All Technical articles – Page 33

  • Timber engineering of two different ages is juxtaposed in the new permanent visitors centre.
    Technical

    The shunting of the Sark

    2007-04-05T00:00:00Z

    A visitor centre for the Cutty Sark will be made possible by raising the sailing ship 1.5m to create space underneath.

  • Bose’s flagship Regent Street store, lit by Zumtobel.
    Technical

    New solutions

    2007-03-30T00:00:00Z

    Composite certified

  • The strip windows leave large clear wall spaces for the artists to use.
    Technical

    Goodbye to the garrett

    2007-03-29T00:00:00Z

    With its permanent artists’ studios, The Galleria has thrown out the old idea that artists should suffer for their art.

  • Dubai coastline as seen from the World islands.
    Technical

    Gulf states gear up to go green

    2007-03-29T00:00:00Z

    Can Dubai shake off its gas-guzzling image to become a global model of sustainable design? David Littlefield visits to discover how the emirates and their Middle Eastern neighbours are embracing energy reduction on a massive scale

  • Howe Dell also has a wind turbine, photovoltaic and solar panels, and a recyclable aluminium roof.
    Technical

    Going underground

    2007-03-23T00:00:00Z

    When it opens in September, Howe Dell Primary School in Hatfield will be the first UK building to use an interseasonal heat transfer system to store summer heat for use in winter.

  • The garden, with the willow tree to the right.
    Technical

    The tree stays in the building

    2007-03-16T00:00:00Z

    The challenge: To maximise living space without destroying a mature willow treeThe solution A minimum dig to erect a deck with a lightweight pavilion structure floated above itArchitect M3 ArchitectsSite Pinner, MiddlesexProject type ResidentialWritten by Ken Hutt1 The briefOur client, a senior partner in a major QS practice and his ...

  • Marks Barfield’s scheme for a Y-shaped riverside wind turbine.
    Technical

    New solutions

    2007-03-16T00:00:00Z

    Cover the waterfront

  • Technical

    I wish i’d done that

    2007-03-09T00:00:00Z

    1838 project for a palace by Karl Friedrich Schinkel

  • Dorma UK’s automatic sliding doors: a cost-effective way of providing good disabled access.
    Technical

    Making an entrance

    2007-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Juggling the competing demands of heating, disabled access and creating an appropriate first impression means that specifying a front door is far from straightforward.

  • The System 600 rafts integrate acoustic absorption, central luminaires, fire detectors and daylight sensors.
    Features

    Total exposure

    2007-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Ceiling lighting system allows concrete soffits to be fully revealed

  • Silver Ion coatings were used at RAF Lakenheath General Hospital.
    Features

    Supplier interview

    2007-03-09T00:00:00Z

    ‘The idea of using silver to kill bacteria isn’t a new one’ Sarah Spink, Liquid Plastics Hygiene Market Manager

  • Patio door using Roto Frank fold and slide hardware.
    Technical

    New solutions

    2007-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Doors & Windows

  • Follow the rainbow
    Features

    Product news

    2007-03-09T00:00:00Z

    This month1. Follow the rainbow Marmoleum by Forbo Nairn has been used at Warrington Hospital by AustinSmith:Lord. Bespoke designs of birds and rainbows, produced using the company’s Aquajet technology, were used in the paediatric area. Inlaid borders were used throughout and differing colours indicate departments and public routes. Marmoleum ...

  • Features

    Tough as trolleys

    2007-03-09T00:00:00Z

    British Gypsum will next month launch GypWall Extreme, a partition wall system made to cope with the impact of trolleys or hospital equip-ment, as well as wear and tear from patients and staff.

  • Features

    Special offer: Urban Regeneration Toolbox

    2007-03-02T12:12:00Z

    BD readers can claim a 20% discount on the Urban Regeneration Toolbox - a five-part guide for architects and other professionals involved in regenertion projects, published by BD publisher CMPi and consultant Battle Associates

  • Technical

    Still blazing a trail for regeneration

    2007-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Chris Brown has dedicated the last 25 years to using redevelopment to improve run-down urban areas. David Blackman met him

  • Technical

    Toolbox for an evolving sector

    2007-03-02T00:00:00Z

    As Chris Brown and Igloo demonstrate, the regeneration sector is evolving. As pension and property companies seek out public sector partners with property portfolios, and fixed-life regeneration agencies reach their expiry date, the roles of both the public and private sectors are shifting.

  • Surfaces enthusiasts: Tim Dolby, Mark Hewitt and Pippa Nissan.
    Technical

    How to get under the skin of architecture’s great cover-up

    2007-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Surfaces lay bare the architect’s imagination and clients’ aspirations, say BD’s surfaces experts

  • Staircase with balustrading  made from textured fibreglass blocks.
    Opinion

    Tracking shots and jump cuts

    2007-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Scape Architects used non-standard materials to turn a Victorian organ works into a private house for a film-maker.

  • Technical

    I wish I’d done that...

    2007-02-23T00:00:00Z

    The 1908 Kärntner Bar in Vienna by Adolf Loos