Demand for high security glass has been growing fast in the past year. Susan Sinden, Commercial Manager of ESG Group looks at the exciting technical advances that are stimulating this rise in demand.
The Sash Window Workshop specialises in traditional timber windows and doors for period properties, offering a supply and install service in London and Southern England and a supply only service nationwide.
Social change brought about by the pandemic, has seen a resurgence of interest in the quality of life afforded for living, leisure and work, both in the West of England and within South Wales. As a result, Vicaima door specialists, ever in-tune with UK trends are looking West, as they continue to meet the demands of a new post covid generation, with fresh joinery solutions.
Following various lockdown periods, work-from-home mandates and a move towards more flexible working patterns, the office is under threat.
With the nearby Yangtze as the key inspiration for the building and its inner workings, Paradise Walk Wuhan Jiangchen evolves around river-themed interior spaces that distinctively enrich the retail experience and social encounter in a notion of water and movement. Centrally located in Wuhan’s central business district (CBD) on top of a multi-line transport node, the shopping centre, designed by CLOU Architects, takes on multi-level transport-oriented development (TOD) characteristics, to discharge, channel, host and gather large visitor volumes within its V-shaped footprint.
Whilst undertaking his college studies, Chris Wilkinson’s tutors tried to discourage a career in architecture. After a further year at art college, instinct kicked in, and Chris overlooked his teachers’ deterrent, treading the architectural career path. Today, he sits at the helm of Jo Cowen Architects (JCA). In this Q&A, we talk to Chris and follow his route to landing several positions at some of the country’s most notable architecture firms.
When forming window and door openings through a cavity wall, one of the most frequent errors is in the choice of DPC. Polythene DPC to BS 6515 is supplied in rolls and used in numerous applications on site.
Door Group, a unit of ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, is calling for higher standards of fire door inspections in rail environments to ensure life safety and protect national infrastructure.
Launched in October, the Museum of Diversity aims to celebrate the diversity of cultural heritage originating from Africa through immersive virtual reality exhibitions and talks. The new online experience is the first stage in the Museum of Diversity’s wider plan to realise a bricks and mortar location by 2025, also designed by SPPARC.
New research from Geberit has revealed a lasting legacy of the past 18 months, with many of us more aware of the importance of wellbeing than ever before. A YouGov poll has found that more than half of us have made improvements to our self-care routine since the pandemic began, alongside a growth in the number of homeowners setting time aside to relax each day. Here, Sophie Weston, Channel Marketing Manager at Geberit, looks at the significance of the bathroom as homeowners embrace wellness and explains how biophilic design can create the ultimate sanctuary across residential projects.
