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SENIOR PLAYS KEY ROLE IN CREATION OF STUDENT TOYBOX
Senior Architectural Systems has played
a key role in the creation of a new
multi-storey residential development in
Birmingham.
Located in the heart of the city
centre, The Toybox offers luxury student
accommodation over -storeys and has
been designed by Corstorphine + Wright
architects. The building’s curved facade,
which creates a cantilevered canopy
over the main entrance, features a mix of
green coloured brickwork, zinc cladding
and the extensive use of Senior’s slimprofile
aluminium glazing.
Helping to maximise the use of
daylighting and to provide residents with
far-reaching views of the city landscape,
each apartment benefits from a glazing
package comprising Senior’s SF„
aluminium curtain walling and SPW6‡‡
aluminium windows. Both systems,
which have been installed by EYG
Commercial for main contractor, Torsion
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Group, are said to provide excellent
thermal performance to create interiors
that are cost-effective to heat and offer
a highly durable and low-maintenance
solution. Senior’s SPW6‡‡ aluminium
windows, specified as tilt and turn style
openings, also provide safe and secure
ventilation and can be easily cleaned
from the inside.
EYG Commercial’s marketing
director, Nicola Arnott, said: “We were
very pleased to secure this contract on
such a high-quality development, led
by contractors who have a reputation
for transforming buildings in cities
into vibrant new communities which
breathe new life into the area. They have
been the latest in a string of student
accommodation projects that we have
fabricated and installed windows, doors
and curtain walling products for, and
alongside new hotel developments, this
has been an increasing area of our work.”
OVER OPTIMA FLUSH CASEMENTS FITTED IN NEW DEVELOPMENT
Over ‡‡ Optima flush casement
windows, by Profile „„, have been fitted
in the first phase of a new residential
development consisting of – new
build red-brick town houses in the
historical Houldsworth Conservation
Area in Reddish, Greater Manchester.
The new homes, which are situated
in a newly designed cul-de-sac off the
Harrogate Road, were designed to
complement the nearby ™th century
Victoria and Elisabeth mills.
The Optima flush casement
windows were manufactured by
Profile „„ fabricator, Total Glass, and
installed by Rochdale-based New Look
Windows.
The Profile „„ Optima flush
casement window is said to have ‘more
than met’ the requirements of the
development. Jon Tudor, contracts
manager at New Look Windows,
said: “The Optima flush casement
window offers the perfect solution
for developments in areas protected
by conservation orders that need a
window that replicates the ™th-century
timber window design, whilst offering
modern features and benefits.”
Like all Profile „„ products the
Optima flush casement window system
is produced to BS EN „6‡8 and
manufactured to BS EN ISO ™‡‡. It
adheres to the requirements of the
Environmental Management System
BS EN ISO –‡‡ and the Responsible
Sourcing standard BES 6‡‡. The
manufacturing facility operates a
health and safety programme in line
with OHSAS 8‡‡ to ensure a safe
environment for employees, supply
chain partners and residents.
The windows for the Harrogate
Road development were fabricated
in cream on white to deliver an
architecturally sensitive appearance.
The red-brick townhouses offer a mix
of three and four-bedroom properties
arranged in two terraced rows which
have been designed to reflect the
nearby mills and other neighbouring
homes.
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