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CMS delivers in new Glasgow student homes development
of Art (GSA), helping a leading developer breathe new life into a city centre office building that had become surplus to requirements. Whilst new build development often represents
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the ideal solution, limited site availability in city centre locations can make refurbishment of redundant buildings a more feasible approach. This was the case for the GSA which was keen to provide additional accommodation for its students in the heart of Glasgow, close to its Garnethill campus. Located on West Regent Street to the west of
Glasgow city centre, Blythswood House is a short walk from the GSA’s main campus, providing 218 rooms arranged over six floors. These rooms are arranged in clusters of six to eight rooms with communal kitchen, dining and seating areas. There
MS Window Systems has played a key role in delivering high quality student accommodation for the Glasgow School
are also self-contained apartments at ground floor and roof level for the building’s warden and visiting lecturers and tutors, plus superb amenities including studios, workshops, exhibition space, a cinema and a gym. Working with main contractor Graham
Construction, CMS Window Systems was appointed to design, manufacture and install high performance, contemporary style aluminium windows for the building’s external envelope. Using the Metal Technology 4-20 thermally broken system, CMS has provided over 500 windows on the project as well as installing the bespoke panels which feature as part of the external envelope refurbishment solution. CMS Window Systems routinely delivers
projects like Blythswood House for main contractors across the UK to the highest standard. The company is a leading aluminium curtain walling, window and door manufacturer and
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installer which was one of the first contractors of its kind to become BIM-ready. Its technical capabilities and systems portfolio ensure the company is equipped to deliver a wide range of projects and applications including hotels and leisure complexes, student accommodation, schools and office buildings.
01324 841 398
www.cmswindows.com enq.168 Hueck’s Volato M sliding system used for future-proofing London projects
Manufacturer of aluminium window, door and facade systems, Hueck, has reported an increase in demand from the high- end market focused on superior weather tightness. The trend is highlighted by a number of recent projects supplied for by the company, incorporating the Hueck Volato M profile system for sliding and lifting-sliding windows and doors. As a project solution, Volato M can meet the same stringent specifications expected from curtain walls, in accordance with the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology’s standard for systemised building envelopes. Hueck’s Volato M door has successfully passed the 600 Pascals water penetration test pressure at 2001 to 2400 Pascals wind pressure, while installed in an aluminium facade. These standards, which correspond to the CWCT methodology, enable specifiers not to compromise on the perform- ance of the building envelope when integrating a door system. Volato’s ability to achieve these excellent weather performances has seen it specified in a number of London residential and mixed-use developments. Giant facilities management and construction services provider, Carillion, was first to specify the high performance door system initially for Berkeley Homes’ £400m Battersea Power Station development, and, more recently, within the £80m Tidal Basin Road’s twin tower project.
01217 671344
www.hueck.com Aurubis Copper afloat
A technically innovative floating restaurant in a prominent Helsinki location is characterised by a facade clad in Nordic Standard copper from Aurubis, alongside extensive glazing. The 200-seat ‘Meripaviljonki’ restaurant is the first floating public building in Finland. Its raft is connected to two giant tripod anchor piles by a rectangular, swinging arm ensuring that there is no detectable movement for visitors on board. The pontoon below the raft contains all the HVAC installations and a novel solution has been found for connecting these to land-side infrastructure below the entrance bridge, able to accommodate a 2.4m variation in sea level. The Nordic Standard copper facade references the famous, neighbouring 1960s “Round House” and recognises the material’s sustainability credentials, long-life, durability, minimal maintenance and beautiful natural patination. Copper also announces the main entrance lobby and is used to form lettering for the restaurant’s illuminated sign. Nordic Standard is produced by Aurubis, part of the world’s leading integrated copper group and largest copper recycler. In addition to Nordic Standard, other Aurubis Architectural surfaces include Nordic Brown pre-oxidised copper with either light or dark brown oxidisation that otherwise takes time to develop in the environment.
01875 812 144
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