HOTELS & RESORTS
low levels of maintenance required . Today ’ s powder coated profiles and anodised finishes offer decades of life expectancy , so aluminium-framed systems are not unique to just new builds . Aluminium systems can be supplied in modern style profiles and profiles that hark back to the times when steel windows were popular , offering very slim sightlines . No matter the age of the building , an aluminium window system can be chosen to compliment the building design in appearance whilst improving energy savings and improving the hotel ’ s appeal .
Bodmin Jail Hotel - Cornwall
But even the smallest incremental improvements in building construction can have significant impact on energy savings . Boutique hotels are in demand at the moment mixing traditional with modern amenities . The Indigo Hotel for example in Manchester combines a new build , a 15-storey circular tower , with the renovation of an existing Grade Two listed building . Architects 3DReid , who designed the 187 guest room five-star boutique hotel , specified high thermal performance windows and curtain wall systems from Aluprof UK for the development .
Aluprof UK , part of Aluprof founded in Poland , have been supporting specifiers in the UK for over 15 years with advanced systems that include , windows doors and facade systems . Many UK based fabricators and installers supply these systems and are on hand to offer surveys and cost analysis as to what improvements can be made with likely paybacks .
Another stunning example of refurbishment is the Bodmin Jail Hotel , designed by Twelve Architects . The 18th century prison has been completely restored and reinvented as a luxury boutique hotel . Offering seventy boutique rooms , set over four storeys , constructed from three former cells , the hotel ’ s each room has a story to tell of a previous inmate . The Bodmin Jail Hotel offers a full sensory accommodation experience that intertwines the imposing original architecture of the three hundred year old jail with high performance windows supplied by Aluprof UK which help keep residents cool in summer and warm in winter with airtight and thermally efficient aluminium windows that match the original style of windows used on the building .
Any hotel , which is thirty or more years old , could benefit from replacement windows and doors . Thermal breaks in aluminium windows have advanced a great deal , as have calculations of thermal insulation and air permeability through building structures . As an exercise in its own right , a full review of a hotel will reveal what savings can be made in energy usage that can be reinvested in building fabric improvements ; windows are an obvious target for replacement , with payback being achieved in as little as five years .
As well as improved levels of insulation and reduced air permeability from new windows , aluminium systems now offer exceptional levels of sustainability with
Clayton Hotel - Manchester
Further information about systems and specification support is available through the company ’ s website at aluprof . co . uk or direct from their UK head office in Altrincham by phoning + 44 ( 0 ) 161 941 4005 .
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