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Metal Technology launch new Commercial Door and Framing System 10-35 Hi / Hi+

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Introducing System 10-35 Hi / Hi+, the latest high-performance architectural system from Metal Technology’s Thermal range.

Whilst providing strength and security, this innovative, commercial door and framing system has been developed to offer exceptionally low U-values, delivering as low as 1.27 W/m2K with double glazing and 0.93 W/m2K with triple glazing.

The system is ideal for high traffic locations within the commercial, health, education or retail sector and is designed to aid compliance with the latest thermal requirements of current building regulations.

Metal Technology has carried out PAS 24 testing on a full range of their 10-35 door products and framing system. With double and single doors including fan lights and side lights all being tested, in conjunction with many different ironmongery options from 3 point locking to panic gear, designers can specify security doors with confidence.

For further information, visit the System 10-35 Hi / Hi+ product page:

https://www.metaltechnology.com/products/system-10-35hi-hi/

College Avenue: Setting the Standard for Student Accommodation

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Queens University Belfast’s (QUB) brand-new student accommodation at College Avenue, beautifully brings together a suite of multi-functional systems from architectural aluminium systems’ company, Metal Technology.

With an overall project value of £35,000,000, the state-of-the-art student accommodation brings together effective space optimisation and practical design to create a safe space for students in a central Belfast location with a range of purpose-built areas to facilitate a balanced approach to study, health and wellbeing.

Spanning 11 floors and an impressive 240,000ft2 the accommodation features Metal Technology’s System 17 high rise curtain walling on all facades in combination with System 5-35Hi+ turn only windows, System 23 louvres and System 5-20D Hi+ doors . These purpose designed louvres have been tested to BS6180 for guarding providing a safe environment even when the full height windows are fully opened.   Key considerations when choosing these products included practicality, safety, acoustics and thermal performance throughout the building.

Internally, the building features 747 student accommodation units, a gymnasium, study spaces, refreshment and recreational areas as well as dedicated IT suits.

All Metal Technology systems are designed to perform seamlessly together to deliver the desired aesthetic and performance standards. Used individually or together, they offer complete design flexibility for creative aesthetics with the assurance of value engineered structural, weather and security performance.

AC Hotel by Marriott, Glazing Systems by Metal Technology!

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The AC Hotel by Marriott, at Belfast’s City Quays, brings together a suite of systems from architectural aluminium company Metal Technology.

Part of a mixed-use regeneration project by Belfast Harbour, the four-star hotel rises nine storeys and includes 188 bedrooms, reception area, lounge and bar, gym and meeting rooms. The glazed façade is constructed using Metal Technology’s System 17 curtain walling, capped and silicone pointed, complemented with System 4-35Hi+ casement windows and System 5-20DHi+ doors from the  THERMAL range. It is also one of the biggest commercial projects to incorporate the newest product on the Metal Technology family, System 26Hi+ bi-fold doors.

This is the first AC Hotel by Marriott on the island of Ireland and features “Novelli at City Quays” where multi-Michelin-starred chef Jean-Christophe Novelli adds his flare to the dining experience.

Used in isolation or in an integrated scheme, Metal Technology systems provide reliable structural integrity, weather performance, thermal enhancement and security, together with creative and design freedom to deliver superb results, as evidenced by this stunning hotel project.

Metal Technology puts the Ripple into the Retreat

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The Ripple Retreat is a purpose-built sanctuary for children affected by cancer, set up and funded by, ‘It’s Good 2 Give!’ charity.

The Kettle Architects designed, multi-award-winning structure is informed and inspired by its lakeside location in the Trossachs national park. This is reflected in the rippling roof, clad in pigmento blue zinc to capture the changing light, and in the expanses of glazed façade which connect the interior to the building’s idyllic setting and provide important visibility to play areas.

With endless design flexibility, Metal Technology systems were pivotal to the project, which utilised System 17 capped curtain walling, System 5-20D and System 25 lift-and-slide doors and System 5-20 tilt-and-turn windows.

These systems were chosen for their positive contribution to the creative aesthetic and their all-round performance, meeting Kettle’s criteria of “a model sustainable building both in its layout and specification.” All Metal Technology Systems are designed to deliver impressive aesthetics with full structural integrity, high levels of weather performance and thermal enhancement, whether used in isolation or in an integrated scheme.

Metal Technology façade for a ‘diamond’ finish

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The former Thales site in the Gatwick Diamond area of Crawley has been transformed into a £19million office development.

The offices, which have been let by South East Coast Ambulance Service, feature Metal Technology’s System 17 capped high-rise curtain walling in conjunction with System 5-20D Hi+ thermal doors.

SEC Ambulance Chief Executive Daren Mochrie said: “We’re delighted staff are now working in the new HQ and EOC. The building provides the Trust with modern, fit-for-purpose premises.”

System 17 offers a diverse range of profiles engineered to provide not only impressive ascetics but full structural integrity with high levels of weather performance and thermal enhancement, delivering design flexibility to any application. System 5-20D Hi+ doors are designed to integrate perfectly into the façade design and feature bespoke polyamide thermal break technology for superior thermal performance while maintaining high levels of weather performance and security enhancement.

Client, Surrey County Council, has heralded the project as an exemplar for developing revenue streams from brownfield development.