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A fruitful contract
12th July 2016

Full-height glazing creates bright and airy spaces but replacing bricks and mortar with glass can make the interior climate more difficult to control, unless the right specification of glass is used. This was the challenge that faced the designers of a new headquarters building for Kent-based contract furniture supplier Pineapple Contracts.

For the four-storey offices and showroom section of the building, architect Richard Diebelius of Mitchell Design & Construct wanted a wall of glazing across the full height and width of the front of the building. In order to create a double-height atrium space that was glazed on all three sides, this full-height glazing also extended back across a quarter of both sides of the building.

To achieve this, 4,500 sq ft of solar control double glazed units were specified. For the inner pane, PILKINGTON Optitherm S1 Plus was used, a low-emissivity glass that uses an off-line coating to help units achieve overall U values as low as 1.0 W/m2K. This was combined with an outer pane of Pilkington Eclipse Advantage Arctic Blue – a body-tinted glass featuring an on-line solar control coating.

Peter Maj, area sales manager at Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, said: “The glazing in this building plays three key roles, providing the right aesthetics as well as solar control and thermal insulation.”

Charles Hathorn, managing director at Pineapple Contracts said: “When Mitchells first showed us their proposed design with 100 per cent glass front four storeys high, we were gripped instantly.

“When we show customers our products, the setting in which they’re displayed is paramount. The showroom on the top floor of our new headquarters benefits from great panoramic views thanks to the full-height glazing, creating a great space for hosting viewings.”

www.pilkington.co.uk

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