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ALUMINIUM

What alumium has been waiting for

» HAVING BEEN DESCRIBED AT ITS launch as ‘ a product that truly reinvents the window ’, Lumi has since gone on to be installed in 5000 homes in the UK and Ireland . Continuously evolved since the launch of Lumi in 2015 , parent company Apeer has now produced an aluminium version in a move that the firm says is ‘ what aluminium has been waiting for ’. Available with triple and double-glazed options , Lumi Aluminium offers the same all-glass design as established the composite-framed versions , but now offers homeowners and specifiers an option to answer the growing demand for aluminium windows and doors .
Although presenting a ‘ frameless ’ appearance externally that especially suits contemporary building and refurbishment styling and design choices , internally Lumi Aluminium presents slimmer sightlines , aided by a beadless and gasketless construction made possible with the use of bonded glazing . The bonded glazing ensures the greater structural rigidity and security of
Launching the NEW aluminium window from Lumi .
the window , with the additional benefit of being faster and simpler to install , as every window is pre-glazed .
Profiles are constructed using aluminium outer and inner profiles , bridged using hidden PVC-U sections that are rolled in to provide a clever and highly effective thermal break . Insulation and strength of the profiles are further enhanced by internal sections being foamed with PU during manufacture .

BESPOKE CURTAIN WALLING HELPS GROUND A LANDMARK OFFICE BUILDING

Lumi aluminium is available from launch with black or anthracite external finishes , with a range of RAL colour options internally . A range of matching Lumi sliding and entrance doors are already available .
“ Lumi is the perfect window style to be presented in aluminium ,” says Asa McGillian , Managing Director of Apeer and the driving force behind Lumi . “ The aluminium version will provide our installer partners with a full suite of options for homeowners and professional specifiers , the latter of whom especially have shown a great deal of interest in the possibility of Lumi in aluminium ,” added Asa . “ We have designed Lumi Aluminium to be perfect for the home improvement market , being simple to handle and install and with no beading or gaskets to cut and fit on site . And the edge-to-edge glazing is immediately arresting and appealing for homeowners looking specifically for aluminium windows .”
www . lumiwindows . com
» KAWNEER ’ S AA ® 265 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 by the Design Delivery Unit of Scott Brownrigg , the commercial building actually featured a total of three types of Kawneer ’ s curtain walling – the traditional stick system AA ® 110 ( zone drained ) on the ground floor , the adapted AA ® 265 on the floors above , and standard unitised AA ® 201 on the tenth floor return elevation to the existing building .
The adapted AA ® 265 modular system incorporated GRC and
aluminium rainscreen cladding and glazed vision areas in each panel . Some 3m wide , 3.85m high and one tonne in weight , each unit was delivered to site and hoisted into position by a tower crane , complete with the cladding and glazing in place .
The Atlas ’ commercial element is occupied by WeWork ; allowing members to enjoy 11 floors of collaborative work spaces , stunning private offices , welcoming event spaces , and modern conference rooms for hosting key client meetings .
Along with the Atlas tower , the WeWork building sits above the London Underground and Thameslink lines . This discovery at planning stage changed the concept for the structural strategy , resulting in the creation of a new
superstructure design to prevent the buildings from twisting and leaning .
Design Delivery Unit at Scott Brownrigg demonstrated options that could be achieved using anodised aluminium , and following modelling and testing of the material , proved that given the scale , repetition and shape of the facade , a unitised system would work and still achieve the original vision ; a series of white and off-white shades of terracotta cladding . However , with the stability issues raised at post-planning , the weight of the terracotta posed a challenge with the cantilevered building .
Loads imposed by the buildings are kept clear of the tube tunnels by cantilevering the structures over the subterranean Victorian
engineering . The mass provided by the frame , and by increasing the thickness of the groundfloor and mezzanine first-floor slabs , helped give the structure sufficient inertia to dampen the ground-borne vibration from the underground trains .
www . kawneer . co . uk
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