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An Andrew Carnegie Library is brought back to life, where plum trees used to grow
interest. It is one of the earliest funded libraries by Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish/American philanthropist in the US and British empire in the time of Queen Victoria and Edward VII, which officially opened in 1904. Following on from the Historic England
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listing in 2016, the Royal Borough of Greenwich decided to use the building as a champion for the Plumstead Urban Framework, making it one of the critical elements of the regeneration of the local High Street and surrounding area. Occupying a corner plot on the busy A206, Plumstead High Street, with high volume traffic and London transport passing by, noise was of great concern. In addition, the single glazed metal framed original windows did little to prevent heat loss or draughts, which was going to hamper the sustainability of the
building and add to the on-going running costs. As the building is Grade II Listed, the original windows could not be changed, so a reversible adaptation had to be found. Hawkins Brown Associates decided that Selectaglaze secondary glazing would improve the thermal efficiency as well as dramatically reduce the noise ingress. On the north elevation, the library has two
magnificent sweeping bow windows, which occupy the majority of the ground floor.
his Grade II Listed Plumstead Library in the Royal Borough of Greenwich is of great architectural and historic
On the first floor and the return elevation facing east, where the offices and museum once were, there are a number of metal single glazed windows in various configurations. 63 Selectaglaze units across the two
facades were installed, which included Series 10-3 pane horizontal sliders, Series 80-3 pane horizontal sliders and more. Each sweeping bay overlooking the high street were built up with seven Series 20 vertical sliders, transom coupled to seven Series 45 side hung casements. After months of highly skilled refurbishment works, the Library reopened in early 2020, providing the local community with spaces for health and fitness, sports, performing arts and library all under one roof. With 50 years’ experience, Royal
Warrant Holder Selectaglaze has vast experience of working with the intricacies of Listed buildings.
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Innovative spa gets the Gilberts treatment
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Gilberts of Blackpool is giving the ultimate treatment to an innovative relaxation development in Cheshire. To extend the £10m The Spa at Carden’s four-star atmosphere to the smallest detail, the air movement specialist has even designed and hand- assembled a bespoke ventilation grille in the main reception area that appears to be floating in the air in a feature marble wall. The aesthetic challenge of the reception grilles was just one of many challenges Gilberts’ faced in developing the tools to meet the ventilation strategy designed by Kimpton Ltd. Performance challenges included finding aesthetic solutions that addressed airflow rates ranging from as little as 15 l/s in the 14 treatment rooms through to 1000 l/s in the swimming pool/ hydrotherapy suite. “The marble wall is a focal point of the main reception, designed to make an impact and set the scene for the high quality throughout the Spa.” explained Gilberts’ sales director Ian Rogers. “Therefore, any ventilation inlets and extracts in the vicinity had to continue that aspirational, dramatic ambience. A linear bar grille was the obvious choice to ventilate the area, so we designed a bespoke version.”
01253 766911
info@gilbertsblackpool.com
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