Kawneer UK Ltd

Milton Keynes College Group made the decision to create a purpose-built digital learning centre from existing buildings on its Bletchley Campus.With ambitious targets for the inclusivity and diversity of student intake, the South Central Institute of Technology (SCIoT) was designed to provide high-quality learning environments, providing the latest hi-tech digital equipment and state of the art AI, VR and AR technologies.Designed by GSS Architecture and built by Ashe Construction, the ambitious remodelling and refurbishment project at SCIoT uses a range of Kawneer architectural glazing solutions, installed by specialist subcontractor JPJ Installations Ltd.Kawneer’s AA®100 Curtain Wall System replaced the existing first and second floor screens, while new build elements of the project featured the AA®720 SL Slimline Casement Window that offers slim sightlines to maximise light and maximum vision areas and AA®720 Standard Casement Window offering design flexibility.Two types of Kawneer door solutions were selected. The AA®190 TB Welded Door System was installed on the ground floor, suitable for the high traffic areas of the North and East entrance areas, while the West elevation features the AA®720 Series Door System, a medium-to-heavy entrance door offering versatile door heights and thermal performance.SCIoT is now able to provide an improved technical and digital education offer within a clean modern environment for students and businesses who require additional staff training to meet their needs.

Explore, formerly known as Eton House, in Richmond, London is a completely reimagined CAT A refurbishment project for Barwood Capital with an additional fourth floor rooftop extension, creating a totally transformed building offering 45,000 sq ft of destination office space.Approved specialist subcontractor JPJ Installations Ltd provided a high-performance, energy-efficient curtain wall, using Kawneer’s AA®110 Curtain Wall System for a range of screens spanning from ground floor to Level 3 and for the panoramic Level 4 full-height curtain wall with bespoke ceramic infil panels at columns, accommodating building movement/tolerance.They also fitted Kawneer’s AA®720 Series Doors in a double door configuration for Level 4 terrace doors and Level 3 inset balcony doors, offering excellent thermal and weather performance.AA®190 TB Heavy-Duty Entrance Doors were selected for the high traffic main entrance, stair cores and fire escape areas, due to their robust nature and sleek design.JPJ also installed solar control glass for energy efficiency and acoustic performance and a neutral appearance.

Located at the intersection of the London Borough of Hackney and the City of London, One Crown Place is a diverse mixed-use development with a unique blend of old and new elements to form an entire urban block.It comprises two impressive new towers, office and retail spaces, a clubhouse, restaurant, streetside shops and cafes, and a boutique hotel that retains the shell of some Georgian townhouses designed by George Dance the Younger. The wider project encompasses the retrofitting of the 54 Wilson Street office block, originally built in the 1970’s. The eye-catching and intricate ground floor facade at One Crown Place is a superb scene-setter for its many upper levels, creating an inviting interface at street level.It is a symphony of elegant solutions working together in perfect harmony to create that vital first impression as building occupants and the public approach the development.Kawneer engaged with the design and build teams to create a statement multi-element ground floor facade. The backbone of each element is the AA®110 curtain wall, working in tandem with a steel support system to efficiently transfer loads, with the following key features:• 6-metre vertical spans supporting 750kg double-glazed panels• Terracotta rainscreen infills• Cantilevered glass canopies• Integrated and hidden gutter system• Feature band• Continuous louvresPrecise geometry and uniformity in the mullions allowed the façade to seamlessly interface with the existing townhouses, helping to bridge the gap between Georgian heritage and modern construction.

A joint venture between the University of Cambridge and Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute (HLRI) is a major new £45million facility accommodating Europe’s largest concentration of heart and lung medicine scientists and clinicians. It draws together the NHS and academia to create a world-leading research environment and is a unique facility of its kind in the UK.Creating the largest Biotech cluster outside of the United States meant that the specification, already approved on previous projects, had to be met. Kawneer systems were selected for this important building by the University of Cambridge.Installed by approved specialist subcontractor JPJ Installations Ltd, Kawneer’s AA®100 Zone Drained and AA®100 Structurally Silicone Glazed (SSG) Curtain Wall systems, and AA®720 Windows, feature on the main elevations, with the AA®720 Series Door Systems chosen for the main entrance area. In high access areas, the AA®190 TB Welded Door is used and on the ground floor. AA®100 Rooflights were also installed on the third floor.

