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VELFAC window systems for buildings of all styles - same quality, more choice You may or may not have noticed that VELFAC has been quietly shifting. Like our windows, we prefer understated to big statement, but we thought it was time to let you know that we’ve been working in the background, tweaking and expanding our...

The Didsbury, in London’s East Ham, is a high quality ‘Built-to-Rent’ development offering an equal mix of affordable and market rent apartments. Project information Name: The Didsbury, in London’s East Ham Sector: Built-to-rent accommodation (mix of affordable and commercial rental) Client: Populo Living Architect:...

Designed by architects BDP, the Launchpad Building provides a dedicated hub for Falmouth University’s ground-breaking post-graduate business incubation and acceleration programme, Launchpad, and also a link – via the new ‘Creative Bridge’ - to the Academy for Innovation and Research (AIR, completed in 2012). Project...

In terms of aesthetic design, attention to detail and low energy performance, developer Calmont Homes has raised the quality bar at Oak Meadows, a new development of 61 family homes in the village of Middleton St George. Project information Project: Oak Meadows, 61 family homes Location: Middleton St George Client:...

In the opinion of one of Denmark’s leading daylight experts, modern architecture must adapt to the dynamics of daylight to meet demand for more natural light. According to Ellen Kathrine Hansen, head of research at the Lighting Design Lab at Aalborg University, this means encouraging architects to design more flexible...

Designed by architects Innes Associates, the latest addition to Cromer Road Primary School is a distinctive, L-shaped red-brick classroom building which wraps around a newly landscaped play space. Project information Name: The Cromer Road Sector: Education Architect: Innes Associates Specified for: Sustainable...

Marine Place, in Clevedon (just south of Bristol), is an impressive development by Acorn Property Group which consists of nine three- and four-bedroom homes that overlook the Bristol Channel. Project information Project: Marine Place Location: Clevedon Sector: Residential Developer: Acorn Property Group Specified for:...

The newly refurbished Wellington Close shows how innovative cladding, together with VELFAC composite windows, can transform old and sub-standard homes into energy efficient, stylish and desirable places to live. Project information Name: Wellington Close Sector: Residential Client: GCS Estate Management Cladding: d+b...

Casa-Di-Lusso is a showcase for latest thinking in care home design, where contemporary style and specialist functionality combine to deliver a highly attractive environment which also fully supports residents’ varied needs. Project information Name: Bridgwater Sector: Care home Architect: Boon Brown Specified for:...

The new Sikh Gurdwara in Barking, London, is a strikingly beautiful building which skilfully combines traditional and modern architecture to create both a place of worship for members of the Sikh faith and an important hub for the wider community. Project information Project: New build Gurdwara Location: Barking,...