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Posted On - 11/10/2022
Residence Collection windows have been installed at Sewell Park Academy and Scarborough College, two sites of historic interest that required modern, energy efficient solutions to old timber windows but which would also meet planning requirements of buildings within a conservation area and with Listed status. Sewell Park Academy in Norwich is an early 20th century building within a conservation area...
Posted On - 11/10/2022
Stellar aluminium windows and doors have been installed in a large refurbishment project in Gerrards Cross, South Buckinghamshire. The five-bedroom detached property was fitted with 25 Stellar aluminium fully flush casement windows and five sets of Stellar flush doors. The products were manufactured by Epwin Window Systems’ fabricator Capital Windows of Uxbridge, Greater London and fitted by Absolute Windows in...
Posted On - 20/09/2022
Iso Chemie’s thermal insulating and load bearing bracket support system and sealing tapes have been specified for a new energy improvement initiative being carried out by a northern housing association. The move sees Winframer units being retrofitted at three 1940s – 1960s built houses in Northallerton and Stokesley as part of Yorkshire-based Broadacre Housing Association’s (BHA) pilot project. This will...
Posted On - 13/09/2022
Senior Architectural Systems has supplied a full fenestration package for a new mixed use scheme in Newcastle, providing a combination of its aluminium windows, curtain wall and door solutions. Created as part of the wider regeneration of the former industrial area of Ouseburn Valley, Lower Steenberg’s Yard is a four-storey development comprising ground floor commercial office space and 28 residential...
Posted On - 13/09/2022
A multi-million pound redevelopment project to convert a Victorian church into six luxury apartments has been completed using assured fire resistant glazing solutions from Promat. The scheme to convert the Christ Church in Teddington, Middlesex, by Renaissance Design & Build, is said to have secured the future of the 150-year-old building after it had fallen into disrepair over recent years....
Posted On - 13/09/2022
Stellar, the retail aluminium system from Epwin Window Systems, has been used in a cedar-clad domestic extension in Aberporth, West Wales. The property is situated on a coastal hilltop so the glazing solution needed to make the most of the stunning views as well as be able to withstand the harshest of weather conditions. The homeowners were also keen to...
Posted On - 30/08/2022
Stellar aluminium bi-fold doors have been manufactured and installed on a new beachfront café refurbishment project in Aberporth in Cardigan Bay. The Caffi Driftwood underwent a total building transformation into a modern dog-friendly café which is said to be proving popular with tourists, walkers and local residents. The manufacture and installation of the five-leaf and three-leaf Stellar bi-fold doors was...
Posted On - 23/08/2022
Senior Architectural Systems’ slimline SF52 aluminium curtain wall system has been incorporated in a new £22m sports and leisure centre in Northumberland. Designed by GT3 Architects, the Berwick leisure centre features a striking glazed facade. Senior worked closely with specialist contractor Crown Doors and Shutters Limited and main contractor Tolent Construction to deliver the landmark leisure scheme. To ensure the...
Posted On - 09/08/2022
Edgetech’s Super Spacer TriSeal has been used for the Breeam-certified Våghuset building in Gothenberg, Sweden. The 12-storey structure has a glass facade, which, on its East-facing aspect, has been designed to look like ocean waves. Achieving this effect was said to be a ‘major undertaking’, drawing on expertise from all around Europe. The facade was made in Lithuania, the curved...
Posted On - 02/08/2022
Hadrian’s Tower, an 82m building located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne that has been constructed using Reynaers’ ConceptWall 65 (CW 65) unitised system, has been awarded ‘Best Tall Building Facade and Fenestration Engineering Project’ at the Tall Buildings Awards 2022. Home to 162 luxury apartments, a premium cocktail bar and fine dining restaurant, Hadrian’s Tower is at the heart of the city’s regeneration...
Posted On - 19/07/2022
Howells Patent Glazing has designed, supplied and installed three flat-top rooflights for the new £4.4 million expansion of Kingswood Academy in Hull. The new Russell Building comprises 12 new classrooms; two offices; a new dining area and servery, including indoor and outdoor seating; toilets; and plant rooms. A further 72 parking spaces have also been created. It has enabled the...
Posted On - 05/07/2022
Technal glazing systems manufactured from low carbon recycled aluminium have been specified for the Pavilion Point student accommodation scheme. Pavilion Point is a Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) development on London Road in the centre of Brighton in East Sussex, close to the University of Brighton’s main campus. Managed by student accommodation specialist Fresh, the building provides 232 student rooms....
Posted On - 05/07/2022
A new luxury residential apartment scheme in Southend-on-Sea in Essex has combined a classic Art Deco design with a modern aluminium fenestration package, featuring doors, windows and curtain walling solutions from Senior Architectural Systems. The undulating ‘waves’ of the white concrete framed Clifftown Shore residential development have been accentuated by the curved installation of Senior’s SF52 aluminium curtain wall system....
Posted On - 05/07/2022
Pyroguard fire safety glass has been specified for Quantock House, an eight-storey residential development, in Taunton Somerset. Quantock House is also one of the first UK projects to have an NHBC accepted A2-S1 glass balustrade system installed on its apartment balconies – the result of a close working partnership between Pyroguard and Architectural Metalwork Installations (AMI), an architectural metalwork specialist....
Posted On - 05/07/2022
Scottish glass and aluminium specialist Cube Glass has won the contract for the glass feature attractions in the new Blue Sky Lounge at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow. The new multi-purpose lounge at the home of Rangers Football Club will boast panoramic views of the pitch and will serve more than 330 guests each match day. Cube Glass, working in partnership with construction and fit-out expert Morris...
Posted On - 28/06/2022
A total of 453 Spectus windows and 115 doors are being manufactured and installed in the first phase of a prestigious new build housing development in Langtoft, Lincolnshire. Woodland Rise, an Ashwood Homes development, is situated on the outskirts of the rural village of Langtoft located 10 miles north of Peterborough. The new build site comprises 35 luxury new homes...
Posted On - 21/06/2022
Senior Architectural Systems has played a key role in the transformation of Coventry’s rail station. The £82 million redevelopment of Coventry’s rail station has seen the creation of a new entrance building and multi-storey car park, with Senior’s slimline SF52 aluminium curtain wall system helping to provide the concourse with natural light. The aluminium frames were powder coated to boost...
Posted On - 21/06/2022
Pilkington OptiView Protect OW anti-reflective glass has been specified for Knightsbridge Gate, a landmark mixed-use development that occupies an entire block of the central-London street. While most of the building has been newly constructed, the 120m long Edwardian street-facing facade has been retained, along with its 17 glazed shopfronts. The glazing for each of the frontages is held in place by...
Posted On - 07/06/2022
TuffX has supplied 25m2 of 17.5mm toughened and laminated glass for a frameless glass balustrade and staircase, to a residential property in the Welsh countryside. The solution from TuffX has helped to create a safe and elegant additional outdoor space for the property that also gives some protection from the elements. The 17 individual panels – a combination of rectangular...
Posted On - 31/05/2022
Louvers supplied by AW Louvers were recently installed on the 29th floor of the new Goodluck Hope mixed-use development on the banks of the River Thames in London. Goodluck Hope is a new riverside neighbourhood comprising 841 homes on the historic Leamouth Peninsula. Surrounded by water on three sides, and situated adjacent to London City Island, developer Ballymore has helped...
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