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Vision Magazine
The industrial window frames on the north
elevation provide a quite beautiful light. Your
solution really has this absence of fear that this
large area of glazing isn’t going to produce
something uncontrollable. It embraces daylight
and reinforces Sir Norman Foster’s observation
about light as the great informer.
JB: Northern light is such a positive benefit for the
two end units and the common space. Seeing it
through the aperture of the old steel window frames
really gives those rooms a structural quality. As the
sun tracks across the sky, of course it tracks across
the walls and you see how it enlivens the spaces
and reveals a real character in those rooms. We use
Viridian double-glazing and curtains as well, and
together they are very efficient at dealing
with thermal loads.
Vision 17 The Glasshouse
AS THE SUN TRACKS AC
OF COURSE IT TRACKS AC
AND YOU SEE HOW IT ENLI
AND REVEALS A REAL
IN THOSE RO
Julian Brenchley, Arch