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Introduction
The judges Hugh Pearman is editor of the RIBA Journal. He also Produced by the
writes for a broad range of other media ranging from RIBA Journal on Joy is in the details
CONTENTS Architectural Record in the United States to UK titles behalf of Schueco UK
including The Sunday Times, Royal Academy magazine There’s a lot of adaptability on show in this year’s Schueco awards. The idea
2 and the Spectator. He teaches, lectures and occasionally Supplement editor is that the architecture comes first, the system second, and it shows. What,
writes books. Pamela Buxton after all, connects the ultimate one-off project – Sir Peter Cook and CRAB
Schueco Excellence Design Studio’s fluid drawing studio for the Arts University in Bournemouth (p24)
Awards 2016 Louise Cotter is co-founder of the Cork-based practice Design by S-T – with the beautiful rationality of Hopkins Architects/Colorminium’s new
The judges Carr Cotter Naessens. The practice’s work includes the Sub-editor overcladding for Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital (p20-21) in London? Nothing
dlrLexicon public library and cultural centre in Dún Gail Novelle whatsoever beyond the fact that the Schueco systems involved in each were
3 Laoghaire, which won the overall prize in the 2015 developed in close collaboration with the architects to achieve the award-
Schueco Excellence Awards. Cover image winning result.
Introduction Albert Sloman Library
Paul Monaghan is a director of Allford Hall Monaghan and Silberrad Student Those projects were winners in two of our ten categories this year. There
4 Morris, winner of the 2015 Stirling Prize for the Centre, designed by were meant to be nine but we added a Judges’ Special Award to recognise
Burntwood School in south London. A former chair of Patel Taylor the unique Bournemouth drawing studio. We also show Schueco systems
Overall Winner and the RIBA Awards panel, he currently sits on the CABE Photograph by being used fruitfully across cultural, commercial, education, refurbishment,
Education Award National Design Review Panel and is a RIBA Client Patel Taylor residential, individual houses and steel sectors and in the specialist
Design Advisor. contractor category.
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Steve Mudie is a partner specialising in facades at When it comes to translating the architect’s concept into reality, it is vital
Cultural Award London-based cost consultant alinea. His role is to to ensure that the fineness of detail comes through in the finished building.
provide high-level strategic facade advice, supported All of the examples you see here demonstrate this joy in the fine detail,
10 by close relationships with the diverse supply chain. none more so than our overall winner, which offsets very precisely handled
He joined alinea in 2014 after 20 years’ experience in glazing against a new concrete structure, all while echoing the civilised
Commercial Award the curtain walling industry. brutalism of the original building.

12 It would be tempting and only partly true to regard the Schueco systems
as a kit of parts for architects, because that would suggest that the parts
Refurbishment Award are all the same out of the box. They are a lot more clever than that, as the
partnerships with the Schueco specialist contractors here demonstrate.
14 You want to know how the best buildings are made? Our winners and
commendations show you how.
Residential Development
Award Hugh Pearman
Chair of judging panel
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Individual House Award

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Steel Award

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Specialist Contractor
Award and Health Award

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Judges’ Special Award

Greg Sinclair is a director and lead consultant of facade
engineering consultancy Wintech, which he joined in
1999. He has worked in the window industry since he
was 18, spending nine years with Schueco and gaining
a Master’s Degree in Facade Engineering from the
University of Bath.

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Overall Winner and Education

Winner flush internally. At ground and first floor level Below left The new Client University Student Centre second floor opening
Albert Sloman Library and Silberrad the glazing is typically fixed, while on the Silberrad Student Centre of Essex window detail
Student Centre, University of Essex second floor large over-glazed Schueco ADS 75 sits between the lake and Architect Patel Taylor 1 Stone cladding, tied back to the
door sections keep the external appearance the the library – the library Structural engineer
Entrant: Patel Taylor same as the ground floor. On the second floor, extension is on the right. metal framing support structure
actuators are concealed by dummy mullions Left Projecting bay Techniker 2 Schueco ADS 65+ SG opening vents
where Schueco ADS 65+ SG opening vents are library windows. Main contractor 3 Balustrade fixed to mullion
used alongside FW 50+ SG curtain walling. Below View from the 4 Balustrade anodised to match
Student Centre reception Kier Eastern
The six-storey library extension employs over the lake. Specialist contractor window frames
the same over-glazed curtain walling. On the 5 Dummy mullion to form cover
main facade, this is supported from vertical HW Architectural
steel columns to avoid lateral bracing of any for actuators
continuous horizontal elements. Mullion 6 Chain actuators mounted behind
joints are capped to break up the facade. The
facade incorporates staggered, top-hung dummy mullion
actuated Schueco AWS 102 vents. 7 Metal stud

