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G-Smatt has completed the installation of what is believed to be one of the world's largest installations of an architectural LED media glass facade – on the Coex Convention and Exhibition Centre in Samseong-dong of Gangnam-gu district in Seoul, South Korea. The project took three months to install and was completed in December 2017. There were a number of challenges...
The mullion-only VS-1 glazing system from Glassolutions, which reduces sightlines and maximises interior brightness, has been installed at a new community hub in south-east London to create a “light, bright social space with a welcoming ambience”. The Aperture building forms part of the regeneration of Greenwich Peninsula, an ambitious 150-acre project led by property developer Knight Dragon which is seeking...
Oxford based G-Smatt recently installed its smart glass tunnel at a networking event, hosted by Monocom at Mini Plant Oxford. The tunnel, which is formed from G-Smatt's interactive media glass, measured 2.25m wide by 6.3m long and 2.5m tall, and provided a centre piece for the evening event which was attended by approximately 70 people from corporations including John Lewis,...
A floor-to-ceiling glazing installation designed, specified and delivered by Glassolutions has helped create a balance between form and function at a new multi-use development in West Yorkshire. Located to the north-west of Leeds, Number One Kirkstall Forge is part of the 57-acre, £400 million Kirkstall Forge ‘urban village’ scheme, which on completion will offer Grade A office buildings, contemporary housing,...
Fire glass from Pyroguard was recently used in the redevelopment of Estación AVE Granada, refurbished station on Spain’s AVE rail network. Faced with the challenge of designing a welcoming, light-filled and vibrant station, the use of natural daylight through high glass windows was chosen to deliver this vision. The specification outlined by the customer – installer Taviart Carlet – was...
The Opus is a 21-storey tower – designed by Zaha Hadid, and which pushes physical and technological boundaries to achieve its melting ice-cube shape – used Edgetech’s Super Spacer TriSeal, in its construction. Edgetech’s managing director Chris Alderson said: “The Opus is quite simply one of the most staggering and ambitious architectural projects attempted this decade. “It’s got a 6,000m2...
Indeglas is set to undertake supply work to the value of £half-a-million for purpose-built offices on Belfast’s riverside of Allstate NI, the IT support arm of Allstate Corporation, a US insurance company. Indeglas has been contracted to provide all interior glass solutions, including meeting rooms, boardrooms and individual offices. In addition, it is providing freestanding writable screens. These high-tech screens...
Indeglas has supplied internal glass partitioning for the Scottish War Blinded Charity’s new Hawkhead Centre in Paisley. This is the second successful project Indeglas has undertaken for the charity, having worked on its Linburn Centre in West Lothian, seven years ago. Jeanette MacIntyre, managing director of Indeglas, said: “This building is primarily for veterans who have visual impairments, so the...
Amscreen has agreed a new deal with Romag to optimise viewability and durability of their outdoor screen products. The new product will initially feature across Amscreen’s latest portfolio of 75” outdoor displays. The anti-reflective glass has been optimised to maximise light transmission while minimising glare. The low-iron display is also toughened, heat strengthened and includes a solar interlayer to help...
When architectural practice Scott Brownrigg designed a new building at the headquarters of FTSE 100-listed wealth management business St James’s Place, it wanted to give the building a suitably impressive centrepiece to welcome employees, clients and partners. This was achieved in the form of a three-storey atrium, created using the Pilkington Planar structural glazing system. The space sits between the...
Proto Studios has completed a high-profile commission for Toronto Transit Commission, drawing on specialist IGU expertise from Cornwall Glass. Sitting within the Toronto commuter-belt, Highway 407 is its new subway station and bus terminal. The contemporary transport hub was commissioned by the Toronto Transit Commission and opened at the end of 2017. The intermodal transport gateway features a subway, an...
London Fire Brigade has completed a PFI project to renovate and update nine fire stations across the city with new facilities that deliver excellent energy performance – thanks in part to glazing from Pilkington UK. Under a £51.5 million PFI project, the consortium Blue 3 worked with architect BDP to design the stations, to provide the quality and flexibility of...
Museum glass displays protect precious artefacts from damage or distress, while presenting them in their best light. But sometimes glass – through unwanted glare or reflections – can create unfortunate obstructions to the view. Guardian Clarity anti-reflective coated glass helps by allowing visitors to focus on the exhibits. Guardian Clarity glass enables a light transmission of 98% and a reflection...
When St John’s church in Egham decided to add a new community centre to its landmark Georgian building, originally built in 1817, it needed a sensitive way to link the new with the existing. In contrast to the historic church, the new community centre is designed in a contemporary style, using natural stonework and curtain walling. The architect has opted...
Wrightstyle has added to its transport portfolio by supplying a range of systems for five new Crossrail stations across London. The company is supplying to Bond Street, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel and Woolwich stations on what will become the Elizabeth Line. The systems include blast-rated curtain walling, structurally glazed screens, and fire-rated and ballistic screens. The line is expected to...
Q-railing, an official Platinum Club partner of Stoke City FC, has supplied 250m of its Easy Glass Pro glass railing system for a redevelopment of the bet365 Stadium. The frameless balustrades give supporters in the newly constructed disabled bays an unobstructed view of the pitch, and improves the match-day experience for disabled fans. The railings were installed by local metal...
When architect dhp was asked to design the new accommodation for St Richard Reynolds Catholic College in Twickenham, its brief was to turn an historic Edwardian school building into a cutting-edge education facility. Led by main contractor Graham Construction, work is now underway on a three-storey building at the centre of the site, which will wrap around the rear of...
AGC decorative glass has recently been specified as part of the extensive internal refurbishment of Block 5, a four-storey office building at the Irish Life Centre complex in Abbey Road, one of Dublin’s prime business locations. The 37,000ft2 open plan accommodation has been finished to a high standard, which included the specification of AGC decorative glass wall cladding for the...
While large, timber-framed sash windows are one of the most recognisable and desirable features of Georgian architecture, they can offer poor energy performance. This was the challenge facing St Gerard’s school, a Catholic co-educational school in Bray, County Wicklow, near Dublin, which was founded in 1918 and still uses its original building. The building pre-dates the school itself and is...
Located on the Elbe River in Hamburg, Germany, the Elbphilharmonie is one of the largest and most acoustically advanced concert halls in the world and an outstanding example of modern architecture. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the building is a residential and cultural complex. The 108m-high building, which officially opened in January 2017, accommodates a philharmonic hall, a chamber...