Guardian Solar Control Glass Gives Architects Freedom To Play With Colours And Reflections On The BNL-BNP Paribas HQ In Rome

The headquarters of the BNL-BNP Paribas Group building is a stunning example of how to successfully combine innovative architectural design with optimum comfort and wellbeing for the building’s occupants. The project also stands out for its high level of commitment to environmental sustainability, which will see it certified as class A and LEED Gold, with reduced energy consumption compared to traditional buildings.

Designed by Italian company 5+1AA Alfonso Femia Gianluca Peluffo architectures, the building was created in such a way that it integrates into the surrounding urban environment. Due to the clever structural glazing, the aesthetics are visually appealing, reflecting the building’s surroundings on all sides and changing its appearance depending on the time of day and the weather.

It helps transform the building into a mirage-like structure, whose appearance continually changes as it catches the reflections of the sky and the city lights, whilst at the same time avoiding being seen as an obstruction to views. The aesthetics also provide the perfect transition between the Tiburtina Station and the surrounding residential districts.

As Alfonso Femia, Founder Partner, President and CEO at 5+1AA and project manager states: “With its dynamic, reflective colours, the glass in the building seeks its own dialogue with its surroundings and with the lights of Rome. Night or day, the glass provides unique, ever-changing light reflections, colours and transparencies.”

For the structural glazing, Guardian Glass supplied five different products from its SunGuard® range of solar control glass – SunGuard Solar Silver 10, SunGuard Solar Silver 20, SunGuard Solar Neutral 67, SunGuard HP 35/26, SunGuard HP 43/3. Four of these providing a silver aspect, the other a more neutral appearance. All of these coated glass products provide different levels of light transmission and external reflection to suit the architect’s precise requirements. To learn more about Guardian SunGuard glass, visit www.sunguardglass.com.

Guardian Glass is a major business unit of Guardian Industries Corp. For more information, please visit www.guardianglass.com.

Image Above: (L-R) Pellini team members, Davide Colombelli, Alessandro Pellini, Hana Svobodova, Alfredo Bonvino and Elena Anelli with Morley MD Ian Short (centre)

Morley Glass & Glazing was pleased to play host to a delegation from ScreenLine® integral blind systems manufacturer, Pellini SpA, in an international knowledge-sharing initiative last month.

The two businesses have a long relationship of sharing best business practises, and share the ethos of design excellence combined with outstanding product quality. Morley Glass & Glazing’s Uni-Blinds® are the most popular sealed units featuring Pellini’s ScreenLine® integral blinds in the UK.

Visiting from their headquarters in Codogno in northern Italy, Pellini brought with them Qfort, Romania’s largest manufacturer of uPVC windows and glass. Operating from a modern production facility, with a total area of 13.000 sqm and €200m turnover, Qfort is currently planning an expansion into the integral blinds market, and knew it would benefit from a visit to Morley Glass & Glazing.

During their visit, the teams from Pellini and Qfort got the chance to hear from Morley MD Ian Short and the team at the business on what they believe are the secrets of their success.

Ian commented: “Morley’s industry-leading 10-day delivery promise, its second-to-none customer service and the sheer amount of passion and enthusiasm our staff have for providing the best possible products all play a part in what makes our business model so successful.

“We’re always happy to meet with other companies to share best practise ideas and, having had a fantastic working partnership with Pellini for a number of years now, we’re always happy to welcome them back to Morley.”

Now, the business is looking to continue sharing its knowledge and experience with companies from a number of countries around the world, and has already hosted a delegation from Australian firm Australian Insulated Glass

To find out more visit www.morleyglass.co.uk.

Runners Sliding Systems, a specialist in sliding door gear has joined Secured By Design, (SBD). Secured By Design is a group of national police projects focusing on the design and security of new and refurbished homes, commercial properties and car parks and a police initiative that supports the principles of ‘designing out crime’ through physical security and processes.

Tommafold bi-fold door gear, a Runners Sliding Systems product has been accredited by Secured By Design, this is following a review of Tommafold’s PAS 24:2016 test report evidence and Tommafold’s safety features.

The Secured By Design accredited Tommafold gear has a number of security features, including a Tommafold locking flush bolts, Tommafold secure hinges and a Quest Reliance D8 multi-point lock.

Security has featured prominently in the design of Tommafold, with concealed fixings, there are no external parts that can be damaged. Tommafold door hinges cannot be removed from the hinge shaft once installed, have a 10mm heavy duty shaft and a security locking screw that’s only accessible from inside the property. Years of development has produced an extremely durable and secure product that is easy to install.

Daniel Wells, Director at Runners Sliding Systems commented “We are delighted to join Secured By Design, security is an important part of our offering, as experts in door gear and hardware we are always looking to further develop the security features of our product range”.

Daniel Wells, Director at Runners Sliding Systems “Tommafold has been developed with security at the heart of the design process and it’s great to receive the Secured By Design accreditation, durability and ease of installation are two further key features of Tommafold”.

Development officer at Secured By Design, Doug Skins, commented “Secured By Design helps people identify police approved products and aims to promote practices that increase security and reduce crime, we welcome Runners Sliding Door Systems as members”.

Doug Skins presented Daniel Wells with a certificate at the Runners Sliding Systems office, near Buckingham.

For more information go to www.runners-uk.com

Roof Maker, the UK rooflight manufacturer, is set to star in ITV’s hit home improvement show Love Your Home and Garden. The company has donated several of its rooflight products to ITV, and will feature in two episodes, aired in late August.

Fronted by Alan Titchmarsh, the programme sees a team of home improvement experts surprise deserving families in difficult circumstances by completely transforming their property, and regularly draws upwards of four million viewers.

The first episode features a young family in Eltham with a nine-year-old son who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy. The house isn’t suitable for the child’s needs, so a team of builders revamped the garden, kitchen and living room, making it wheelchair accessible.

The second episode focusses on a family in Banbury whose mother suffered a stroke a few years ago and was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She has since lost most of her vision and can only see if there’s good natural light. Roof Maker products are designed to let natural light flood into the home and were deemed perfect for the project.

Roof Maker CEO Paul Mildenstein commented: “We’re absolutely delighted to be involved in Love Your Home and Garden – not just because it gives us the chance to introduce our best-in-class products to millions of people across the UK, but also because it allows us to support an incredibly worthwhile cause.”

Donating products to ITV is the latest in a series of charitable acts by the respected firm. Earlier this year, Roof Maker formalised its long-running support of East Midlands children’s hospice Rainbows by pledging to give it a percentage of the profit made on every product it sells.

www.roof-maker.co.uk

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