Patel Taylor’s assured extension of the 1963 Both buildings make extensive and varied Schueco FW 50+ SG was also used to frame 2
brutalist library at the University of Essex use of Schueco’s FW 50+ SG curtain walling. the large projecting bay windows at first and 1
and new-build student centre scooped both second floor level. Here, the system was used
the education category and the overall prize ‘The right system with the most flexibility with fully supported mullions and transoms 34 6 7
in the 2016 Schueco Excellence Awards. was crucial to the delivery of the project,’ said on a steel substructure, incorporating 2m x 5
Patel Taylor associate Roger Meyer. 4m flush fixed glazed panels.
‘An intervention that can extend
older buildings while picking up on their The student centre is a three-storey Where the library extension meets the
architectural language is something lakeside pavilion that sandwiches limestone old core, curtain walling was used past the
to be treasured,’ said chair of the judges piers and bronze anodised aluminium slab to create the flush appearance of a single
Hugh Pearman. glazing between bold, cantilevered concrete sheet of glass over four storeys to emphasise
slabs. The design intent was for over-glazed the transition from old to new. In order to
‘The new building echoes the original curtain walling sections with medium level meet two-hour fire separation between the
by offsetting very precisely handled glazing solar control glass that would emphasise the old library and the addition, the architect
against a new concrete structure. Playing the relationship of solid and void and complement specified Schueco Jansen VISS framing
old architectural game of solid against void, it the concrete and limestone facade elements. and steel doors with a bronze PPC finish. •
is both respectful and imaginative, making a
new heart for the university.’ Windows were designed with deep curtain
walling sections recessed into the facade but

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Commended for Nottingham Trent University (NTU), ‘It creates the impression of a film of
Nottingham Trent designed by Evans Vettori Architects. glass stretched across the facade and over
University Heart the pods,’ said Robert Evans of Evans Vettori.
of the Campus Creating the building’s 10m high glazed
Pavilion, Clifton, facade provided considerable challenges The interface between the canopy and
Nottingham for specialist contractor MB Glass. The 90m the arched screen heads was particularly
wide screen had to negotiate projecting intricate, requiring bespoke, individually
Entrant: MB Glass brick study pods and incorporate arched bent curved profiles and glass to fit
heads beneath a vaulted concrete canopy. the curvature of the canopy as well as
The Pavilion provides spaces for social accommodation of the different tolerances
interaction and collaborative learning as ‘The main challenge was to make the of the various facade elements.
part of the Heart of the Campus development design of the screen work together as one
screen across the full length of the building The presence of the canopy also
while stepping up and over the brickwork created logistical difficulties for the
pods and under the concrete arches,’ installation of the glazing for the screen.
said MB Glass commercial manager
Richard Evans. Judges appreciated the quirky
nature of the building and the prowess
The facade combines Schueco FW 50+/ of the glazing solution.
FW 50+ SG structural glazing with Schueco
AWS windows and ADS sliding doors, The Pavilion is intended to provide
the latter opening up between the pods a sense of arrival and gravitas on NTU’s
on to a raised terrace. Glass louvres are Clifton Campus. •
incorporated on either side of the pods.
Client Nottingham Trent University
The capped glazing system helped Architect Evans Vettori Architects
achieve the architect’s aspiration of Structural engineer Curtins
dematerialising the facade beneath the Facade consultant GF Tomlinson
imposing canopy, and provided a more cost- Specialist contractor MB Glass
effective alternative to frameless glazing.
Below An arched curtain wall rises up to

10m at the entrance to the pavilion.

Commended Above Glazed panels up to 5m high
Radcliffe Primary create a new infill extension to the former
Care Building, Radcliffe Primary Care Building.
University of Left View along toggle-glazed facade.
Oxford
MARTINE HAMILTON KNIGHT floor level, punctuated by Schueco ADS 65 HD Schueco AWS 114 integrated top-hung
NICK KANE (2) Entrant: LSC Special Works doors. Above is the two-storey, toggle-glazed vents with opening actuators at the top of
screen behind which the vertical fins of the infill. Aluminium framing was coloured
Glazing panels up to 5m tall form a the concrete structure within are visible. to complement the stonework.
new infill structure at the grade II listed
Radcliffe Primary Care Building in Oxford. After initially considering the Schueco ‘It was a very difficult installation
The addition is part of Niall McLaughlin FW 50+ system, LSC Special Works specified for us due to the size of the glass and the
Architects’ transformation of the building the Schueco AOC 50 SG system as the best limited tolerance required to fit them into
into office accommodation for the University solution for handling the weighty 5m x 2.5m the system,’ said LSC Group chief operating
of Oxford’s Department of Primary Care panes because of its built-in glass carrier, officer Andy McKechnie. ‘We worked with
Health Sciences. which avoided any potential problems with Schueco’s engineer to achieve the wow factor
slippage. Installation was achieved using a the architect was looking for.’
The infill replaces a single-storey waiting sucker frame and crane, with a second, lighter
hall and is constructed with ashlar limestone atrium screen incorporated within. In daytime, the glass screen reflects the
to match the flanking 1911 wings at ground Radcliffe Infirmary opposite, while at night
Ventilation is enabled by the use of the internal concrete fins are backlit and the
key internal spaces of the building revealed.

