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Tyrone Spence recently converted three rooms in his Leighton Buzzard detached property to create a large, open-plan kitchen. He chose Sheerline Classic aluminium windows to create a light-filled area, selecting RAL 7039 Quartz Grey to match his newly installed kitchen and to create a cohesive, sophisticated look throughout his home. “I discovered Sheerline aluminium windows and doors by chance, but...
La Samaritaine, one of Paris’s most famous department stores, worked closely with Pritzker prize-winning architecture practice SANAA to create a striking and sinuous modern facade that gives a new perspective on the historic Rue de Rivoli. Glass for the project was supplied by Pilkington Glass Service, part of the NSG Group. The facade is part of a wider 750 million-euro...
R9 windows in Silvered Oak from The Residence Collection featured on a large home renovation project in Essex, which involved two-storey building works to the front and rear elevation of property. Installed by Belgrave Windows and Doors, the windows featured both top and side openers and a large, fixed light in Silvered Oak to the outside and Grained White internally,...
Deceuninck Aluminium customer Glasshouse fitted three sets of Decalu88 bifolds in one day, on a single project. Glasshouse managing director Shaun Armstrong said the installation, which included two sets of three-pane doors, plus a dual pane, was made possible thanks to Decalu’s co-extruded gasket, a feature that has been designed to reduce glazing times to ‘a matter of minutes’. “Switching...
A new front door for a residential refurbishment in Bishops Auckland, County Durham, resulted in added insulation, security and aesthetic appeal for one happy homeowner, plus increased sales for the Apeer trade partner after photos of the project were shared on social media. Window and Door Centre North East undertook the eight-week project after a customer came into its showroom...
Dudley’s Aluminium has secured a project, worth over £800,000, at the University of Plymouth. Working with BAM Construction, the fabricator will install Kawneer capped curtain walling, windows, commercial doors and Louvreshield, as well as automatic doors, at the New Engineering and Design Facility at the university’s main city centre campus. The low energy use facility will accommodate the School of...
Oswestry Windows and Doors recently installed Optima windows and French doors in an award-winning barn conversion situated on the outskirts of Maesbrook near Oswestry, Shropshire. The five-bedroom gated property involved the installation of 16 Optima Flush Casement windows and two sets of Optima French Doors. Matthew Dunne-Smith, owner of Oswestry Windows and Doors, said: “Because the property was one of...
Sheerline’s aluminium window and door system recently featured on George Clarke’s Old House, New Home, on Channel 4. A recent episode featured homeowner Leighla Davenport and her grade two listed home Callowell House nestled in Stroud’s countryside. The refurbishment project saw the construction of a modern extension that was integrated in a meaningful way with the rest of the property....
Howells patent glazing was recently used as part of a £38 million upgrade to the Foss Barrier in York. In December 2015 severe floods hit the City of York, and water entered the main control building of the Foss Barrier putting it out of action. Within three months work had begun on a £multi-million improvement scheme, upgrading the Foss Barrier...
Profile 22 installer Oswestry Window and Doors has completed an extensive refurbishment to a prestigious detached property in Cae Du Edgerley near Oswestry, Shropshire. The home refurbishment project involved the installation of 12 Optima Flush Casement Windows, which included gable-shaped frames, three sets of Optima French Doors, and one four-pane PatioMaster sliding door. The original building plans specified aluminium windows...
A TuffX Infinity fixed rooflight was recently installed on a flat-roofed ground-floor extension of a property in Ruislip, by HomeWorks Windows. The 1,000mm x 2,500mm standard stock clear glass Infinity fixed rooflight required much less space than a roof lantern, while ensuring the benefits of natural light flooded into the footprint of the building, giving the whole area a well-lit,...
Pyroguard has helped to combine contemporary aesthetics with fire safety, while blending the old with the new on a regeneration project in Cork, Ireland. Horgan’s Quay is a six-acre mixed-use development located on the River Lee, next to the Port of Cork. Centred around the conservation of the site’s industrial heritage, Horgan’s Quay features three contemporary office buildings, apartments, a...
Vista Panels has supplied its XtremeDoor composite doors to two new sites of zero-carbon housing. Working with sustainable modular home manufacturer ilke Homes, Vista supplied its highly thermally efficient range of doors to Positive Homes, a developer that specialises in ultra-low energy homes, for a site in Newark. Each of the nine three-bedroom homes have an ‘A’ energy rating, and...
A derelict mill in a Cumbrian hamlet has been transformed over a three-and-a-half-year self-build project into a four-bedroom, four-bathroom house, together with workshop and office space. Featured on Channel 4’s Grand Designs programme, the project saw a new timber-framed, Sips-construction house built within the footprint of the existing mill building, with many of the original materials retained or reclaimed and...
Aluminium doors, windows and curtain walling from Senior Architectural Systems were used on the facade deign of a new office development, created as part of the wider regeneration of Hull’s historic fruit market. As the new headquarters for safety equipment company Arco, the newbuild office development is the largest to be created in Hull for a dedicated user since the...
Optima windows from Profile 22 were selected for a high-end contemporary property refurbishment in Orpington near Bromley in Kent. The window installation was part of a wider refurbishment to remodel a bungalow into a two-storey house. Eighteen windows were installed, including a three-pane bay window. Floating mullions were used, and fire egress windows were required to meet Building Regulations on...
Dowsil and Geocel high performance construction sealant products were selected for the cladding of a new project in Dublin’s financial district. As part of the Exchange Building development, a comprehensive curtain wall and stone cladding package was designed, manufactured and installed by Alucraft. This package made use of a range of high-performance sealant products, such as Dowsil 791 Weatherproofing Sealant...
Hörmann ALR F42 garage doors were recently specified for a luxury garage to house an extensive sports car collection. The garage, part of a residential property in rural Ashridge Hertfordshire, was transformed from an existing building by APM Design and Build, and Nailormade Interior Design, and can house up to six cars. The ALR F42 Hörmann doors are constructed from...
Owners of a property in Feniscowles, Blackburn, recently undertook a garden renovation with the help of north west-based installer Windoways who used CRL Spig-Lite Pro to create the dream outdoor space. The garden itself extends over two levels, with a seating area on the lower level and a hot tub above. The family wanted to create a windbreak around both...
By OnLevel’s Gary Dean. In June 2019 the UK government announced a legally binding target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Net zero carbon is reached when the amount of greenhouse gas produced balances with the amount removed from the atmosphere. The pursuit of a net zero carbon economy has imposed widespread implications on the built environment. As a...