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Posted On - 06/09/2017
The former and future home of the Financial Times newspaper is being renovated to provide 270,000ft2 of office space, complete with a walkable large-span glass roof designed and supplied by Wrightstyle. Bracken House is a Grade 2 Listed office building, originally built between 1955 and 1958, and lies adjacent to the St Paul’s Cathedral Conservation Area of the City of...
Posted On - 06/09/2017
A state-of-the-art office space was the brief for Isle of Man-based architect Savage and Chadwick when asked to design a new building at the Douglas headquarters of online gaming software business, Microgaming. The new building sits adjacent to the company’s existing office, and both sites connect via a glazed ‘sky bridge’ across the road in between the two. Providing office...
Posted On - 29/08/2017
For a conference centre based in north eastern France, a smoke control system was required that would ensure the safe evacuation of visitors in the event of a fire without compromising the visual attributes of the building. Pyroguard was approached by the architect to offer a suitable solution. Located in the city of Nancy, the Centre Prouvé offers a flexible...
Posted On - 23/08/2017
Rudding Park near Harrogate, which offers luxurious accommodation in a Grade One listed regency house, set in 300 acres of landscaped gardens and woodland, recently added a new luxury spa complex. Architectural practice Enjoy Design was appointed to design the spa, and the result is a three-storey complex that includes 11 treatment rooms, a 17m swimming pool, a juniper log...
Posted On - 16/08/2017
The fundamental role of glass in the built environment is to allow light into spaces while keeping the elements out. But it often also plays a defining aesthetic role too, giving buildings their form and setting them apart as a piece of design work, according to Pilkington UK. That was the case with the glazing installation at the newly refurbished...
Posted On - 07/08/2017
As temperatures have soared in early June, the first consumers with the test installations of Smartglass Dynamic were reportedly astounded with the performance of their glass, which offers excellent G-values in the roofing plane with self-tinting technology. With temperatures touching 30ºC in many parts of the UK, Haydon Edwards’ lantern roof now provides an acceptable temperature in which to sit...
Posted On - 21/07/2017
James Neill, managing director of Norwich Glass, believes things don’t always quite measure up. “If you’re working off drawings or half-way through a build, the reality of construction means that things aren’t always delivered with mm accuracy, when in glass you’re always looking for a perfect finish,” he said. “That means that you need a level of adjustment in your...
Posted On - 12/07/2017
When metalwork fabricators Ace General Engineering were awarded the contract to install structural glass balustrade and juliet balconies at a new residential development on the cliffs of Cornwall, it turned to the Taper-Loc system. Comprising of 36 apartments and nine houses in a cliff-top location in Newquay, the Acorn Blue development offers stunning views of the Cornish coast, with the...
Posted On - 03/07/2017
The first installation of Smartglass Dynamic has resulted in praise from the homeowner of a newly refurbished conservatory. Phil Stow approached Clayton Glass in February 2017 about the performance characteristics of specialist conservatory glass on dull days. Jason McCabe, commercial and site director of Clayton Glass, suggested that Smartglass Dynamic would outperform any other conservatory roof glass on hot...
Posted On - 06/06/2017
Dominating a landmark intersection in Toronto, Canada, is a four-storey structurally glazed cube, creating an atrium space to welcome visitors to the retail complex. The cube, which sits at the foot of a 40-storey skyscraper, projects above the roof of the centre, providing access to a rooftop patio that will offer an outdoor living and dining space for warmer months...
Posted On - 26/05/2017
Very specific requirements recently encouraged one Huddersfield-based company to order 14 panels of Ambi-Aqua self-cleaning glass from TuffX for its customer. It was chosen because the efficient glass shouldn’t have too strng a colour, while reflecting the sun’s heat in the summer and keeping it warmer in the winter. Graham Price, director at TuffX, said “Our Ambi-Aqua glass is the...
Posted On - 24/05/2017
Saint-Gobain Building Glass helped design and create the £27.5 million Oastler Building, which was officially opened recently by The Duke of York at a ceremony that celebrated the success of apprentices and trainees, via numerous sub-contractors and manufacturers, that were involved in the project. The building provides a new home for the University of Huddersfield’s Law School and the School...
Posted On - 15/05/2017
Romag’s Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) panels have been installed as part of the construction of the renovated head office of Alliander in Arnhem, which was opened early this year in the Netherlands. This new concept in building integrated photovoltaics combines renewable energy generation with a glass laminate design to enable the PV cell to blend sympathetically into the fabric of...
Posted On - 02/05/2017
TuffX Processed Glass recently supplied glass for a family home renovation in Cornwall. A Cornwall based installer contacted TuffX requesting glass for an indoor staircase and an outdoor balcony for a domestic house. TuffX asked to see the drawing designs for the plans before recommending that 19mm curved toughened-laminated glass should be used for the balcony, and 19mm flat toughened-laminated...
Posted On - 05/04/2017
When adding a modern extension to a beloved historic building, creating a sensitive link between the two is an important consideration. This was one of the challenges that the architects working with the Grade-II* listed Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea needed to address when designing a major new extension. The project involved adding a new gallery, community and education...
Posted On - 29/03/2017
The Elbe Philharmonic Hall has been described as "architecture of the century" and "the new emblem of Hamburg". One of the features creating the unique aesthetics of the new concert hall is the individual ‘droplet coating’ of each of the panes in the glass facade, many of which are curved, with the chrome-based multilayer system ‘ipachrome design’ from AGC Interpane....
Posted On - 28/03/2017
Dormakaba was appointed by developer and contractor Ballymore to manufacture and install folding glass sliding wall systems at the Embassy Gardens, part of the Nine Elms development in Battersea, South London. Embassy Gardens is the residential and commercial centrepiece of the Nine Elms area regeneration, consisting of luxury apartments on a site that will offer residents a host of one-off...
Posted On - 18/03/2017
TuffX recently supplied 11.5mm of Clear Toughened Laminated glass to Oldham Leisure Centre for its swimming pool and spectator area. When the leisure centre underwent a £15 million refurbishment, the contractors contacted TuffX to explain they needed a large amount of safety glass that would be good for balconies and walk ways within a pool area. TuffX suggested that Clear...
Posted On - 18/03/2017
Enterprise Rent-a-Car’s recent renovations to its headquarters in Egham, Surrey, included a new lobby area that was sensitive to the current building’s design. Area Sq contacted Glasstec Systems to design and install the new lobby structure, which included a powder coated aluminium cantilevered roof/canopy structure, supporting steel framework, automated revolving glass door, glass panels, and other architectural metalwork. Glasstec Systems...
Posted On - 18/03/2017
TuffX’s processed department secured a job for a regular installer in north Wales, which requested glass for the outside of a beach front holiday home in Pwllheli. The homeowners wanted to differentiate their home from its neighbours and give it a modern finish. TuffX asked to see an image of the home beforehand so they could ensure their client was...
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