A new series of partitioning and
doors, a feature of the S4C head
Making Light Work
office in Cardiff, Wales
Luxo’s latest brochure
has been designed to
Ademand for a cultural change complement its existing
within the working environment at
range and help users
S4C led to a dramatic and stylish
design the ideal
refurbishment with Avanti
lighting solutions for an
partitioning systems specified
efficient workplace. It
throughout.
The Welsh language broadcaster
contains complete
appointed Witchell Associates to
details of a number of
move the interior design from a
recessed luminaires,
largely cellular regime to open
interior lighting and
plan to encourage an exchange of
task lights.
ideas between business groups,
Modul/Minerva is one
with additional meeting and social
of the broadest
spaces forming an important part selections of recessed
of the overall business strategy. luminaires both in
To provide practical meeting technical specification
spaces Witchell Associates
and design content. The
specified Avanti Solare frameless
travel range contains a
double glazed walls with flush
new wall washer and a
double glazed doors to stunning
square downlight, these
effect. Adhering to performance
requirements, the partitioning
coordinate with Modul
systems provide a simple yet
and Minerva for endless
contemporary solution for a
design possibilities. The
number of meeting spaces and
task light section
directors’ rooms. The doors complement the visual appearance and
includes the energy
acoustic performance of the double glazed partitioning.
saving Air LED and the
Roger Witchell of Witchell Associates comments: “The partitioning recent winner of the Lighting Design Awards – the Ninety.
Guide
systems from Avanti offer good acoustic properties combined with Luxo’s luminaires are renowned for their simple installation, energy
contemporary design and detailing which is essential in office efficiency, high light output and low maintenance cost as well as
environments.”
their practical, ergonomic design. The Company offers a full range of
Solare is a fully glazed frameless partitioning system combining a
integrated lighting solutions that keep both installation and energy
minimalistic and aesthetically appealing appearance with high levels of
installation costs to a minimum.
performance in terms of both sound and fire resistance.
vices
Further information contact: Luxo (UK) Ltd T: 0208 687 3370,
Alan Berrow at Stroud Office Interiors comments: “We found the
installation of the double glazed Solare and flush glazed doors was
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straightforward for this project. It was installed in two phases with the
Ser
frameworks taking about three weeks.”
Avanti’s products are all made to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards.
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&
Avanti is part of the SAS International Group.
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humidifier from JS
ROOFMATE
TM
LG-A supports
Humidifiers is
supplying a gin and
tonic mix to the air
Code and BREEAM targets
breathed in by
revellers at a London
bar. The Mistifier Plus
Building owners and
humidifier is spraying
managers looking for easy one part Hendrick’s
Products
wins when it comes to Gin to three parts
energy efficiency have a new tonic water into a
roofing insulation product to room decorated like
turn to – ROOFMATE LG-A the inside of a
from Dow Building Solutions. cocktail with giant
The STYROFOAM
TM
product
limes, massive straws and a soundtrack by sound artist Douglas Murphy.
is ideally suited to parapet
The “Alcoholic Architecture” project was created by Bompas & Parr, the
insulation, and comes with a
same creative team who worked on Heston Blumenthal’s television series
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10mm modified concrete
Feast. Visitors to the walk-in cocktail cloud are asked to don protective
topping to minimise cost and
suits, to prevent their clothing from becoming sticky, and can then lounge
installation time. It also
around in the mist-filled atmosphere consuming the gin and tonic through
complements the increasingly
inhalation. Visitors stayed for up to one hour during three sessions which
popular ROOFMATE SL-Ainsulation boards, designed for inverted warm
ran on each of 6 evenings in April .
roofs.
The organisers undertook extensive research into the health and safety
Dow’s A-foam range uses recycled CO2 as a blowing agent, resulting
implications of breathing alcohol and worked with the University College
in a Global Warning Potential (GWP) of less than five – new ROOFMATE
London Hospital to establish safe levels. Advice was also taken on the
LG-Aqualifies for Code for Sustainable Homes and BREEAM insulation
potential flammability of the atmosphere from chemical explosive experts.
specification credits.
Sam Bompass, Director at Bompass & Parr, commented, “We are very
grateful to JS Humidifiers for all their assistance in helping us turn the
“Providing ROOFMATE LG in our environmentally-advanced A-foam
initial concept of an alcoholic cloud into a reality. The humidifier has
format combines the proven benefits of the inverted roof system with
performed exceptionally throughout, which given its unusual application, is
an insulation product for roof parapets that’s better for the
a credit to its engineering design.”
environment,” explained Richard Powell, UK Roofing Manager for Dow
The Mistifier Plus humidifier from JS used to create the intoxicating
Building Solutions. “It extends our roofing insulation range even
atmosphere is more commonly employed to create the optimum humidity
further, whilst maintaining the well-known qualities of STYROFOAM –
in manufacturing, agricultural and botanical applications. It is a low
low water absorption, ease of installation and of course superior
energy, cold water spray humidifier that is wall-mounted and releases up
insulating performance.” to 6.5 litres of moisture per hour.
ROOFMATE LG-Aprovides an efficient method of insulating parapets The Mistifier Plus normally incorporates automatic drain down cycles, to
and preventing them from becoming a ‘cold-sink’, drawing heat from prevent the possibility of water stagnation, as well as silver ion dosing
inside the building. They lock together to provide a continuous and anti-scale filters. However, these safety features were obviously not
insulation layer and reduced wind-lift effects. The boards are light required by the creators of the alcoholic cloud as it could have meant
enough for one man to install – even in wet weather - and they can sending the valuable cocktail to drain rather than into the lungs of the
easily be added to existing waterproofing layers.
deep breathing patrons.
The product – which can also be used for lightweight inverted roofs -
Tickets to the venue cost £5 each and were quickly sold out across the
will initially be available in a thickness of 80mm plus 10mm mortar
six days. Interest has been very high in future Alcoholic Architecture
topping, with board lengths of 1,250mm and width of 600mm.
projects with enquiries from festival organisers and bars both in the UK
For more details on stockists of ROOFMATE LG-Aand other insulation
and abroad.
products, contact Dow Building Solutions on 020 3139 4190 or visit
For Sales contact: David Marshall-George, JS Humidifiers plc,
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Tel: 01903 850200. Email: dmarshallgeorge@jshumidifiers.com
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