Judge Hugh Pearman praised the project
as an elegant infill that enhances the classical
symmetry of the original building. •

Client University of Oxford

Architect Niall McLaughlin Architects

Structural engineer Aecom

Main contractor Laing O’Rourke

Specialist contractor LSC Special Works (part

of LSC Group)

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Winner have been achieved through phenomenally Above left The new while maintaining views. At the upper level Section detail through west facade
The Whitworth, thoughtful and well crafted use of the Promenade Gallery a ceramic frit in a fringed pattern provides 1 Solar shading assembly
Manchester products,’ said judge Hugh Pearman. on the west elevation. further control. 2 Stainless steel support beams
Above The café, which 3 Stainless steel coping
Entrant: MUMA According to MUMA partner Stuart includes delicate, The same system was also used to great 4 Concrete pavior
McKnight, the Schueco range enabled polished stainless steel effect in a new café wing extending south 5 Aluminium soffit/bulkhead panel
Schueco systems were integral to MUMA’s the practice to create bespoke glazing that structural mullions. into the landscape. Here delicate structural 6 Curtain wall glazing with linear
impressive extension of The Whitworth art responded to each specific circumstance Left The study centre stainless steel mullions support both the
gallery, helping realise the architect’s key while meeting its overall vision for features a 13.5m wide curtain wall glazing and the roof. frit pattern
intents of dematerialising the gallery into the the project. panoramic window over 7 Blind
landscape from the inside, and opening it up the Art Garden. ‘The structural mullions were designed 8 Bespoke structural stainless
to the park externally. ‘We were looking for a range of high to reflect the trees into the café and at the
performance systems – not just curtain- Client University same time conceal the glazing system,’ said steel mullion
The resulting sequence of vistas celebrates walling but also framed windows, openings of Manchester McKnight, adding that mirror frits were 9 Stainless steel floor grille
the setting and transforms what had with concealed frames, plus door systems. Architect MUMA used externally to help control solar gain and 10 Stainless steel soffit grille
previously been a primarily internalised The Schueco range provided these and fitted Building facade conceal the back of the structural mullions. 11 GRC soffit panels
visitor experience. with our architectural intent,’ he said. consultant Arup 12 Fairfaced RC slab
Facade Engineering Further uses of Schueco systems include 13 Brick piers
‘It’s astonishingly good. All these effects Judges particularly appreciated the Structural engineer an AWS 65 panoramic window stretching 14 Double glazed window
elegant use of Schueco systems in the Ramboll UK 13.5m along the Study Centre on the north 15 Stone-clad seat
Promenade Gallery that forms a new glazed Main contractor ISG side of a new garden court, and Schueco 16 Oak veneered bench seat
frontage to the park along the formerly blank Specialist contractor Janisol glazed internal and external steel 17 Air supply slot
west end. Arkoni doors and openable facade elements. 18 Sandstone paving
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Here, MUMA controlled light, glare and ‘It really is very well done,’ said judge
solar gain through the use of Schueco FW 50+ Paul Monaghan, adding that the project was in Art Garden
SG curtain walling with a delicate brise soleil ‘in a different league’ to all other Cultural
of 5mm thick stainless steel fins to cast shade category contenders. •

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Winner by BuckleyGrayYeoman. As well as adding ‘The caps and spacing give a bit more
C-Space, a fourth floor, the architect stepped back depth and solidity to finish the building off 12
Shoreditch, one of the front bays to improve views properly. It’s a bit like a top hat against the
London of neighbour John Wesley’s House and sky,’ said associate director Oliver Bayliss. PETER LANDERS LVL 3 3
provided public access through the site The decision to reconfigure the end bay, FFL 30.125 4
Entrant: BuckleyGrayYeoman via a new entrance courtyard. he added, ended up improving the overall
proportions of C-Space as well as benefiting LVL 2 3
Extensive use of Schueco systems has helped Schueco systems have been key to its neighbour. FFL 26.785 4
transform a carpet factory-turned-server- the success of the 62,000ft2 retrofit. On
facility into desirable offices near Old Street. the previously opaque ground floor, the ‘It’s like a little temple,’ approved LVL 1 3
architect introduced Schueco FW 50+ Louise Cotter, while fellow judge Paul FFL 23.445 4
Now known as C-Space, the 1960s curtain walling and cut back the front of Monaghan appreciated the ‘crisp and
building has been remodelled and extended the floor slab to introduce light into the well done’ transformation.
basement. On the next three floors, new
windows incorporating openable Schueco ‘There are loads of these 60s office
AWS 60 side panels were introduced into buildings around and often developers
existing window openings above retained knock them down rather than refurbish
brick spandrels, which were painted black. them. But this project shows that they
On the new top floor, BuckleyGrayYeoman can be successfully reinvented,’ he said. •
again used Schueco FW 50+ curtain walling,
but this time with 200mm deep caps Client Helical Bar
externally and narrowly (750mm)
spaced mullions. Architect BuckleyGrayYeoman

Structural engineer Alan Baxter Associates

Main contractor Willmott Dixon

Specialist contractor Drayton Windows

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1 Schueco FW 50+ curtain walling on FFL 20.095

extra floor and introduced generous ground floor and new fourth floor
2 200mm external caps to curtain wall
HUFTON & CROW (2) ground floor glazing as part of the 3 Schueco AWS 70.HI in existing

refurbishment. openings
4 Painted brick spandrel panel
Above top Interior of the new 4th floor. 5 Cutaway ground floor slab

The curtain walling has external caps to A 5

create a strong vertical rhythm.

