Iconic hotel restoration
11th December 2018

SPECTUS fabricator Mercury Glazing manufactured and supplied 204 windows for the refurbishment of Cliff House, an iconic former hotel in Felixstowe, into 24 one and two-bedroom seaside apartments.

The twelve-month project, with main contractor and developer Dragon Wood Homes, included a combination of arched top vertical sliders, bowed vertical sliders, circular windows and standard vertical sliders made from the Spectus vertical sliding and Elite 70 window systems in white woodgrain on both sides.

Cliff House, originally built in 1906, sits in a conservation area so the restoration needed to be as sympathetic as possible and maintain its original features, including its sash windows. Paul Whyman of Dragon Wood Homes said: “The age of the building and differing window styles meant we needed to work with a fabrication partner who could deliver bespoke energy-efficient windows that also achieved the right balance from a conservation point of view.”

Spectus Brand Manager Carmen Velilla said: “The Spectus Vertical Slider is renowned in the industry for its ability to combine outstanding heritage aesthetics with modern day thermal efficiency and security. In Cliff House we can see this on a grand scale.”

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