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Curtain walling for flagship regeneration scheme in Glasgow
21st July 2015

A £24 million regeneration project overlooking the River Clyde in Glasgow uses 5,000m2 of glass and aluminium façade using curtain walling solutions from WICONA.

Riverside East, designed by Cooper Cromar Architects and built by Morgan Sindall, is the new landmark administrative headquarters for Police Scotland, providing office accommodation for more than 1,000 officers and civilian staff. It forms part of Clyde Gateway, Scotland’s largest and most ambitious regeneration project, bringing a physical, social and economic transformation on either bank of the Clyde in the east end of Glasgow and South Lanarkshire.

The building’s design had to respond to specific operational and security requirements but also be open and welcoming to the local community.

Riverside East used around 5,000m2 of Wicona’s Wictec 50 structurally glazed curtain walling for all elevations. Fabricated and installed by Glassolutions Installation, the glazed façade provides an effective contrast to bands of dark grey aluminium spandrel panels and white stone-clad colonnades at ground floor level. The Wictec 50 SG curtain walling is sufficiently robust to support large spans of glass up to 3.2m high. The structurally glazed façade features 150mm deep caps for the vertical and horizontal profiles, creating a ‘picture frame’ appearance for the vision areas.
Mechanically actuated, top hung concealed opening vents were inserted into the curtain wall at first floor level to provide natural ventilation whilst maintaining a seamless, flush finish. The glazing systems were all polyester powder coated in dual colours – silver internally and black externally and glazed in clear, high performance toughened solar control glass.

Wicona also provided more than 1,600m2 of structural glazing for the internal atria using the WICTEC 60FP system to deliver a 30-minute fire rating.  Also available in a 50mm profile, this option is fully compatible and indistinguishable from the standard WICTEC 50 and 60 curtain walling for a uniform appearance but provides additional fire protection for façades, stairwells, and glazed roofs. 

www.wicona.co.uk

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