Above New entrance pavilion with

shallow fin external caps.

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Refurbishment
Cill detail
Winner 1 Schueco Jansen Janisol Arte profile
Congress Theatre, 2 Steel support
Eastbourne 3 3 High performance 34mm

Entrant: Structura UK double glazed unit
4 Precast concrete panel
Half a century of exposure to the
marine climate had taken its toll on the 1
facade of Eastbourne’s grade II* listed
Congress Theatre. 4

As well as repairing the severely 2
corroding concrete, Eastbourne Borough
Council opted to replace the original 1963 Far left Schueco Jansen Janisol Arte
glazing on the front and east facades to steel system was used to upgrade the
improve thermal performance and reduce facade of the grade II* listed Congress
maintenance costs. Structura UK was the Theatre while respecting the aesthetic
specialist contractor faced with the challenge of the original building.
of creating upgraded glazing that conserved Below left The restored facade
the aesthetic appearance of the original. unobtrusively incorporates new
double glazing.
Structura designed a solution using
the Schueco Jansen Janisol Arte system. solution with mock-ups of the stone and
Janisol Arte’s steel frame was capable of glass facade ensemble and worked closely
unobtrusively supporting the extra weight of with building restoration contractor
the new double glazed units and was encased Triton Restoration, which replaced
in a bespoke, aluminum extrusion of anodised the concrete fascia.
blue-grey to mimic the original mullions,
which had degraded. The 26mm thick units Patel said the main challenges were the
replace original 6mm float glass. The new logistics of handling such large panes of glass
glazing was treated to ensure its colour and the complications of dealing with the
and appearance was similar to the original, condition of the facade once the old glazing
with opening horizontal pivot windows had been removed.
incorporated to aid ventilation.
He is pleased that many theatregoers have
‘We felt the Janisol profile was the best to no idea of the extent of the intervention.
use because it had the slimmest sightlines and
offered the right solution for the replacement ‘We wanted to bring the building back
windows on a historic building from the last to its original appearance. If you went there
century,’ said managing director Manny now you wouldn’t know that it had been
Patel. He added that Structura tested the refurbished, but the work has made a huge
difference to the energy performance and
The RIBA Journal July 2016 will ensure it can last another 50 years,’
he said.

Judges approved of the accomplished way
the team worked with the listed fabric of the
1,600 seater theatre.

‘It’s a good example of the post-war
cultural estate being refurbished to enable
continued use,’ said Paul Monaghan.

The theatre was originally designed by
Bryan & Norman Westwood & Partners and
engineered by Ove Arup. •

Client Eastbourne Borough Council
Design & project lead Faithful + Gould
Building restoration Triton Building Restoration
Specialist contractor Structura UK

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Residential Development
Commended
Winner The Longfords, Kingston Road,
Kings Gate, Victoria, London Teddington

Entrant: Dane Architectural Systems

Entrant: Alumen

2 4 8 Designed by 5plus Architects, this mews ‘The height made it that much more
1 3 development of seven houses and one duplex challenging,’ said Alumen managing director
DAVID GRANDORGE (2) is on a brownfield site in Teddington. Alan Robinson. ‘Every single window had a
56 different configuration of how it fitted in the
At the rear the architect explored a more cavity – some were forward, others pushed
7 contemporary expression of a terrace than at back. There wasn’t a standard way.’
the front, where the new houses relate more
closely to their Victorian neighbours. Judges appreciated the modesty of the
development and its use of a variety of sliding
The three rear properties make the most and folded systems. ‘It’s nicely restrained,’
of natural light through the use of sliding and said Louise Cotter, while Hugh Pearman
folding doors at the back and 2m wide by 2.6m commented: ‘This is a good example of a young
high glazed screens at the front. These are set practice revisiting the terrace typology.’ •
back in the brick cavity with full height vents
to the side behind vertical timber louvres. Client/contractor Q Developments
Architect 5plus Architects
Specialist contractor Alumen fabricated Structural engineer JA Gorman
the glazing using Schueco’s highly insulated Consulting Engineers
AWS 75 for the tilt & turn front windows and Specialist contractor Alumen
Schueco ASS 70.HI aluminium lift & slide
patio doorsets to the rear. At the front of the Below Front elevation of the
site, the houses have Schueco ASS 70 FD bi-fold terrace, with full height vents
doorsets on the ground floor. All share slim
sightlines and a metallic pearl/beige finish. behind vertical louvres.

