Clearview National April 2018 - Issue 197 | Page 83

GLASS&SEALEDUNITS
GLASS ENHANCES
URBAN VILLAGE
» » A STUNNING FLOOR-
to-ceiling glazing installation
designed, specified and delivered
by GLASSOLUTIONS helped
create the ideal balance between
form and function at a new
multi-use development in West
Yorkshire.
Located to the north-west of
Leeds, Number One Kirkstall
Forge is part of the 57-acre,
£400 million Kirkstall Forge
‘urban village’ scheme which
will offer Grade A office
buildings, contemporary
housing, green spaces, cafés,
bars and restaurants in a
beautiful riverside location.
One Kirkstall Forge, the first
commercial development on
the site, is an office building
offering over 110,000 sq. ft. of
highly flexible workspace over
seven floors, with floor-to-
ceiling glazing at 2.8m height
and a glazed entrance atrium.
Brought to the project by
principal contractors Wates
Construction, on behalf
of site developer CEG,
the GLASSOLUTIONS
Contracting team was tasked
with the delivery of designs
by architects’ practice Cooper
Cromar. This required the
design, specification and
installation of a glazed façade
for the building, with deep
mullions and bronze pressed
aluminium panel cladding.
In addition, the architectural
plans featured a spectacular
8m unsupported mid-span
entrance atrium which
GLASSOLUTIONS was also
briefed to deliver.
The glazing installation was
required to be compliant with
the highest environmental
sustainability standards, as
the building aims to achieve
a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’
rating. Additionally, Number
One Kirkstall Forge’s enviable
proximity to the development’s
own railway station gave rise
to the need for acoustically-
enhanced glass, to limit noise
transfer and allow residents
to enjoy the tranquillity of
Kirkstall Forge’s woodland
location.
The GLASSOLUTIONS
Contracting division specified
a combination of WICONA
aluminium systems integrating
with high performance
insulating glass units, spandrels
and sandwich panels. The ‘stick’
curtain walling was fabricated
using WICONA’s Wictec 50
systems, which provide a slim
50mm face width and ensure
excellent thermal insulation
through the incorporation of a
PVCu thermal break.
For the glazing specification,
it was vital to choose products
which would help the building
adhere to the high efficiency
standards it was aiming to
achieve, with low levels of
heat transmission and solar
gain. To meet this brief,
GLASSOLUTIONS opted
to install insulated glass units
comprising Saint Gobain Glass’
SGG COOL-LITE XTREME
70-33ii, with single-glazed units
used for the spandrel panels to
combat overheating.
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