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DESIGNERS OF EXCEPTIONAL GLASS BUILDINGS
Vale Garden Houses design and make the finest traditional timber orangeries , conservatories and rooflights . Specialists in working with period properties , they excel at the design and detail of each bespoke structure . The team have a wealth of knowledge and appreciation of varying architectural styles and periods , allowing them to create beautiful buildings in glass as harmonious additions and built to last and for all year-round enjoyment . An important objective to no only to design a structure in keeping with the host building , but also create a functional space that works with the existing room layouts , and which will completely change the way the home is used and enjoyed . Vale work on projects large and small and operate around the world . Call to receive our latest inspirational brochure . Web : www . valegardenhouses . com | Tel : + 44 ( 0 ) 1476 564433
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ARCHITECTURAL BRONZE WINDOWS , DOORS , SCREENS AND SECONDARY GLAZING
Architectural Bronze create stylish , bespoke hand crafted bronze windows , doors , screens , glass walls and secondary glazing for historic , contemporary and unique buildings throughout the world . Bronze is a prized and beautiful metal , which provides an exciting alternative to aluminium or steel . Our products are designed to complement any architectural style and can be finished in mid or dark patina . Our bronze windows and doors are used in refurbishment projects , as well as new builds as our sections fit into flush and stepped reveals . Our Architectural Bronze products have been used in ancient castles through to contemporary grand designs . Our unique double glazed secondary glazing has massive benefits in improving thermal efficiency , soundproofing and security for townhouses and buildings where historic integrity needs to be preserved . Come visit us at The Building Centre , London or you can call for a brochure or samples . Web : www . bronzecasements . com | Tel : + 44 ( 0 ) 1476 249494
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BESPOKE ARCHITECTURAL EXTERNAL FEATURE CEILING
The client required a gently sloping 1,330m2 feature ceiling based upon a 4.5m square grid comprising illuminated conical shaped panels interfacing with porthole glazing in the walkway above to provide a highly flexible use well-lit activity space below the newly built Olympic Steps . D & D were responsible for the entire design , engineering , manufacture and installation of the 268 panel ceiling and its support system . Each conical feature was a substantial 4.5m x 4.5m x 1.7m tall . GRP offered a modular off site lightweight yet robust solution capable of incorporating a 1.5m dia hole matching in with the precast concrete portholes and a band of 12 No premoulded spot lighting recesses . Large scale conical ceiling feature panels would have been difficult to economically construct in other materials . D & D ’ s GRP product delivered a significant weight saving compared to concrete or other stone type solutions . Web : www . design-and-display . co . uk
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CLAIRE IRELAND CERAMICS
Claire Ireland produces hand-built , elegant , sculptural ceramic forms on different scales . She uses her unique studio location , based in the grounds of a historical Steam Museum to inform her practice , absorbing the industrial heritage surrounding her . She is a dedicated hand builder and revels in how ideas develop out of process , experiments with materials and techniques . An experienced tutor , she specialises in contemporary ways of making . She finds great enjoyment and creative impulse through making collections and arranging man-made and natural forms . The discipline of drawing , her continuous studies , and a renewed passion for printmaking , are all essential components when developing her ideas . The new sculptural pieces form part of her Gradus Collection , which she combines different clay bodies and experimental decorative surface techniques .
Web : www . claireirelandceramics . com Instagram : @ ceramicsbyclaire
Image by Richard Kalina Photography : @ rpkfoto