Designed by Lynch Architects, Kings Gate At penthouse level, views are maximised According to Dane director Billy Field, Penthouse screen return cill
is a 14-storey residential tower on Victoria with the use of a bespoke build-up of Schueco the project’s procurement during the recession 1 Stone cladding
Street in central London. Clad in Jura FW 60+ double height curtain wall screens made its realisation all the more demanding, 2 Aluminium cill
limestone, it contains 100 apartments, with a double mullion design and a run of with close co-ordination required with those 3 EPDM rubber membrane
from studios to four bedroom family Schueco ASS 70.HI sliding doors. installing the stone, SIPS panels, M&E and 4 Schueco FW 60+ curtain wall frame
flats and penthouses. internal finishes. A particular challenge was 5 Insulation
On the east and west elevations, the balancing acoustic performance with the risk 6 Fixing bracket
The 10,090m2 building was initially architect incorporated large fixed windows of ‘roller wave’ ripples in the toughened glazing. 7 Frame anchor
conceived with a bespoke unitised facade but with narrow, full height opening panels to 8 Trench heating
this proved impractical and uneconomical, the side. On those facades these are used in Frames are a rich bronze anodised
according to Dane. The specialist contractor combination with projecting oriel windows aluminium finish – a shade darker than Left Projecting oriel windows
instead devised a traditionally built solution that provide daylight into the deep plan and the adjacent Zig Zag office building – with were incorporated into the east and
using Schueco systems throughout. offer views south over the Thames or north- matching finishes on the door furniture. west elevation.
west towards the parks.  Above On the south elevation of Kings
To the south, the glazing is set back Judge Paul Monaghan praised the Gate, the glazing is set back behind stone
behind long terraces and stone piers to Dane and Lynch Architects collaborated project as being head and shoulders above piers and long terraces.
enhance privacy and present an ordered closely on the detailing of the oriel windows, everything else in the category, and a ‘massive
frontage to busy Victoria Street. The north which were designed opening inwards from achievement’ for the young architectural
elevation overlooking the Royal Parks is Juliet balconies, and on the double height practice that designed it. •
a more open ‘garden elevation’ with large curtain wall facade of the penthouse.
opening windows and metal balconies. Client Land Securities
Both use Schueco’s ASS 70.HI lift & slide door ‘We did a lot of design development with Architect Lynch Architects
system for the balcony doors with Schueco Dane to ensure that all the systems line up Structural engineer Pell Frischmann
AWS 75.SI fixed windows and, to the north, together nicely, and were happy with the Main contractor Lendlease
Schueco AWS 70.HI side hung windows. outcome,’ said Lynch Architects director Specialist contractor Dane Architectural
Claudia Lynch of the penthouse facade. Systems

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Winner references the muted natural tones of that West elevation detail
Le Petit Fort, part of the island and contrasts with the 1 Weathered steel
Jersey extensive screen of Schueco glazing. 2 Granite capstone
3 Granite
Entrant: Hudson Architects With such an exposed location, Hudson particularly confident that the rain wouldn’t On the ground floor, Schueco AWS 75 4 Powder coated aluminium
Architects needed a robust glazing solution get in.’ full height tilt & turn aluminium windows
Judges were impressed by the extraordinary to achieve its ambitions for opening up the fulfil the architect’s aspiration for the Schueco AWS 70
nature of Le Petit Fort, a new five bedroom house to the courtyard and the seascape Le Petit Fort is arranged with two courtyard and house to merge into one 5 Granite cill
house built within a retained perimeter where appropriate. wings radiating from a three-storey granite space when required. 6 Weathered steel solar shade
granite wall on the shore of St Ouen’s Bay in entrance block. Together these frame a 7 Shiplapped cedar
west Jersey. ‘We went for Schueco because we thought landscaped pool terrace, sheltered garden and Schueco ASS 70 sliding doors are used 8 Powder coated aluminium
they were best for an extreme marine entrance forecourt within the enclosure. on the first floor where the two wings meet,
Taking its cues from nearby Napoleonic environment,’ said associate Philip Durban. with Schueco ASS 80 FD bi-folding doors Schueco ASS 70
Martello towers, Second World War ‘There’s nothing between that bit of the beach The house is built in a combination of on the first floor balcony facing west and 9 Polished concrete
fortifications and the slits in the 1920s and America. Corten panels, polished micro-cement render Schueco AWS 70 windows on the second floor. 10 Powder coated aluminium
perimeter wall, the house is conceived in and Jersey granite, including stone recycled
castle terms with only the central ‘keep’ and ‘There’s also a strange micro-climate from the farmstead buildings that previously According to Durban, the ambition was Schueco AWS 75
first floor visible to passers-by. A new section effect and a lot of funnelling of wind into occupied the site. for the building to make a statement, but do
of wall to the east closes the gap in the other the angles of the building, so we had to be so discreetly. Its unusual nature certainly Above left Le Petit Fort is built within
three sides and adds to the fortress-like air. The materials palette deliberately caught the attention of the judges. a sheltering granite retaining wall,
which also encloses a pool courtyard.
‘Set within the perimeter wall, it Far left Beach view of the house, with the
really is such an astonishing thing,’ said granite ‘keep’ rising above the two wings.
Hugh Pearman. • Left Generous windows maximise the
seaside views.
Client Private
Architect Hudson Architects
Structural engineer Ross Gower Associates
Main contractor Mitchell Construction Group
Specialist contractor Bonam and Berry

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Jansen systems 23-27 Hatton Wall, Shoreditch, London
helped achieve the
challenging window Entrant: Roz Barr Architects
shapes of the rear
elevation,
Below left The
irregular windows
required close
collaboration with
other trades.

