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 | | “CHEERS” AS BEAUFORT GETS THEM IN AT FORMER BREWERY | | | Beaufort Secure Design Ltd | | 27/03/2008 | | | Beaufort Secure Design delivered a complete bespoke and sustainable solution for 85 replacement arch top aluminium windows and doors to 10 luxury apartments and a penthouse at the converted Malt House, a Grade 2 listed former brewery in Henley-upon-Thames.
Approved Beaufort fabricator Value Windows recently completed the fabrication and installation of casement windows and 14 double entrance doors in a special RAL 7012 grey powder coated matt finish for client Blue Space Property Group Ltd using Beaufort’s Classic System.
Design architect was Giles Quarme, of London-based specialist historic building architects Giles Quarme & Associates, who comments: “The Malt House is an important listed building and well-known landmark in Henley-upon-Thames that required sensitive conversion for its new residential use.”
A unique feature of the challenging project was the close collaboration between aluminium systems supplier’s technical department and Value Windows to meet the architect’s demanding specification. Beaufort’s support for the entire design stage of the work included technical advice on fabrication techniques, bespoke production data and specialist tooling to achieve the curved shapes of all the vents, sashes, frames and door leafs.
“Everything on this complex project was bespoke and a lot of detail went into creating the required assembly methods, including profile cutting and corner crimping on the arched sections, which are unusual in aluminium” explains Beaufort’s Technical Manager Russell Yates.
The slim sightlines with flush glazed vents and arched heads to both frames and vents complement the building’s imposing exterior and satisfy the stringent demands of the local planning authority, particularly with regard to the building’s listed status. Similarly, the grey finish was specified in keeping with the property’s architectural character, with the added benefits of being low-maintenance and pollution-resistant.
The success of the complex installation has already resulted in more similar work for Value Windows, whose Managing Director Pat Coburn explains: “A local developer was so impressed by the stunning results achieved with aluminium that we are now negotiating another high-value fenestration contract for two apartment blocks. | |
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