VISION Issue 27 | Page 28

Right Generous balconies assist in a ‘layered’ façade. Translucent glazing for privacy permits high levels of natural light transmission. VISION 27 — THE OCTAGON THE BENEFITS OF HEAT RETENTION AND LOW SOLAR GAIN GLASS ARE VERY OBVIOUS. LIGHTBRIDGE™ HAS THERMAL PROPERTIES OVER AND ABOVE WHAT YOU’D EXPECT. Julian Brenchley, Architect It’s interesting that many of the qualities of your work with sustainability operate in a very unobtrusive way. It’s not shouting “Look how green I am”. It seems to go about it quietly. That’s very important to my architecture. Whatever these achievements are they’re to stand the test of time so whether they’re trendy or not, that’s a matter of opinion. From my point of view these are meant to be understated and softly spoken rather than flashing ‘Green’ in neon lights. Which a lot of Green buildings do. Quite a few win awards. They win awards which is admirable, but from my point of view just because a project has, say, recycled cladding and screams environmentally friendly, in five years time when that cladding has to be replaced because it’s rotten, that’s not Green, or environmentally friendly. 28