Fylde View, the new seven-storey Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Office Block is the third phase of Blackpool’s Talbot Gateway Development, creating a central business district providing educational and traditional work placements and community engagement as part of the town’s regeneration programme.Kawneer’s AA®110 Curtain Wall Zone-Drained System was chosen – a 65mm wide system and with a fully developed and tested enhanced movement/expansion joint. Using its Increased Weight Capacity Console, Kawneer undertook a stringent process of interrogating the structural model to refine the deflections that resulted in the conclusion that bespoke brackets had to be incorporated into the assembly, allowing the curtain wall to be ‘jacked’ during installation. As the facetted, curved-effect curtain wall was loaded, the structure and curtain wall would theoretically deflect, so the brackets would allow the glazing system to be lined and levelled.A terracotta precast concrete off-site solution, including Kawneer AA®720 Hi Reflex Plus windows, simplified and sped up window installation, greatly reducing site assembly requirements.Kawneer’s AA®190 TB all-purpose door with Kawneer 451PT framing was selected for front and rear entrance doors.

Located in the heart of Stafford Town Centre, Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group’s Stafford College Skills & Innovation Centre is a cutting-edge learning facility and one of the first projects delivered in accordance with the Department For Education’s Further Education Output Specification.The Centre’s two impressive curved frontages feature the mullion-drained Kawneer AA®110 65mm Curtain Wall System, creating a transparent and inviting facade that mirrors the building’s aspirational and inspirational nature. A bespoke faceted double-nose AA®110 mullion carries a 33mm thickness 9.5m tall triple-laminated glass fin detail for solar shading.The zone-drained Kawneer AA®100 50mm Curtain Wall System has been used on a number of elevations and Kawneer AA®720 Standard Casement Windows in a top hung configuration act as curtain wall vents throughout the building.Door choice was Kawneer’s AA®190 TB all-purpose door for use in high traffic areas and automatic entrances in sliding and open in/out single and double swing variants.

The gently curved entrance to Birmingham Symphony Hall in Centenary Square really adds to the sense of occasion as visitors approach the building.Perhaps the most striking element is the clever use of a glazed façade that further enhances the interaction between the interior and exterior, especially at night when foyer activities can clearly be seen from the Square.The entrance features two Kawneer architectural glazing solutions – the AA®110 65mm Curtain Wall System that provides flexibility of design, outstanding performance and ease of installation. Also, the AA®110 Structurally Silicone Glazed Curtain Wall System that gives an aesthetically pleasing appearance with flush glazing to the exterior. The AA®110 65mm Curtain Wall featured bespoke designed fins on sections of the fascia to provide added aesthetic enhancement and visual interest.

Providing a highly flexible range of permanent and flexible working space options, the 85,000 sqft Uncommon Holborn is workspace provider Uncommon’s latest and largest flagship location.Constructed in the 1950’s and the former headquarters of London Underground (Templar House), the building has undergone a Category A fitout, designed by architects astudio london.Installed by approved specialist subcontractor JPJ Installations Ltd, a wide range of Kawneer’s architectural aluminium glazing solutions were chosen for this extensive refurbishment project.Offering design flexibility, two types of Kawneer Curtain Wall Systems were used, the AA®100 Zone-Drained Curtain Wall System on the shopfront area and amenity areas. The flexibility of the AA®100 was required because of the 3m spans in the staircase areas, which were logistically difficult to glaze. The AA®110 Mullion-Drained Curtain Wall System was used for the rooflights in the East and West areas of the ground floor.Replicating the original sash windows, Kawneer’s AA®3610 Vertical Sliding Windows were installed on the 9th Floor roof terrace for their performance and aesthetics. Kawneer’s Tilturn Windows, Doors and Fixed Lights feature on a link block.The AA®190 TB Severe-Duty Entrance Doors, for use in high traffic areas, was selected for the shopfronts, main entrance and amenity areas and the AA®720 HI Doors were fitted on the High Holborn elevation of the building. Working closely with the client, JPJ Installations replicated the original vertical sash windows and devised an internal picture frame surround which included stick-on applied bars.