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The Historic Dockyard at Chatham in Kent, was one of the Royal Navy’s main facilities for four hundred years until it closed in 1984. Ownership was then transferred to the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust to re purpose the site, opening... View Article

Featuring more than 500m2 of tiling on three floors and seven bathrooms, The Gart is a fabulous example of a high quality, modern tiling, completed despite a challenging design brief from the project’s artist owner. Tiling in the property took... View Article

Crittall Windows has been selected to manufacture and install replacement steel fenestration for one of London’s most iconic high-rise residential blocks. Trellick Tower remains a major symbol of the Brutalist architectural style of the 1970s. With its distinctive separate lift... View Article

The Jury of ECOLA Award 2019 has awarded four First Prizes under the chairmanship of Manuelle Gautrand (Manuelle Gautrand Architecture, FR-Paris) on 17 May 2019 in Stühlingen. Prizes in the category New Buildings went to Aires Mateus Architects from Lissabon... View Article

The UK’s most popular living museum is using its newest attraction to deliver best practice in accessibility, and truly open its doors to everyone. With a £10.9million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Beamish is able to undertake its... View Article

Where do bikes and bins go in slick commercial buildings in space-strapped cities? A big question answered by a Stannah Goodsmaster 1000 CD Plus goods attendant lift in the revamped Kings House office building in central London. The 1000kg through-car lift moves... View Article

A unique design of ventilation grille from Gilberts Blackpool has helped Twitter achieve its first platinum level LEED (leadership in energy & environmental design) award in the world. The social media brand’s European, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) headquarters in... View Article

A shining addition to the skyline of suburban London, the landmark Sutton Point mixed use scheme has completed involving FGS’s façade design, manufacture and installation services across its three towers. The Sutton Point scheme, which saw the demolition of the... View Article

Hygienic and hypo-allergenic surfacing materials have recently become key concerns for kitchen designers, spurred on by an increasing awareness of allergies. Earlier this year, Neolith’s Calacatta C01 pattern in silk finish was specified for an Italian cookery school which seeks... View Article

Aircraft leasing company Avolon Aerospace’s new global headquarters in Dublin is the first building in Ireland to feature Hunter Douglas Architectural’s award-winning HeartFelt® ceiling. The aerospace company, which was founded in 2010, is already the world’s third largest airline lessor... View Article

J & P BALCON is recognised as a premier insulated connection system for steel balconies. Acclaimed for easy adjustment of balcony positioning, the product has recently achieved LABC recognition, and has developed improved thermal data combined with higher load resistances.... View Article

Modern bathrooms, showers and even en-suites consist of much more than just a shower tray, bathtub and sanitary ware. In bathroom planning, there is an ever increasing demand for customised design without a compromise on floor space. Most people dream... View Article

Market-leading single ply roofing manufacturer Sika Sarnafil and leading South West roofing contractor Progressive Systems Ltd are celebrating following a win at the Roofing Awards 2019. The roof of the Dunes – a stunning new beachfront development in Perranporth, Cornwall –... View Article

The London Gunnnersbury Park Museum is a perfect example of how high-performance acoustic solutions can solve the problem of noise in public and leisure places. As design trends continue towards minimal furniture and hard surfaces, it becomes increasingly important to... View Article

Green-tree’s intensive roof garden substrate has been installed in a large-scale roof garden for a Barratt development in West Hendon. Green-tech was called in by Kingston Landscape Group who specialise in commercial landscape installations and grounds maintenance across London. They... View Article

Products from Mapei have been specified by Lipton Plant Architects after distinct plans were made with their London-based client to build an extension on an existing building situated along Wolsey Road. Its design was shaped around the history of the... View Article

Ancon has made a simple improvement to one of its smallest, but most utilised, stainless steel building components to benefit installers of its masonry support systems. An orientation guide, in the form of two horizontal square ridges, has been incorporated... View Article

Leading construction connector manufacturer Simpson Strong-Tie has developed a system of connectors which incorporates new and existing products for the installation of a timber gable panel. The brand new GPC, Gable Panel Connector, solves the problem of the connection detail... View Article