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Glass & translucent materials adf architectsdatafile May 2014 Throwing new light on station design Riverlight development, Nine Elms on the South Bank Scottish Crime Campus Plus information on fire security, working with aluminium and comment from the Glass & Glazing Federation Polycarbonates • Curtain walling • New glass technology • Technical/decorative glass for interiors Light diffusing/insulating wall and sky roof systems • Passive fire protection SPECIFY THE LIGHT FANTASTIC IN ANY COLOUR YOU CAN IMAGINE TRANSLUCENT WALL AND ROOFING SYSTEMS FaulknerBrowns Architects were adamant they wanted to use SEAMLESS FINISH Rodeca’s translucent cladding panels on the UK’s largest indoor ski/snowboard centre, Chill Factore in Manchester. They specified COMPLETE SYSTEM some 4,000m2 of Rodeca’s Deco-Color polycarbonate panels as a rainscreen system to the lower halves of the sides of the two main BI-COLOUR/ elements of the £31million centre. DECOCOLOUR BESPOKE PANELLING The Rodeca panels were up against metal cladding and GRP but project architect/partner Ben Sykes said: HIGH THERMAL The Rodeca material is backlit by VALUES ‘‘ night and reveals the structural depth LONG SPAN CAPACITY of the construction. It also has the ability to ‘lift’ the appearance of the IMPACT RESISTANT more basic cladding components. 10/20 YEAR ’’ GUARANTEE www.rodeca.co.uk TEL: 01268 531 466 HAVE YOU SEEN THE LIGHT YET? ROOF . GLAZING . ROOFLIGHTS . INTERIOR . FACADES RAINSCREEN . CANOPIES . NATURAL DAYLIGHT adf Glass & translucent materials supplement contents may 2014 14 Throwing new light on station design 4 Industry news and comment Intelligent use of glass and translucent products is helping to shape 49 Product directory contemporary railway architecture, writes Ray Philpott projects Glass & translucent materials adf architectsdatafile 22 Redefining the riverside May 2014 Nine Elms on the South Bank’s transformation of up to 3km of the Thames riverside with striking, modern architecture showcases glass. Throwing new light on station design Nine Elms on the South Bank Michael Willoughby reports on the Riverside development Scottish Crime Campus Plus information on fire security, working with aluminium and comment from the Glass & Glazing Federation Polycarbonates • Curtain walling • New glass technology • Technical/decorative glass for interiors Light diffusing/insulating wall and sky roof systems • Passive fire protection 24 Making connections Abstract glass image: Cover © Jason building office Cox/Shutterstock.com A light-fill ed atrium designed by Ryder Architecture is central to the Scottish Crime Campus’ bespoke facility 33 Transparent about translucency Paul Jackson, technical director at Rodeca, explains how translucent polycarbonate panels have evolved to be a viable alternative to glass features 14 37 How frameless glass can give a new look to passive fire protection Ian Cowley of Promat Securiglass examines how choosing the correct s upplier can help you achieve the sort of fire-resistant frameless glazing solutions which characterise today’s modern building designs 41 Internal glass expands its role in building design and construction Rebecca Clayton, technical sales executive, IQ Glass, discusses the use 22 of technical and decorative glass solutions to interiors 44 Hybrid taking education to the next level By Steve Wightman, director, Seni or Architectural Systems 47 Changing daylight Architect Christopher Sykes examines how Structura engineers and constructs glass and translucent solutions for maximising the benefits 24 of daylighting 4 news Publisher Simon Reed Editor Sarah Johnson Assistant Editors Editor’s letter Gabrielle Vinyard [email protected] Rebecca Wicks Editorial & elcome to this special Glass & Translucent Production Assistants Roseanne Field Materials supplement to Architects’ Datafile of Mikey Pooley which I am thrilled to be the editor. It marks a Contributors W Ray Philpott personal step for me from a long-established PR and editorial Michael Willoughby Sales Director background in the buildings and construction industry to the Lesley Mayo ‘other side of the fence’ in an editor’s role. Advertisement Manager Anthony Parker [email protected] It is also a pleasure to be joining the netMAGmedia team in the launch of a supplement Sales Executives Sue Benson dedicated to glass, glass composites and translucent materials. Due to advancement in Shelley Collyer Suzanne Easter technologies, these materials are increasingly being used in both exterior and interior Steve Smith architecture and internal decoration. As the scope they give architects to create innovative Circulation/Reader Enquiry Service structures that maximise light and thermal performance grows, they are redefining the