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Clement Windows Group has manufactured and installed new steel windows and doors with a ‘Naked Steel’ finish for Kew Studios and Works in Richmond, Surrey. Kew Studios and Works is no ordinary workspace. Formerly a manor house, the building has been completely refurbished with a sympathetic touch to ensure that its original period charm is still apparent in the new...
The Student Learning Centre at the Royal Veterinary College’s Hawkshead Campus is said to be the largest single capital development project in the institution’s history. Designed by NORR, the project comprises teaching labs, a library, a main lecture theatre, communal areas, and informal social learning spaces. A range of Metal Technology’s high-performance, architectural glazing products were installed by fabricator, Duplus...
Cambridge City Council has partnered with Eurocell, Aran Insulation, Asset Fineline, and Saint-Gobain to mobilise the UK’s first fully closed-loop PVC-U recycling project. The project included Eurocell’s Modus 75mm profile window system, which achieves a U-Value of 0.8 with triple glazing. The windows were specified for their high thermal performance and their ability to be recycled at the end of...
Windows and doors from A Plus Aluminium have been used in the transformation of a two-bedroom 1930s bungalow into a modern family home. When homeowners, Kate and Liam, bought a run-down bungalow in a peaceful area of Harpenden, they were keen to make the most of the plot. “The bungalow was built in the 1930s and needed love,” said Kate....
The Residence Collection windows have helped to transform a substantial period property in Oxford. Collaborating with installer Andy Glass Windows and fabricator, HWL Trade Windows, R7 windows were installed in the internal and external colourway grained white to sympathetically upgrade the property. The project with R7 is being done in stages and currently showcase a number of windows and two...
Senior Architectural Systems has provided a trio of products as part of the creation of a new residential scheme located on the former derelict site of Glasgow’s Grade II listed Meat Market. The new affordable housing scheme, which shares its name with the city’s historic market area that dates back to the 1870s, has been developed by housing association Home...
A total of 10 R9 window from the Residence Collection have been installed on a 1930s Tudor-style property in a conservation area in Knowle, near Solihull. In collaboration with installer, Mainstream Windows and fabricator, Stedek Windows and Doors, the windows were finished externally in Painswick and internally in the grained white colourway. For this project, R9 was reportedly chosen for its quality and its perfect fit...
Eurocell’s 70mm Logik system was chosen as a more cost-effective and sustainable alternative to aluminium fenestration solutions for the redevelopment of a derelict warehouse, alongside the construction of three new apartment blocks in Leicester city centre. Nu Openings, which was contracted to install the windows and doors, proposed Eurocell’s PVC-U 70mm Logik chamfered system – which can achieve U-values of...
Over 100 Profile 22 windows from Epwin Window Systems were selected for a £3m redevelopment project in Norfolk. Crown House, a prominent building in Great Yarmouth was originally constructed in the 1970s and for many years was home to an Inland Revenue office. With its prime position in the town and views of the river, Norfolk Broads and sea, the...
Stellar Aluminium windows and doors have been used to great effect by GD Windows in a contemporary architect-designed new build property in Pembrokeshire. Set in a rural location close to Poppit Sands beach, the project offers far-reaching views of the tidal estuary. GD Windows was appointed as the window and door contractor for the build and the Stellar Aluminium system...
The Residence Collection products have been specified on a modern, new build home in Solihull with the installation of 12 Residence2 windows. Partnering with installer, Mainstream Windows and fabricator, Stedek Windows and Doors, 12 R2 windows in the Clay colourway were selected to elevate the property, situated in Solihull. The windows were said to be specially chosen ahead of the construction of the property due to the colour...
Stellar Aluminium and Profile 22 PVC-U windows and doors from Epwin Window Systems were selected for a luxury self-catering holiday home located in the scenic Cardigan Bay, Wales. The high-end property refurbishment was awarded to GD Windows, an experienced fabricator and installer with over 30 years’ experience in private and commercial projects. The Courtyard provides luxurious self-catering accommodation set within...
Over 70 windows from The Residence Collection, have been installed on a housing development in Packington, Leicestershire. Partnering with fabricator and installer Swadlincote Windows, and building contractor Keller Construction, the new windows from The Residence Collection’s R7 window range were installed in seven new-build properties. Across the seven homes, both Eclectic Grey and Painswick coloured windows have been used. The choice of Residence 7 windows...
A 9m Stellar Aluminium Slimline bi-fold door is a central feature of a brand-new village hall in Aberporth in Ceredigion in West Wales. The Stellar Aluminium door, together with 16 fully flush Stellar Aluminium windows, seven fixed frame Stellar windows and one 5 x 2.5m five pane bi-fold door were manufactured and installed by local company GD Windows. Tristan Jones,...
Fabricator and installer, Tradeglaze has upgraded the leaded-light timber windows of a detached property in a Lincolnshire village conservation area with new frames using AluK’s 58BW Flush HI window system and helped the owners obtain approval from the conservation officer. The homeowners praised the team with a five-star review: “Thank you to the sales team for great communications, the manufacturing...
Paisley based installer, Ace Windows, has upgraded a property in the West End of Glasgow with EcoSlide PVC-U sash windows from Victorian Sliders. Ace Windows recommended EcoSlide in order to match the property’s period style. ECOSlide sashes are said to offer numerous advantages, including: Energy efficiency: Achieving A+ window energy ratings, minimising heat loss, reducing energy bills, and providing a...
Eurocell has collaborated with fabricator partner, Nova Group, and installer, Nu-Openings, in the design and installation of a bespoke window system for Green Church Developments' new-build care home in Doncaster. The brief provided to Nu-Openings emphasised the need for aesthetically pleasing windows, moving away from the traditional and often uninspiring designs typical of care homes. Additionally, the windows had to...
CDW Systems has manufactured and supplied AluK's Part L Compliant 58BW/BD (HI) window and door system for a Gloucester home, replacing the property's existing wooden windows and doors with a high-performance aluminium solution. Richard Smith, technical director at CDW Systems, commented: "AluK's Part L compliant 58BW/BD (HI) Window and Door System ticked all the boxes for this particular installation. Its...
St Columba’s RC High School and Woodmill High School (part of the new Dunfermline Learning Campus) were designed by AHR Architects and delivered by BAM UK & Ireland. The high school development is currently the largest UK Passive House education facility at over 26,000m². The schools form part of AHR’s and Fife Council’s journey to reduce energy use and carbon...
Stellar Aluminium windows and doors from Epwin Window Systems have been selected for four, premium new build properties in the village of Lindsell in Dunmow, Essex. Built on the site of a former chicken farm, the four luxury detached homes, located on a gated private road, were constructed by JGA Services. The new build project was awarded to Stellar fabricator...