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Celebrated for his modernist, curved creations, Oscar Niemeyer’s vision for a white concrete and glazed sphere has been realised posthumously with Eyrise dynamic window technology, offering sun protection while respecting the purity of his design. The iconic Brazilian architect was approached by Ludwig Koehne, owner of the Kirow plant in Leipzig, Germany, in 2011 to build an extension of a factory canteen. Following Niemeyer’s death in 2012, his sketches were further developed by assistant Jair Valera. The project was executed by Harald...
The flexibility offered in Bohle’s adjustable Bilbao Premium swinging shower door hinges proved critical in a high-end shower enclosure installation in a former Victorian church. By Bohle. An estimated 20,000 disused churches and chapels have been sold for conversion into homes across the UK in the last 30 years. Combining period character, including stained glass windows, gothic arches and timber...
Eyrise will provide instant solar shading at Bafta 195 Piccadilly, as part of a refurbishment to improve facilities and double the building’s capacity, enabling Bafta to increase its charitable programme. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is installing recently developed smart liquid crystal windows to glaze two restored Victorian rooflights on a newly constructed top floor at its grade two listed headquarters in London. Proprietary Licrivision liquid crystal technology enables Eyrise glass to be tinted to provide solar shading immediately without compromising on natural daylight. The windows will provide ‘lightwellness’ (visual comfort, thermal regulation and colour neutrality) for occupants on demand, while also helping...
FH Brundle hardware products have provided the finishing touch to a £multi-million development. A luxury spa was added to the existing buildings of The Olde Belle hotel and restaurant in Retford, Nottinghamshire, including an indoor-to-outdoor vitality pool. FH Brundle supplied an array of glass spigots and glass stiffeners. “This was a challenging but extremely rewarding project for us,” Brundle national...
Pyroguard’s range of toughened fire safety glass, Pyroguard Protect, was recently installed inside the new Angers Iceparc in Angers, France. Pyroguard T-EI60/25-3 provided 60 minutes of integrity and heat insulation, as well as 1B1 impact classification, UV stability, and strong acoustic performance for the curved interior glass partition. Located near the banks of the River Maine in the Saint-Serge district...
Gx Glass supplied and installed a range of contemporary glass products to Birmingham’s Three Snowhill development, used to create striking effects in the reception area, lift lobbies and washroom facilities. Three Snowhill is the third and final part of the Snowhill Plaza project and the largest of the three buildings on the site. The 19-storey building provides 36,657m2 of office...
AGC Glass Europe’s Active Glass business unit has introduced the SunEwat product range, which delivers “affordable energy-saving facade solutions that do not compromise on design, aesthetics, performance or quality”. AGC explained that architects and designers have to comply with increasingly stringent environmental standards and cost-efficiency requirements. “This is especially true for buildings, which account for about 40% of energy consumption...
Cube Berlin is an eye-catching, 11-storey office building located at Washington Platz in the Europacity urban district of Berlin. This 19,000m2 structure, developed by CA Immo, is an example of how innovative architectural design can be successfully combined with the complex technical (structural and energy performance) requirements of an ‘intelligent’ commercial building. Designed by 3XN Architects of Copenhagen, Cube Berlin...
Balustrading from Bohle was installed in a contemporary beachfront installation by Riba award winning architects’ practice. The British seaside. Think promenades, ice creams, fish and chips, and the defining architectural feature: the beach hut. The Beach Houses, Royal Seabathing, Margate, aren’t, however, your average beach huts. First, they’re two storeys high, defined by anthracite-grey floor-to-ceiling glazing and larch cladding which...
Cornwall Glass’s group company chairman Mark Mitchell talks about the impact of lockdown and the path to recovery.
Systemglas Advenerat from Promat UK met the brief of providing assured fire protection with uncompromising aesthetics for a renovation project at a luxury family home in Surrey. The project to transform the ground floor kitchen of the exclusive property into a stunning new open-plan space for cooking, dining and relaxation, required the integration of effective passive fire safety measures to...
A new Newcastle University building, inspired by the shape of a crown, uses Pilkington UK glass to create a striking monolithic structure in the heart of the city’s sustainable Helix development. The five-storey Catalyst building makes use of floor-to-ceiling, grey-tinted glazing, layered with an eye-catching golden diagrid to create a futuristic new fixture on the Newcastle skyline. The 100,000ft2 building...
TuffX recently provided glazing for a balcony and balustrades in a new, high-spec Scottish home. The single dwelling set in rural Scotland has a clear glass balcony to the rear of the property, giving uninterrupted views over the surrounding countryside while being tough enough to stand up to the harshest extremes of the Scottish weather. Inside, the minimalist, white and...
TuffX recently teamed up with Herefordshire’s Atrium Conservatories to create an elegant, custom built orangery at a residential property on the Welsh border. The project required 18 panels measuring 19.92m2 to form a gentle hipped roof, sitting aloft an African Sapele hardwood structure. The glass panels were fitted complete with roof lantern on one side. Situated next to a rookery,...
A comprehensive project to refurbish an open plan, first-floor kitchen and dining space within a luxury Victorian residential property in Notting Hill has used the Promat Systemglas Celare fire resistant glazing system to balance outstanding aesthetics with assured passive fire protection. A floor-to-ceiling glazing element with a butt-jointed corner, specified with a 30-minute (EI30) fire rating, was an integral part...
Edgetech’s Super Spacer has helped make one of the world’s tallest wooden buildings a beacon of energy efficiency, the company has announced. HoHo Wien, located in Vienna’s 22nd district, is an 82m, 24-storey structure, designed to offer a visually distinctive and outstandingly sustainable space for hotels, restaurants, offices, apartments and more. The building’s 1,100 triple-glazed units all incorporate Edgetech’s Super...
More than 140 specialist vision panels from Vistamatic were supplied to Glasgow-based Dorsuite for use on the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children, which will adjoin the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The new facility, which has a lifetime price tag of more than £500 million, will replace the old Royal Hospital for Sick Children that has been caring for children...
Students at Royal Holloway University of London can now benefit from an architect-designed private accommodation and social hub located in Egham, Surrey. The privately owned facility, called Hox Haus, is in an extended and re-modelled Grade II-listed Victorian gymnasium located a short bus-ride away from Royal Holloway, University of London. The project blends original Victorian brickwork with two new glazed...
Morley Glass and Glazing recently completed a £500,000 integral blind installation at Belfast City Hospital’s new Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit. The £20 million two-storey building now benefits from Morley’s SL20 MB system, which was specifically developed for the project to feature two operating mechanisms – one for the patient to control inside their room, and a key-operated override system...
Promat UK has worked with Doorset Technology to help deliver a safe, calm and naturally lit environment for a specialist healthcare facility developed for mothers who are facing mental health problems. The new Ribblemere Unit, developed by Lancashire Care NHS Trust at the Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital, provides care for women experiencing severe mental health problems or...