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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...
More than 300 Optima windows from Profile 22 were installed in a private housing development in Chipping near Preston in Lancashire. The project specified flush casement windows in 7016 anthracite on white, which would provide a classic heritage appearance. The windows needed to have a U-value of 1.4W/m²K for thermal efficiency and meet PAS24:2016 and Secured by Design requirements so...
Technal aluminium curtain walling, windows and doors were specified and installed at Ysgol Penyffordd, a £7 million primary school located in the Flintshire village of Penyffordd, Wales. The school has been constructed to BREEAM Excellent standards. Fabricated and installed by Westmore Architectural, the building was designed by Lovelock Mitchell Architects and constructed by Wynne Construction. The two-storey school features two...
Surrounded by a rural landscape, a self-built family home in Yorkshire was reinvigorated with new aluminium doors and windows. Originally fitted with timber frames when constructed by its current owners in 2006, the windows and doors needed replacing to rejuvenate the building’s aesthetics and frame its surrounding views. Enhancing levels of natural light, connecting inside and outside spaces, elevating aesthetics,...
It was a case of needing to hit the ground running for window fitters and manufacturers Ashmore Glass and Mirrors when they received a special order on the same day they switched to fabricating Rehau products. With only five weeks to complete a bespoke project in the middle of an onboarding process, both companies had their work cut out. By...
Technal and Ravenworth worked together to deliver a £4.2 million project for Telford Homes, including windows, patio and entrance doors, and curtain walling. Telford Homes’ New Garden Quarter takes in some of the Olympic legacy land in Stratford, and features one, two and three-bedroom apartments, villas and sky villas set around a landscaped two-acre garden square. Project architect Eleana Kontou...
Wicona’s Wictec curtain walling, Wicline 75 windows and Wicline 65 Evo door were used for the exhibition, conference and hotel facility, The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA). Keppie Architects headed the design team for the £330 million development, which is predicted to provide a huge boost to the local economy. Aberdeen’s new event complex offers four times the exhibition area of...
Aluminium curtain walling, doors and windows from Senior Architectural Systems have helped transform a derelict Victorian school into a bright and modern place of worship in the heart of Sheffield. The Mission Hub is a part of the Catholic Diocese of Hallam, and the old school building has been reimagined by Jump Architects to provide a flexible and functional space...
Senior Architectural Systems has played a key role in the creation of a new multi-storey residential development in Birmingham. Located in the heart of the city centre, The Toybox offers luxury student accommodation over 15 storeys and has been designed by Corstorphine + Wright architects. The building’s eye-catching curved facade, which creates a cantilevered canopy over the main entrance, features...
When it comes to designing a bespoke residential property, it’s the finest details which often create the greatest impact. Demanding strict attention to detail, aesthetic excellence must go hand-in-hand with functionality and performance. As Tina Hughan of Reynaers Aluminium discusses with the case of a unique dwelling in Salcombe, the use of aluminium doors and windows in domestic properties supports...
Technal and installer Ravenworth have completed a £2 million systems package to provide high performance windows, doors and curtain walling for Telford Homes’ latest East London residential development, The Forge. Built on the site of the former East London Bus Garage, the new development creates 192 residential apartments clustered around communal courtyards, accessed off a new public street. Designed by...
Senior Architectural Systems’ slimline SF52 aluminium curtain walling system proved just the ticket to create the bright and modern facade of the new-look bus station in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. Built to replace the town’s dilapidated bus station, which dated back to the 1970s, the new £3.5 million transport hub was designed by Day Architects to provide passengers with a more pleasant...
With a strict specification to adhere to, the pressure was on for Rehau fabricator Dessian when they were asked to complete a premium installation in an upmarket Glasgow suburb. Cala Homes (West) approached Dessian for help on its Riverside at Bothwell development, which required Dessian to adhere to stricter than usual residential requirements. Bothwell is located in the heart of...
Carmarthenshire-based Nolan uPVC has fabricated and installed 14 fire doors for the NHS Nightingale Covid-19 field hospital in Swansea. Kier is currently working with Swansea Council and local contractor TRJ to transform the 11,000m2 film studios and former factory into a Nightingale field hospital with 850 beds. With less than seven days’ notice, Nolan and systems company Deceuninck responded immediately...
Atkins has used Kawneer’s architectural aluminium glazing systems on a building that forms a new ‘£27 million gateway’ to a leading UK university. Kawneer’s AA100 zone-drained and capped curtain walling forms triangular screens 25m wide and 15m high for the main atrium at Bournemouth University’s 5,000m2 Poole Gateway Building, while Kawneer’s AA720 entrance doors were used throughout the building, and...
Kawneer’s architectural glazing systems are set to be installed on the world’s first Passivhaus leisure centre. The systems – two types of curtain walling, three types of doors, windows and brise soleil – will be installed by Kawneer-approved specialist sub-contractor AB Glass for main contractor Kier at St Sidwell’s Point in Exeter. The 4,850m2 project will replace an ageing swimming...