Mason Kirby Unveils ‘Trapeze Swinger,’ a testament to the Transmutative Power of Architecture to Harmonising Design with a Landscape.
Mason Kirby has revitalised a 1987 home in Mill Valley, CA, in 2024. The ‘Trapeze Swinger’ project is a testament to the transmutative power of architecture by reimagining its existing building to enhance functionality and integration with the landscape, underscoring the impact through simplicity of form.
Soprema DuoFlex Systems achieve UK BBA Accreditation.
Soprema, a global leader in waterproofing, roofing, thermal and acoustic insulation solutions, proudly announces that its innovative DuoFlex hot melt single pour system has received UK BBA (British Board of Agrément) accreditation. This esteemed accreditation endorses DuoFlex for a variety of applications including weatherproofing inverted roofs, zero fall roofs, roof gardens, blue roof specifications in combination with stormwater attenuation systems, and protected roofs with limited access in flat roof specifications.
Haddonstone stars in 19th century church restoration.
A two-year project to repair and extend a popular Greek Orthodox church in Hertfordshire has involved a variety of traditional trade skills and conservation techniques, as well as the sourcing of materials to match the style of the existing structure.
Knauf help deliver acoustic masterclass for new performance space.
Aviva Studios, the home of Factory International in Manchester, is a groundbreaking £226m culture centre designed to host diverse activities, including theatre, dance, concerts, exhibitions, and conferences.
Profab Access And BDL achieve engineering excellence at 8 Bishopsgate.
8 Bishopsgate, a 50-storey tower located on the corner of two of London’s most prominent streets, is the UK’s most sustainable speculative office tower and the tallest building ever awarded BREEAM Outstanding at design stage.
Invisible door automation opens historic Oxford College entrance.
The Grade II listed dining hall at Pembroke College, Oxford University has undergone a significant upgrade. Architects Walters & Cohen, in collaboration with Glasstec, has addressed the issue of draughts from the hall’s heavy timber doors by installing an elegant yet highly functional, self-opening glazed entrance door.
Safe to touch heating – an important part of the radiator offering.
Low surface temperature radiators – LSTs - are key where there is a need to meet NHS Guidance for ‘Safe Hot Water and surface temperature’
Bradite proves a Boon for community café.
Bradite’s One Can has helped create a bright, airy and welcoming atmosphere in a South Croydon community venture. Boon Café Croydon was conceived, in the words of its founder Georgina Arsalides, as
Sto revitalises London office building with specialist rendering.
Sto, in partnership with applicators Chiltern Contracts, have delivered a rendering project maximising performance and aesthetics for a refurbished multi-purpose building in central London.
JOLIE combine design with sensory delight at The Nest.
International interior design studio Jolie have unveiled the interior design scheme for The Nest, an upscale restaurant concept in Frankfurt, Germany. Positioned between the banking district and the Alte Oper, and situated within the grounds of notable local landmark, BAO, which offers a generous, green outdoor area, the restaurant serves as a temporary development, and is expected to operate for five years.
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- Bradite proves a Boon for community café.
- Safe to touch heating – an important part of the radiator offering.
- Style adds sustainable flexibility to Aviva seminar space.
- Knauf help deliver acoustic masterclass for new performance space.
- Schlüter-Systems joins a host of top building design brands in London’s Material Lab.
Style adds sustainable flexibility to Aviva seminar space.
Working with architect, T P Bennett and contractor, Overbury, moveable wall specialist Style was recently specified to create flexible seminar space on floor 1 of Aviva’s new London head offices in Fenchurch Street. A single Dorma Huppe Variflex ComforTronic, semi-automatic moveable wall, boasting an outstanding 59dB acoustic performance, separates the seminar area from the catering and breakout zone.
Fenestration specialist, ASWS, facilitates ‘forensic’ demolition work.
The finesse and forensic attention to detail displayed by Associated Steel Window Services (ASWS) when removing, cataloguing and eventually reinstating old windows or other architectural metalwork could not be further removed from the world of the wrecking ball, or Fred Dibner burning timber props from beneath a factory chimney.
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Aluprof UK supports the Irish Construction Industry.
For the third consecutive year, Aluprof participated in the ICE Awards hosted in Dublin which is considered a significant construction event for Ireland. Aluprof, as the Gold Sponsor for the Gala Event, presented awards for the top 'Healthcare Project’, the ‘Education Project up to €10m value’ and the 'Education Project over €10m value' categories.
The ambassador for quiet acoustics at Embassy Gardens.
Architects Common Ground Workshop, recently named as one of the 16 emerging practices in Landsec’s new retail framework, completed a new hospitality development at 6 Embassy Gardens in Nine Elms, London.
Schlüter-Systems joins a host of top building design brands in London’s Material Lab.
Material Lab, in London’s West End, is a design resource and materials library and home to a comprehensive range of innovative, high-end brands which have been developed for the UK’s architectural community.
