Senior fenestration package for new hospital

Senior Architectural Systems has supplied an aluminium fenestration package as part of the major redevelopment of Monkwearmouth Hospital in Sunderland.

Designed by Ryder Architecture and built by main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine, the new three-storey outpatient facility creates a gateway to the wider hospital site. At the heart of the building is a light-filled atrium that houses the main reception area and café facilities.

A variety of Senior’s aluminium fenestration systems were fabricated and installed by Hadrian Architectural Glazing Systems. Senior’s thermally efficient SF52 aluminium curtain wall, specified as both fully capped and silicon glazed systems, has been used extensively to create large glazed areas.

To create the glazed elements in the atrium and courtyard areas, Senior’s SF62 aluminium curtain wall was chosen. Similar in appearance to the SF52 system to ensure consistency of the fenestration design, the SF62 curtain walling option offers a wider 62mm box which allows greater flexibility in accommodating structural movement.

Senior’s curtain walling systems have been further complemented by the installation of durable SP501 commercial doors and Pure Slide doors, which offer ease of access and durability in high-traffic areas. Senior’s Pure Commercial Door, which is the manufacturer’s largest and strongest option, has been installed to the courtyard with the patented, low U-value Pure aluminium windows fitted throughout.

Offering excellent recyclability and low maintenance, Senior’s glazing systems have also helped contribute to the scheme’s BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating through their enhanced thermal performance.