Winner Designed by MJP Architects and Short To the rear, the same system was used GALLIFORD TRYTo complement the window finishes, This renovation of a 19th century former Above The bronze finish of the steel
Berry Bros & Associates for Berry Bros & Rudd Wine in combination with a Schueco Jansen VISS JOHN MACLEANPropak manufactured matching windowwarehouse drew inspiration from the site’s
& Rudd Wine Merchants on the corner of Pall Mall and St curved curtain wall to create the array of reveal flashings. This, along with the jewellery quarter location within the Hatton frame references the area’s jewellery
Merchants, James’s Street, the project retained the front window shapes. This required a large concealed fixings, gives ‘a really nice crisp Garden Conservation Area in central London.
62/63 Pall Mall, facade but introduced a more adventurous amount of bespoke design and particularly finish’, Bennett said. Propak also made roof quarter heritage.
London rear composition incorporating arched, close collaboration with the brickwork parapet flashings to match the louvered Completed for a speculative developer,
curved and circular screens. specialists to achieve the recessed Schueco Schueco Jansen steel systems doors on the the project refurbished and extended the new steel frame to emulate a fine bronze
Entrant: Propak Architectural Jansen Janisol Arte profiles. Propak provided rooftop and insulated spandrel panels for the restaurant and residential building, adding insertion into a brick surround. They
Glazing As well as negotiating the strict planning them with templates so that the brick fire-rated curtain wall. The project included a storey and reconfiguring the lower levels. specified a textured bronze finish which
and heritage requirements of the surrounding apertures matched the Jansen system within internal fire-rated doors and curtain walls This entailed the overhaul of the tired front they felt was in keeping with the character
This quirky redevelopment of a Mayfair office grade II* listed buildings, specialist the 1mm tolerances. It then used its own and a walk-on glass roof. elevation and better organised access. of the conservation area. The Janisol steel
building utilised many systems within the contractor Propak dealt with high fire ratings templates to manufacture the system to fit. doors were powder coated to match and were
Schueco Jansen steel range. and acoustic insulation requirements. The tight site made this project ‘The street front of the building was customised with decorative steel fins.
particularly challenging logistically – larger fragmented as it had been adapted over time,’
‘During design it quickly became units had to be lifted over the building by said Ana Monrabal-Cook, associate director of ‘We’d worked with Schueco before and
obvious that steel was the only option,’ said tower crane for installation at the rear. Roz Barr Architects. ‘We felt it was important we liked the very slender steel profiles
managing director Lloyd Bennett. ‘No other to finesse the shopfront to fit the context of of the Schueco Jansen VISS system,’ said
material was capable of offering the optimal Judges admired both the novelty of the the area.’ Monrabal-Cook. ‘The specification of a
combination of high fire ratings, larger rear elevation and the technical achievement standard system with the ability to adapt the
panes and minimal, “heritage window” type of realising it, especially the use of curved The key component is a glazed insertion product to create a bespoke solution suited
sightlines. Using the same Schueco Jansen fire-rated systems. ‘There’s no doubt that beneath the original timber fascia, which had both the architectural ambition and budget
family of systems throughout helped provide it’s a complex and good use of the systems,’ to be retained. Extensive structural work was requirements of the project.’
a seamless integration of profiles, systems and commented Louise Cotter. • needed to prop the elevation up while a new
finishes.’ steel frame was positioned. Judge Hugh Pearman admired the elegant
Client Berry Bros & Rudd Wine Merchants and interesting use of a steel system for a
At the front, the original intention had Architects MJP Architects, Short & Associates The 5.1 m x 3.5m glazing is framed conservation area project. •
been to refurbish the windows and add Structural engineer Civic Engineers in Schueco Jansen VISS TV steel and set
secondary glazing. Propak instead suggested Main contractor Galliford Try between brick clad piers. These are flanked Client PRP Estates
Schueco Jansen Janisol Arte to mimic Specialist contractor Propak Architectural by two new entrances, created with Schueco Architect Roz Barr Architects
the existing sightlines as well as provide Glazing Jansen Janisol steel doors to meet BREEAM Structural engineer Cambell Brown Engineers
improved thermal and acoustic properties. security standards. Main contractor ACS Professionals
in Construction
The architects wanted the shopfront’s Specialist contractor Apex Security Engineering

