Clearview National April 2019 - Issue 209 | Page 60
ALUMINIUM
NOTHING CHEEKY ABOUT THIS INSTALLATION
» » DIAGONALLY-SHAPED
curtain walling leaning outward
and without a singular regular
pane of glass or panelling beyond
the doors is just the sort of
challenge that AluK relishes.
This single storey installation,
at the newly-opened Nandos
restaurant and EE store on the
Orbital Shopping Park in Swindon,
enabled the specialist aluminium
systems company to demonstrate
both the versatility of its product
range and its ability to create
project solutions for clients.
Installed by WD Group for
main contractors RG Carter,
the curtain walling was an
integral part of architects
Stride Treglown’s vision for the
landmark structure, which also
features a flying roof.
The diagonal design and
irregular angles meant that AluK
had to create a solution with
multiple transom and mullion
sections which was cost effective,
while still being true to the
aesthetic and meeting the static
considerations and performance
requirements laid out. It
features AluK’s SL52 flexible
capped curtain walling system
throughout, with an entrance
door fabricated using the suited
GT55TB door system.
The biggest issue was designing
out the drainage and connections,
which AluK’s expert technical
team successfully achieved by
working alongside the architects
in a 3D environment from an
early stage.
www.aluk.co.uk
New window from aluminium + steel specialist
» » NEW FROM SCHUECO UK,
Britain’s leading specialist in
aluminium and steel systems for
the whole building envelope, is
the AWS 75 PD.SI Panorama
window.
Aimed primarily at the
residential market, the new window
– with attractive flush appearance
thanks to smooth internal profiles
– is designed for the construction
of ribbon windows and for use as
an insert in a Schueco mullion/
transom façade system such as the
Schueco FWS 35 PD.
The Schueco AWS 75 PD.SI
window features reduced internal
and external face-widths – as low
as 55 mm – for a whole new level
of transparency, yet still achieving
an excellent Uw value of 0.87 W/
m2K.
This is in line with the
company’s other Panorama systems
that all offer the narrow face-
widths that make possible large
areas of clear glazing, but without
any diminution of the insulation
values that are essential for
maximising energy performance.
The Schueco AWS 75 PD.SI
can accommodate vent sizes up
to 2.5 m and glass weights up to
160 kg, and is watertight up to
600 Pa, and burglar resistant up
to RC2.
www.schueco.com
THE FUTURE OF FACADE INSTALLATION
» » TIME ON SITE IS COSTLY,
the provision of equipment,
services and people all add up
to a considerable cost. Add the
non-productive time or loss of
revenue for the client during the
construction phase of his project,
and we can see how important a
tight programme is. So, anything
which helps speed up the process
would have a direct implication
on build costs.
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Offsite construction technology
continues to advance and,
with modern techniques, both
structure and finished envelope
can be assembled in a matter
of days rather than weeks.
Exponents of this technology
claim that build times can be
reduced by up to thirty percent.
This modular approach
can include finished, fitted,
weathertight windows and
facades. Modularisation on this
level works particularly well when
there is a repeat in the structure
or envelope, such as offices or
apartment design.
The recently completed, Plot
24 residential apartments at Royal
Wharf, London, utilises a modular
construction, consisting of a
concrete, on-site assembled structure
with brick faced facade panels which
include fitted aluminium window
systems from Aluprof. The precast
system was designed, manufactured
and installed by Byldis of the
Netherlands.
www.aluprof.co.uk/en