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Martin Potter, technical sales manager at Pyroguard, explains how the company helped Royal Holloway to create a modern study space without compromising on safety. When it comes to creating educational spaces that meet the needs of today’s students, there’s no room for compromise. Spaces need to be flexible to cater for different types of study, they require the capacity to...
The newly completed 122 Waterloo Street development in the centre of Glasgow offers its occupants floor-to-ceiling glazing throughout, with almost uninterrupted views thanks to the latest Schueco curtain-walling system designed, manufactured and installed by Edinburgh-based facade specialist Charles Henshaw and Sons. The landmark building – which will be the Glasgow headquarters of global financial services firm Morgan Stanley – will...
Specifiers have chosen Swisspacer for Principal Tower in London, which is a 50-storey residential tower in Shoreditch, Hackney, close to London’s financial hub. Designed by architects Foster and Partners, Principal Tower will contain 301 residential apartments when completed in early 2019. At 162m tall and equalling 35,400m², it will be one of the tallest residential buildings in London. Principal Tower...
When Solihull based architects Hasker Architects were designing a contemporary new glass facade office extension attached to a listed building, finding a satisfactory solution for the proposed glazing proved difficult until they consulted AGC Glass UK. The requirement was to build a highly reflective green, fully glazed structure to provide additional office accommodation at Meriden Hall, between Coventry and Meriden,...
6 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, integrates five buildings in a historic Edinburgh square which, according to the joint design team of CDA and Hoskins Architects, is a striking contemporary counterpoint to the surrounding architecture. The final design uses custom-made fins – some bronze and some stone – along with projecting lantern glass boxes and a grand double height entrance leading...
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...