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20 Schueco Excellence Awards 2016 Opposite The poorly performing original 21
Specialist Contractor and Health elevation was repaired and overclad
to create a thermally efficient double- Typical module elevation and section
Winner skin facade. 1 Original facade
East Wing, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, London Below left The new unitised facade is 2 Schueco unitised frame with
hung off cantilevered rooftop steelwork.
Entrant: Colorminium Below right Stainless steel support arms bespoke extruded profile
accommodate building movement and 3 Heat strengthened laminated glass
The RIBA Journal July 2016 allow the facade to move independently
of the existing building. with ceramic fritted border
4 Louvre
5 Walkway
6 Tie-rod

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one of the more unusual conditions that aspect, and unusual that the double facade
Colorminium took in its stride when working was installed from the top down,’ said judge 5
on the overcladding of the East Wing of Guy’s Greg Sinclair. The overcladding took 20 weeks
& St Thomas’ Hospital in central London. on site, with Colorminium facing challenges 28206
Its skilful realisation of Hopkins Architects’ at every stage, from initial investigations into
HUFTON+CROW (3) design was the runaway winner of both the the state of the original facade to the logistics Client Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation
specialist contractor and health categories. of getting the panels to the site.
Trust
Judges were impressed not only with ‘Because of the height of the units we were
the technical virtuosity that went into the very restricted with transport routes and Architect Hopkins Architects Partnership
detailing and installation of the secondary because we could only store two days’ worth
facade, but the delicate and elegant result – of panels on site, we had to organise a daily Engineer Arup
and the hospital remained fully drip-feed of deliveries,’ said construction
operational throughout. director Kieran Mallinson. Main contractor ISG

The 13-storey project entailed Installation was further complicated by Specialist contr5a0 ctor Colorminium 100
overcladding the poorly performing the need to keep the ground floor clear for
1960s building to create a thermally efficient ambulances, leading to the construction of a
double-skin facade. This was achieved using large first floor gantry. Installers worked from
4 x 4.5m unitised panels set 1.2m away the top down to fix the rods and walkways
from the old facade. Structural limitations before working their way back up as they
of the building meant these had to be installed the Schueco system. Those working
fixed to external tie-rods hung off rooftop close to the x-ray department were checked
cantilevered steelwork. daily for radiation levels as a precaution.

The Schueco USC 65 installation Judge Steve Mudie was impressed with
utilised a specially designed connection that the skilfully engineered use of Schueco
accommodated expansion and contraction systems to realise the architect’s ambition
of the rods and the steel beam deflections and for a high performing secondary facade that
included integral louvres and brise soleil, the improved the appearance of the building.
latter with a pivot detail for easy cleaning.
‘They’ve taken functionality and created
Fire-rated walkways at each level provide the architecture out of that. When you see the
access for cleaning and maintenance. end result, it’s quite beautiful.’ •

