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Posted On - 26/08/2020
More than 300 Optima windows from Profile 22 were installed in a private housing development in Chipping near Preston in Lancashire. The project specified flush casement windows in 7016 anthracite on white, which would provide a classic heritage appearance. The windows needed to have a U-value of 1.4W/m²K for thermal efficiency and meet PAS24:2016 and Secured by Design requirements so...
Posted On - 06/08/2020
Technal aluminium curtain walling, windows and doors were specified and installed at Ysgol Penyffordd, a £7 million primary school located in the Flintshire village of Penyffordd, Wales. The school has been constructed to BREEAM Excellent standards. Fabricated and installed by Westmore Architectural, the building was designed by Lovelock Mitchell Architects and constructed by Wynne Construction. The two-storey school features two...
Posted On - 03/08/2020
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...
Posted On - 30/07/2020
Central RPL supplied more than 200 PVCU windows to Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital. The products were installed at the Wednesfield site by R&R Services, but the need to fabricate and install the windows during the coronavirus lockdown posed challenges that both companies had to overcome. “Because the project involved a hospital, it was classed as essential work, so we engaged...
Posted On - 16/07/2020
Surrounded by a rural landscape, a self-built family home in Yorkshire was reinvigorated with new aluminium doors and windows. Originally fitted with timber frames when constructed by its current owners in 2006, the windows and doors needed replacing to rejuvenate the building’s aesthetics and frame its surrounding views. Enhancing levels of natural light, connecting inside and outside spaces, elevating aesthetics,...
Posted On - 16/07/2020
Dudley’s Aluminium has secured two new projects with ISG, which will benefit students across south Wales. The first build, a contract in excess of £half-a-million pounds, is Cardiff University’s Computer Science and Maths Building. The project will bring together the two departments into one world-leading facility. Designed by the south Wales studio of national practice Stride Treglown with design studio...
Posted On - 15/07/2020
It was a case of needing to hit the ground running for window fitters and manufacturers Ashmore Glass and Mirrors when they received a special order on the same day they switched to fabricating Rehau products. With only five weeks to complete a bespoke project in the middle of an onboarding process, both companies had their work cut out. By...
Posted On - 29/06/2020
Technal and Ravenworth worked together to deliver a £4.2 million project for Telford Homes, including windows, patio and entrance doors, and curtain walling. Telford Homes’ New Garden Quarter takes in some of the Olympic legacy land in Stratford, and features one, two and three-bedroom apartments, villas and sky villas set around a landscaped two-acre garden square. Project architect Eleana Kontou...
Posted On - 29/06/2020
Wicona’s Wictec curtain walling, Wicline 75 windows and Wicline 65 Evo door were used for the exhibition, conference and hotel facility, The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA). Keppie Architects headed the design team for the £330 million development, which is predicted to provide a huge boost to the local economy. Aberdeen’s new event complex offers four times the exhibition area of...
Posted On - 29/06/2020
Aluminium curtain walling, doors and windows from Senior Architectural Systems have helped transform a derelict Victorian school into a bright and modern place of worship in the heart of Sheffield. The Mission Hub is a part of the Catholic Diocese of Hallam, and the old school building has been reimagined by Jump Architects to provide a flexible and functional space...
Posted On - 23/06/2020
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...
Posted On - 09/06/2020
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...
Posted On - 05/06/2020
Senior Architectural Systems has played a key role in the creation of a new multi-storey residential development in Birmingham. Located in the heart of the city centre, The Toybox offers luxury student accommodation over 15 storeys and has been designed by Corstorphine + Wright architects. The building’s eye-catching curved facade, which creates a cantilevered canopy over the main entrance, features...
Posted On - 04/06/2020
When it comes to designing a bespoke residential property, it’s the finest details which often create the greatest impact. Demanding strict attention to detail, aesthetic excellence must go hand-in-hand with functionality and performance. As Tina Hughan of Reynaers Aluminium discusses with the case of a unique dwelling in Salcombe, the use of aluminium doors and windows in domestic properties supports...
Posted On - 04/06/2020
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...
Posted On - 03/06/2020
Wrightstyle has begun work on a project to enhance fire safety on a 1950s social housing block in Bristol. The project was originally scheduled to have started in April, but was delayed because of Covid-19 lockdowns. “We will, of course, be respecting all hygiene and distancing protocols and using this contract to better understand how to work safely on a...
Posted On - 01/06/2020
Technal and installer Ravenworth have completed a £2 million systems package to provide high performance windows, doors and curtain walling for Telford Homes’ latest East London residential development, The Forge. Built on the site of the former East London Bus Garage, the new development creates 192 residential apartments clustered around communal courtyards, accessed off a new public street. Designed by...
Posted On - 01/06/2020
Fentrade Aluminium recently manufactured and supplied a commercial shopfront system with high-security doors for the refurbishment of a specialist mobility aid showroom in Haverfordwest, Wales. Working with Gardinia (West Wales), the original showroom had been fitted with standard entrance doors which were no longer fit for purpose. The commercial shopfront and new doors were specified to meet the specialist needs...
Posted On - 01/06/2020
Senior Architectural Systems’ slimline SF52 aluminium curtain walling system proved just the ticket to create the bright and modern facade of the new-look bus station in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. Built to replace the town’s dilapidated bus station, which dated back to the 1970s, the new £3.5 million transport hub was designed by Day Architects to provide passengers with a more pleasant...
Posted On - 28/05/2020
With a strict specification to adhere to, the pressure was on for Rehau fabricator Dessian when they were asked to complete a premium installation in an upmarket Glasgow suburb. Cala Homes (West) approached Dessian for help on its Riverside at Bothwell development, which required Dessian to adhere to stricter than usual residential requirements. Bothwell is located in the heart of...
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