Design Buy Build Issue 38 2019 | Page 57

Doors, Windows & Fittings Aspex supplies bespoke doorsets to five-star luxury London hotel Aspex, one of the UK’s leading architectural ironmongery and doorset companies, has strengthened its presence in the hotel industry, after supplying its Novista Riser Doorsets to a new five-star hotel in Leicester Square. Part of Edwardian Hotels London, The Londoner Hotel will open in 2020. Built on the site of the former Odeon Cinema West End, the 350-bedroom hotel will feature eight storeys above ground and six below ground, complete with bars and restaurants. It will also have two Odeon cinemas, event and leisure facilities. Working alongside contractor, EE Smith and global architects, Woods Bagot, Aspex has supplied its Novista Riser Doorsets to all of the hotel areas, providing a minimalistic and contemporary finish to match the hotel’s interior. For more information, visit www.aspex-uk.co.uk SWA member supplies steel windows and screens to London hotel Project Specification Group adds inspirational architectural ironmongery to its offering Steel Window Association (SWA) member, Crittall Windows, was chosen to undertake both internal and external work at the Ace Hotel in London’s Shoreditch. When creating a room designed to enthuse, invoke and impress – every detail matters. Project Specification Group, a unit of ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland understands the importance of quality and attention to detail and has therefore launched new ranges of design-led ironmongery to complement any project. The 258-room hotel, an existing structure which has been refashioned into a distinctly boutique building, is just a few minutes’ walk from Brick Lane, near a conservation area which, over the centuries, has featured grain warehouses and industrial buildings. It was the local metalwork tradition that led to the appointment of Essex-based manufacturer, Crittall Windows. With more than 160 years’ experience in crafting metal windows, Crittall Windows was asked to furnish a number of the building components. For further information on the Steel Window Association, please visit www.steel-window-association.co.uk or call 020 8543 2841. Create Transform Innovate Designing doors is an art form which comes naturally at Vicaima. Blending on-trend colour tones and surface materials such as veneer, laminate and foil with lacquers and stains to elevate the simple to surprising. Capturing truly fresh ideas that have the ability to harmonize with an existing theme or completely transform their surroundings. Of course innovation is not only confined to the appearance of a Vicaima door. The beauty of these products go far more than skin deep. With manufacturing expertise that has been honed for almost 60 years, Vicaima performance solutions in acoustics, security and of course fire doors, are widely recognised in the industry as a benchmark to which many aspire. If you would also like to know more about Vicaima’s latest collections or indeed any of the design and performance solutions provided, visit the website www.vicaima.com Alternatively call 01793 532333 today 57 Architects, specifiers and designers across the UK can now opt for unique and inspiring ironmongery from a range of premium brands including Elmes, Fusital and Valli&Valli, as well as benefit from industry expertise from Project Specification Group’s nationwide team of consultants. To find out more, please call 0845 071 0882 to speak with an experienced ASSA ABLOY Project Specification Group consultant, email [email protected] or visit www.assaabloy.co.uk/specification.