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Posted On - 22/10/2024
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...
Posted On - 16/07/2024
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...
Posted On - 26/06/2024
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...
Posted On - 18/06/2024
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...
Posted On - 04/06/2024
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...
Posted On - 14/05/2024
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...
Posted On - 14/05/2024
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...
Posted On - 30/04/2024
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...
Posted On - 19/03/2024
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,...
Posted On - 21/11/2023
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...
Posted On - 09/08/2023
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...
Posted On - 09/08/2023
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...
Posted On - 16/05/2023
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...
Posted On - 16/05/2023
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...
Posted On - 11/04/2023
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...
Posted On - 04/04/2023
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...
Posted On - 10/01/2023
Sleek, contemporary design, bold geometric architecture and a mixture of modern and traditional build materials are said to be the key components of a residential property in Exeter which was recently completed with specialist glass from TuffX. TuffX supplied a total of 10m2 21.5mm toughened and laminated glass for the prominent first-floor balustrade, made up of six rectangular units each...
Posted On - 10/01/2023
Howells Patent Glazing has designed and manufactured roof lights for Barkers family department store in Northallerton. The store dates back to 1882 and recently embarked on planned maintenance to replace the rooflights in all four atriums positioned in the centre of the store. Using its HG57 medium duty self-supporting glazing bar powder coated in RAL 7024 matt, the new rooflights...
Posted On - 15/11/2022
Premium glazing solutions from IQ Projects have helped to transform a five-storey office project in Clerkenwell, London. IQ Projects designed a bespoke glazing package for the commercial building, using modern glazing technologies to enhance productivity in an office environment. The frameless glazing systems have been designed to create large amounts of light infill and IQ Projects worked closely with the...
Posted On - 25/10/2022
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...
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