now a 62-high office building, which received the prestigious LEED Platinum...
TuffX recently provided 26 panels of 21.5mm toughened glass to St Paul’s Church, Slough. The installation forms part of a much larger renovation project, which is being led by JBKS Architects, specialists in the restoration and modernisation of churches and houses of worship. The congregation has raised the majority of the funding needed for the work in an attempt to...
Dating to the 13th century, St Mary’s Witnesham appointed Stowmarket Glass to install new frameless glazing between the original stone arches of the church. Grade One Listing gives a certain edge to any building refurbishment project, even more so when it’s a church within yards of your parents’ home and the one you got married in. This, however, didn’t affect...
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...