All Technical articles – Page 17
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TechnicalDyson Jr finds a new angle with Motorlight
It appears that 35-year-old Jake Dyson has inherited his father’s imaginative and entrepreneurial genes.
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TechnicalHOK Sports elegant tackling
HOK Sport, with Scott Tallon Walker, is transforming Dublin’s Landsdowne Road stadium while responding to local constraints
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TechnicalNew ways to catch some rays
Photovoltaics may generate clean electricity, but they’re expensive and difficult to integrate with a building’s fabric. Will the next generation of PV technologies tackle these problems?
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TechnicalThe best forum for fantastic forums
100% Design and 100% Detail will be at London’s Earls Court from September 18 till 21. BD’s sneak preview plucks 10 of the best from the products on show
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TechnicalReach for the sky
Richard Murphy Architects is masterplanning Edinburgh’s Haymarket and has designed a 17-storey hotel on the site which last week provoked Unesco to call for a halt to construction. Here director Richard Murphy defends the project
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Building StudyIn Detail: Resource Centre, Grizedale, Cumbria
Architect: Sutherland Hussey Architects Structural Engineer: Burgess Roughton
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TechnicalArchitecture Ensemble remakes St Anne’s Garden, Soho
Catherine Croft discovers how Architecture Ensemble turned a neglected central London churchyard into a thriving, art-filled community resource
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TechnicalRMJM’s Russian odyssey
Roger Whiteman, principal of RMJM and director of its London office, talks to Amanda Birch about the trials of the practice’s Gazprom HQ scheme, recently renamed the Okhta Centre, in St Petersburg
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TechnicalStudio E’s Woodside Leisure Centre
Cathy Strongman talks to architect Studio E and Max Fordham Consulting Engineers about the sustainable services solutions they choose for Watford’s Woodside Leisure Centre
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FeaturesRoof by Rheinzink
Rheinzink’s standing seam roof system lends itself to the double curving roof but can also be used at pitches as low as 3 degrees.
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FeaturesWind turbines by Quiet Revolution
King’s Dock has five QR5 turbines mounted on 15m masts, creating a total height of 20m
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FeaturesStructural metal sections by Metsec
Metsec’s Steel Framing System is a fast track steel stud panel frame that is fixed as infill between the main structural frame members and provides a carrier for insulation, exterior cladding and interior wallboard.
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FeaturesPlasterboard from Knauf
Subcontractor Drywall Technologies pre-formed the inner face of the bathrooms off-site using Knauf Glass Reinforced Plaster.
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FeaturesSanitaryware by Hans Grohe
The Talis S is a single lever mixer with a slim design and pin lever handle. It incorporates a rubit aerator for a soft bubbly flow with no splash back.
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FeaturesInternal glazed screens by Komfort Workspace
Across the multipurpose hall, conference centre and VIP boxes, the company provided nearly 120m of internal glazing, with silicone or dry joints and frameless doors.
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FeaturesCurtain walling & windows by Schüco
The ground and third floors use Schüco’s FW50+ aluminium facade system and Royal S 65 doors system with a RAL 7037 polyester powder coated finish.
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FeaturesRoof covering from Flag Membranes
The arena’s roof is a polyester reinforced PVC membrane, mechanically fixed to a Ruukki structural box panel filled with Rockwool.
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FeaturesIndoor courts by Doe Sport and LX Engineering
On top of the sprung timber floor, Doe applied its Grand Prix acrylic surface.
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FeaturesJoinery contractor - Wood Newton
The company fabricated 124 sliding external doors with cedar cladding and glazed panels, louvred panels and louvred balconies; fitted out rooms with doors, laminated wall panels, and bespoke lockers; and designed the external facade of louvred panels and fixed glazed screens.
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FeaturesStudio Conran’s Tactile tile range
Studio Conran has collaborated with British Ceramic Tile to launch the Tactile range of floor and wall tiles aimed at hotels and restaurants.