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Clotted Cream R9 windows and doors from The Residence Collection, were recently installed in a property in a Staffordshire conservation area. A grained white internal finish was specified to keep things neutral, featuring polished chrome pear drop handles and black butt hinges. The front elevation of the house also featured Georgian bars to the windows, in keeping with the requirements...
Putting sustainable construction at its core, the first Enterprise Zone office development at Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park (Lusep) features Technal aluminium curtain walling, windows and doors systems. All made from Hydro Circal 75R, which uses a minimum of 75% post-consumer recycled aluminium, the facade contributes to reducing the building’s carbon footprint and its BREEAM Very Good rating. Designed...
Following their use on the first phase of the largest regeneration project in the north-west, architectural glazing systems from Kawneer are now being used on the second. The first phase of the Middlewood Locks project in Manchester by developer Scarborough International Properties features Kawneer’s AA100 zone-drained curtain walling, AA130 brise soleil and AA720 external doors on the ground floors of...
Sidey recently manufactured and installed over 200 flush tilt and turn windows for a low-rise, contemporary new apartment block in Edinburgh, which forms part of Places for People’s Waterfront 3 development. Designed by Reiach and Hall Architects, the contemporary project provided 34 homes for affordable rent built using a mix of traditional and timber-framed modular construction. Waterfront 3 is the...
Forty-four Stellar aluminium flush casement windows and a Stellar French door in anthracite grey have been fitted in a substantial residential property in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The job was carried out by local Leeds installer Abbey Windows who has been fitting Stellar products for a few months and is delighted with the products’ aesthetics and ease of fitting. Darren Capitano,...
Technal has adapted its FY65 aluminium window specification to meet the narrower than normal opening vent dimensions at a £52 million student village in Coventry, balancing the requirements for daylighting, ventilation, student safety and aesthetics. A total of 3,500m2 of Technal FY65 aluminium windows, together with the company’s MX52 curtain wall and STII high traffic entrance doors, were fitted at...
Aluminium curtain walling by Kawneer has helped the National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC) achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating. The centre – a partnership between the University of Warwick, Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Motors UK – is one of the largest of its kind in Europe, and features Kawneer's AA110 mullion-drained curtain wall. The curtain wall system with 65mm sightlines,...
Liniar windows and doors were recently used on a contemporary cedar-clad project in Kent. “The original concept from the planning architect featured very slim profile windows in order to achieve a contemporary finish,” Toby Blythe, founder and owner of Hursley Developments, said. “When we were looking at products to specify, we had to take into account not only the finished...
Yorkshire commercial fabricator EYG Commercial recently transformed Driffield School and Sixth Form with 180 Spectus Elite 70 windows in a £250,000 project. Business development manager at EYG Commercial Mike Hastie said: “This project is very good example of how new windows can transform the look and performance of an older building.” EYG Commercial was awarded the contract by main contractor...
Senior Architectural Systems’ products have helped deliver two new football stadiums. At the new LNER Community Stadium in York, Senior provided a high-performance fenestration package comprising its SF52 slimline aluminium curtain walling, SPW600 aluminium windows, and SPW501 and SD commercial doors, all fabricated and installed by Elite Aluminium Systems. Designed by Holmes Miller Architects, the new 8,000 all seater stadium...
Architectural glazing systems were specifically selected for a £18.5 million extension to the UK’s oldest business school for their ability to meet the building’s design aesthetic and high-performance requirements. Multiple Kawneer products, including two curtain wall systems, two door products and three window variations, were used by main contractor Morgan Sindall Construction for the University House project, a gateway to...
Spectus flush casement windows were recently installed in the 16th century Pig and Whistle near Chelmsford, Essex, which has a long history as a public house but got converted to a restaurant in 2013. Kevin Lovett, managing director of installer Chignal Windows, said: “The Spectus flush casement windows were chosen to replace the property’s ageing timber frames. The heritage importance...
An unusual combination of local authority offices, college skills centre and retail units feature architectural glazing systems from Kawneer. The aluminium systems supplier’s AA100 zone-drained curtain walling was used within rainscreen cladding from the ground to second floors and at the upper floor levels of a courtyard at Tameside One, the second phase of VisionTameside, in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. The...
150 Spectus Elite 70 flush tilt and turn windows were specified in the development of 26 two bed flats for social rent, including 10 amenity homes on an urban site in the heart of Paisley, Renfrewshire. The new development replaces the former Arnotts department store in the town's new Abbey Quarter. The project was secured by Spectus approved Walker Profiles,...
483 Spectus Elite 70 windows were specified and installed in the £5 million development of 47 affordable homes built into the fabric of Edinburgh's historic Edmonstone walled garden. The development project has 16 cottage flats and 31 houses made up of one, two and three-bedroom properties. The design respects the existing wall and has seen the historic structure become an...
Rehau explains how it helped support a wider regeneration project on the Isle of Dogs in London. Kelson House, owned and managed by One Housing, is located on the Isle of Dogs, and is a 25-storey purpose-built block that includes 145 two-bedroom duplex flats, and houses more than 580 residents. Originally built in the 1960s, its location on the edge...
Senior’s Hybrid was recently used at the Robert Mays School in Odiham, Hampshire, which is one of the latest education contracts to be delivered by Senior, alongside long-term supply chain partners Morgan Sindall and Soundcraft. Senior’s Hybrid windows, doors and curtain wall systems combine robust aluminium externally with sustainable sourced timber on the inside of the frame. The Hybrid range...
Aluk’s 58BW Flush windows recently proved the perfect choice for the owners of a picturesque 19th century brick and flint cottage in rural Hampshire as a replacement for their draughty and inefficient timber frames. Launched at the start of 2020 as the ideal replacement for timber windows in traditional refurbishment projects, 58BW Flush windows replicate the slim sightlines and sharp...
Senior Architectural Systems supplied the full aluminium fenestration package for the new Hilton Garden Inn hotel at Doncaster’s famous racecourse. Designed by KKA Architecture, the new hotel features Senior’s slimline aluminium curtain walling, thermally efficient windows and robust commercial doors, which have been installed by supply chain partner Danum Windows for main contractor Galliford Try. With both Senior and Danum...
Located in Glenrothes, Lochty Meadows is a new-build development perfectly distanced between Edinburgh, Dundee and Perth. Its marketing materials reference “architect-designed houses and apartments which are set in spacious plots, each enjoying an attractive outlook”. With around 14 different styles of property, Lochty Meadows stands out as unique among new-build sites, with each home presenting its own style. Being able...