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Posted On - 15/03/2021
One hundred and thirty Spectus Vertical Sliding windows were used in the refurbishment of a grade two listed building in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Sovereign Park House is set in a conservation area and had previously been converted into 11 apartments. As part of a wider programme of refurbishments on the property, 130 Spectus Vertical Sliders new windows were specified. The...
Posted On - 09/02/2021
Technal aluminium window, curtain walling and doors were specified and installed at Heathervale House, transforming the outdated office development. Situated in the centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells, Heathervale House is a commercial property, which has been used as an office space for decades. Originally clad in brick, slate and hung tile, the building had started to show signs of disrepair,...
Posted On - 08/02/2021
Architectural glazing systems from Kawneer met the criteria for the £50 million award-winning redevelopment of two existing commercial office blocks into premium student accommodation. A large part of the facade at Crown Place, formerly St Stephens Towers, in Norwich, features Kawneer’s AA100 curtain wall system with 50mm sightlines and AA720 top-hung glazed-in and AA720 standalone windows. Two types of Kawneer...
Posted On - 02/02/2021
Sussex-based Nuglaze Home Services recently completed a replacement window and door project with Residence 9, in a period home with Tudor detailing, including leaded top lights, structural corner posts and two oriel bay windows, all in the No.10 Black finish. In years gone by such installations were the domain of timber only and it is only with the introduction of...
Posted On - 01/02/2021
Bespoke curtain walling by Kawneer was chosen for an 11-storey office building at the heart of London’s architectural sector. Kawneer’s AA265 unitised system was adapted by the company for the commercial element of the £200 million Atlas building; at 40 storeys the tallest tower in London’s Tech City area, at 145 City Road, Clerkenwell. Concept-designed by Make architects and delivered...
Posted On - 01/02/2021
Senior Architectural Systems provided a high-performance fenestration package for a new residential development in Nottingham. The Waterside Apartments scheme on the banks of the River Trent comprises a mix of luxury residential accommodation, with 121 individual apartments and duplex penthouse developed over 11 storeys, with office and leisure facilities to the ground floor. The project is a key part of...
Posted On - 01/02/2021
300 Flush Tilt and Turn Windows were specified in the development of 22 one-bedroom and 16 two-bedroom flats in Cricket Hill Road, Sheffield. Formerly the site of a social club, the site was secured for a development of a social housing apartment block. The development required 300 windows, all with demanding specifications due to the hilltop location. The contract for...
Posted On - 15/01/2021
The owners of a refurbishment in Whitstable Kent were right on trend when they chose the colours for the Aluk windows and doors which have been installed throughout. Ultimate Grey and Illuminating Yellow have been declared the Pantone Colours of the Year for 2021, and that grey and yellow combination was used to create a striking contrast with the contemporary...
Posted On - 14/01/2021
R Bell Construction recently completed its first Stellar installation at a large domestic property in Surrey. Stellar is an aluminium window and door system from Epwin Window Systems. Owner Roy Bell said: “We’ve installed aluminium windows and doors for many years but Stellar is the first aluminium system we have fitted with knock-in beads. The products were so easy to...
Posted On - 13/01/2021
Ninety-seven Optima windows by Profile 22 were manufactured and installed in a new seven-story residential development in Pelier Street, London. The new-build development contained 17 dwellings for social rent, consisting of four one-bedroom flats, nine two-bedroom flats and four three-bedroom flats. The windows manufactured and supplied were predominately Optima Flush Tilt and Turn Windows from Profile 22 along with a...
Posted On - 16/12/2020
Wicona has designed a high-performance, unitised facade system incorporating two new door designs for Newfoundland Tower, the tallest residential tower to be built within the Canary Wharf Estate. Designed to perform well in challenging high-rise conditions, the doors feature ‘unrivalled’ weather performance, reduced sight lines and are aesthetically pleasing without detracting from the overall design intent of the building. Newfoundland...
Posted On - 03/12/2020
More than 250 Profile 22 Optima Flush Tilt and Turn windows were manufactured and installed in a new-build contemporary apartment block on a prominent plot in Shirley, West Midlands. The new-build development comprises 27 two-bedroom apartments overlooking Shirley Park which offers approximately 37 acres of open parkland. The fabrication and installation contract was awarded to Kingfisher Windows, and the project...
Posted On - 03/12/2020
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...
Posted On - 16/11/2020
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...
Posted On - 16/11/2020
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...
Posted On - 13/11/2020
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...
Posted On - 12/11/2020
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,...
Posted On - 12/11/2020
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...
Posted On - 06/11/2020
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,...
Posted On - 16/10/2020
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...
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