Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford Blinds fitted above barrel vaulted ceiling Beauty of roof glazing unaffected Project Solution Bradford City Council were planning to We proposed and installed a number of commission a significant refurbishment to the motorised Astralux 6000 louvre systems above Grade 2 listed Cartwright Hall Art Gallery. the roof lights to four of the galleries. This included providing a means of protecting the collection of artworks from potential damage These were installed inside existing glazed from the sun’s rays through the existing roof roof vaults built on the roof to allow sheltered lights. access to protect, maintain and clean the roof Twelve years previously we had installed louvre glazing. systems internally to a roof light in one of the other galleries. However, the challenge on this The systems were linked together to allow all occasion was that the architect wanted a blinds over each gallery to operate in unison solution above the roof lights, not below. via a wireless switch from below the roof lights. Benefits Details • A high degree of dim-out protection from Products: Astralux system 6000 louvre blind the sun’s rays to the gallery’s collection of system. artworks Master Control via wireless switch. 2 • The blind systems cannot be seen from 30 systems, covering 200m below providing a virtually invisible solution • Significant reduction in heat gain Architect: Bradford City Council • Simple operation via one switch Contractor: Wood Mitchell • Low maintenance with easy access from the roof Please contact us for more reference sites or any further information Dearnleys Limited, 120-128 Wrenthorpe Road, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0JN T: 01924 371791 F: 01924 386001 E: [email protected] W: www.dearnleys.com .