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Left The cinema’s art deco facade was Commended structural engineer, assisted by Schueco, Below Curtain wall
University of led to the design of a complex arrangement screens create a three-
retained, with new glazing and canopies. Ulster Belfast of rigid mullion joints and slotted bracketry storey lantern atop the
Campus Block BB to accommodate structural and thermal university’s new building.
Below Steel latticework in glazed panels movement at floor level.
Entrant: Frameworks Facades
either side of the residential entrance. (a division of McLaughlin & Harvey) Throughout, high performance
mechanical acoustic vents are incorporated
therefore able to use the mild steel Schueco Judges were impressed with the complex within the curtain walling. These are fronted
Jansen Economy 50 profile rather than a facade detailing of Block BB, the first of by anodised perforated panels, held in place
100% stainless steel profile, achieving the three new buildings in Belfast city centre that by an adapted Schueco toggle arrangement.
same finish as the stainless steel canopies will form the relocated University of Ulster The project also features 12 Schueco ADS 75.SI
by overcladding it to match. main campus. The 8,500m2 building, which doorsets at street level. These have various
provides more space for the College of Art and glazed-in and bonded panels including glass,
‘Making sure the overcladding of the Design, consists of a six-storey brick plinth anodised perforated sheets and louvres.
shopfront was incredibly accurate was topped by a dramatic cantilevered planar
crucial in order to match the high quality glass lantern. Judges admired the creation of such a
finish throughout the rest of the building,’ challenging elevation, in particular the flush
said managing director Lloyd Bennett. ‘It Schueco curtain walling makes up 60% of arrangement with the brick. •
had to be tight and true.’ the 6,000m2 facade. For the 0-5 plinth levels,
the vertical glazed slots had to be isolated
KILIAN O’SULLIVAN from the surrounding brick cladding cavities,
necessitating a continuous aluminium
Commended highly polished steel and stainless steel For the upper residential levels, PAUL LINDSAY AT CHRISTOPHER HILL PHOTOGRAPHIC perimeter flashing to be integrated with the Client University
Queens, systems for the ground floor, and Structura Structura worked with Schueco’s technical Schueco FW 60+ SG curtain wall. A Schueco of Ulster
Queensway, UK, which was responsible for aluminium team to develop a solution using the Schueco toggle system and slotted fixings to the Architect Feilden
Bayswater, windows, casement doors and lift and slide AWS 70.HI Soft Line aluminium window substrate were used to allow the frame and Clegg Bradley Studios
London doors for the rest of the redevelopment. and door system, chosen for its high level box flashing to move independently of each Facade consultant
of thermal insulation, narrow face widths, other. The screens are broken into two-storey Montresor
Entrants: Propak Architectural Throughout, the new windows attractive vent contours and concealed classic sections, separated along brick cladding Partnership
Glazing; Structura UK complement the period style of the retained fittings. The thermal performance helped the movement joints with a system of membranes Structural engineer
main facade with its distinctive curved building achieve Level 4 Code for Sustainable and flashings to allow flexibility of movement Mott McDonald
When Derwent London redeveloped the canopies, while providing improved thermal Homes compliance. while maintaining an effective weather seal. Specialist facade
former Queens Cinema for residential use, it and acoustic performance. structural engineer
was keen to retain the art deco character of Judges were unanimous in their The three-storey lantern contains open RPS Group
the original 1930s design. Propak took particular care with the appreciation of the art deco cinema’s plan studio space and is enclosed on all four Main contractor
detailing of the entrance. This incorporates conversion to new use, which won a RIBA sides by 14m high suspended Schueco FW McLaughlin & Harvey
This was a particular priority for specialist the development’s diamond-shaped branding Award in 2015. 60+ SG curtain wall screens. Specialist
glazing contractor Propak, which created through the use of interlayered stainless steel subcontractor
latticework laminated into Schueco Jansen ‘It’s really beautifully done,’ said ‘The entire facade of the lantern is Frameworks Facades
Janisol glazed side screens. Paul Monaghan. suspended from the roof trusses,’ said (a division of
Frameworks facade designer Mark Burns. McLaughlin & Harvey)
The finish and aesthetic of this thermally The five-storey, 2,000m2 building contains ‘There’s a huge amount of engineering
broken entrance system is matched by the 16 residential apartments plus the ground involved, especially given the large cantilever The RIBA Journal July 2016
Schueco Jansen Economy 50 reception doors, floor shop. • and the different stresses and movements.’
which do not require the same thermal
performance but are fire-rated to 30 minutes. Client Derwent London The engineering of these screens was
particularly complex at the cantilevered
For the curved corner shopfront, Propak Architect Stiff & Trevillion section of the box where high slab deflection
helped create a similarly streamlined values were anticipated and individual
aesthetic to that of the main entrance but Facade consultant glass panel weights of up to 500kg had
with considerable savings. Its suggestion of to be supported. Input from Framework’s
incorporating a small upstand into the units Net Project Management & Consultancy
reduced the overall glass area sufficiently to
negate fire rating requirements. Propak was Structural engineer AKT II

Contractor McLaren Construction

Specialist contractor (steel systems)

Propak Architectural Glazing

Specialist contractor (aluminium systems)

Structura UK

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Judges’ Special Award

CRAB

Winner Above The oval north light studio window tilts This window provides the main
Drawing Studio, upwards to provide views of nearby pines. illumination in the wholly white-painted
Arts University Below Window frames match the distinctive room, its effect boosted by a clerestory
Bournemouth blue of the exterior. window at the rear and the glass entry wall,
while a low window under a long bench
Client Arts University Bournemouth provides a mysterious glow.
Architect CRAB (Cook Robotham
Architectural Bureau) The architect specified Schueco FW 50+
Structural engineer AKT II SG structural glazing with Schueco AWS 102
Main contractor Morgan Sindall vent frames.
Metal shell subcontractor CIG Architecture
Glazing subcontractor Glass Box Facades ‘We wanted to have a facade with
vents that didn’t have an obtrusively visible
Entrant: CRAB framing and that was still within budget,’ said RICHARD BRYANT
Peter Cook. ‘With the glazing contractor and
Judges conferred a special award for a 140m2 Schueco, we developed a detail that allowed
drawing studio designed by Peter Cook and us to have structural glazing with opening
Gavin Robotham’s CRAB studio. windows with a blue square (matching
the building colour) framing each window
‘We’re minded to give it a judges’ special externally. We kept it very simple, which is
award because it’s such a lovely thing, and sometimes difficult to do.’
shows how a standard product can be used
in an extraordinary way,’ said judge He added that they had been fascinated by
Hugh Pearman. the large circular or part-circular windows in
Belgian art nouveau and some London studios
The studio forms a distinctively shaped of the late 19th/early 20th century.
blue marker on the north end of the Arts
University Bournemouth campus. Designed Internally, the window jambs are
to celebrate the phenomenon of natural light, concealed within the internally lined surface
the studio is dominated by a 30m2 oval north to emphasise the view of the pines outside,
light window tilted up to frame a clump with a recessed LED light between the interior
of pine trees while preventing distracting lining and glazing creating an illuminated
views of ground level. ‘eyeliner’ effect.

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entrance door.

‘As a studio space it looks fabulous,’ said
judge Greg Sinclair. •