Jane Spice landscape of our towns and cities in striking ways, while also blending sympathetically with traditional building materials. netMAGmedia Ltd Cointronic House Station Road, Heathfield I am therefore delighted to bring you this supplement, which sets out to examine many of East Sussex, TN21 8DF the new technologies and the key disciplines that architects need to consider when Advertising & Administration specifying these products for both commercial and residential applications. t 01435 863500 f 01435 863897 [email protected] www.architectsdatafile.co.uk We include features from experts in their field, who discuss the latest issues alongside Press Releases advancem ents in technology; plus we have added a topical mix of industry news and [email protected] comment. In particular, I hope you enjoy our exclusively written project features that Supporter of demonstrate the extent to which glass and translucent materials are successfully being used. These include an in-depth look at the state-of-the-art, Scottish government-funded, Annual subscription to Architects’ 12,600 sq m new Scottish Crime Campus by Ryder Architecture , whose function defines its Datafile and supplements costs just £48 for 12 issues, including post and pack- ing. Phone 01435 863500 for details. spectacular architecture. Plus a report by Michael Willoughby on the challenges faced by Individual copies of the publication are available at £5 each inc p & p. Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners when injecting light into the Riverlight residential All rights reserved No part of this publication may be development, which forms part of the Nine Elms on the South Bank rejuvenation. reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, including photocopying, recording or stored in any information retrieval In addition, roving reporter for netMAGmedia, Ray Philpott, speaks to some of the key system without the express prior written consent of the publisher. Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and people involved in the design of cont emporary railway architecture in order to determine reliability of material published in Architects Datafile, the publisher can whether the use of glass and translucent materials is merely a passing phase or an emerging accept no responsibility for the claims or opinions made by contributors, manufacturers or advertisers. Editorial trend that will make our railway journeys a more enjoyable and ‘light-filled’ experience for contributors to this journal may have made a payment towards the repro- decades to come. duction costs of material used to illustrate their products. The manu- facturer of the paper used within our publication is a Chain-of-Custody certified supplier operating within Sarah Johnson environmental systems certified to both ISO 14001 and EMAS in order to ensure sustainable production. Printed in England www.architectsdatafile.co.uk news 5 COMMENT CE marking for glass is anything but clear The Construction Products Directive (CPD) in 1989 was replaced by the Construction Products Regulation (CPR). The CPR was officially published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 4 April 2011 and came into full force on 1 July 2013. This meant that any ‘construction product’ that was covered by a ‘harmonised European Norm (hEN )’ was required to be CE marked in accordance with the CPR. How has the change been implemented by the glass and glazing industry? Brian Waldron, glass consultant, GGF Member and chairman of the GGF Standards Committee explains What does this mean for a manufacturer Using the model DoP from Annex III already CE marking? According to the will mean a lot of work for the manu- European Commission this was covered facturer to produce the new DoP based by Article 66 Transitional provisions: on their existing DoC. Determination of notified bodies for specific essential characteristics could be very complex; 1. Construction products which have in the case of glass and glazing products been placed on the market in the following are examples: airborne accordance with Directive sound reduction, light transmittance/ 89/106/EEC before 1 July 2013 reflectance, solar energy characteristics etc. shall be deemed to comply with How does the manufacturer dis- this Regulation. seminate the DoP? Under the CPD, as 2. Manufacturers may draw up a far as the glass and glazing industry declaration of performance on the was concerned, there was a widespread basis of a certificate of conformity use of websites etc. However, the CPR or a declaration of conformity, under Article 7 #3 did not allow this. which has been issued before There was a requirement for the condi- 1 July 2013 in accordance with tions to be established by means of a Directive 89/106/EEC. ‘delegated act’ that was to