Canolfan Rheidol - Public Architecture

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FROM PUMPING STATION TO OLD MASTERS - SELECTAGLAZE HELPS SECURE THE UK’S MUSEUMS Security of exhibits is an important consideration for museums and well protected windows are high on the list for compliance with the Government Indemnity Scheme. As most museums are in traditional buildings their windows cannot be altered or changed. Established since 1966 and a Royal Warrant Holder since 2004, secondary glazing specialist Selectaglaze is at the forefront of product development and design. Their range of security units have been rigorously tested against physical intrusion using the BS7950 standard and the Loss Prevention Standard LPS1175. They are also accredited to “Secured by Design”. Many historic properties, including a London sewage treatment works and pumping station and the former home of 19th Century classical painter and President of The Royal Academy of Art - Frederic, Lord Leighton, have been transformed into museums and benefited from Selectaglaze’s expertise. The Beam Engine Museum Built in 1850, this Grade 2 listed pumping house contains what is probably the last surviving eight-column steam Beam Pumping Engine in its original location. In its heyday, this remarkable engine discharged 4 million gallons of effluent every 24 hours. Now a working museum, it offers members of the public firsthand experience of the engine in operation. The monumental windows - which had previously been bricked up to avoid vandalism to the Engine - had to be opened up and fitted with protective screens following the lines of the arched windows. Selectaglaze provided a system of panels glazed with an anti-vandal polycarbonate sheet fixed to the outside of the window and finished in dark green to match the window frame. Leighton House Museum Built between 1864-1879, the house was opened as a museum in 1925. Utilising secondary glazing, recent restoration included improved security of selected windows to SBD standards. To respect the sight lines of the traditional sashes each window was treated with a single hinged casement close coupled and finished in matt black, matching existing paintwork. The inclusion of anti bandit glass and multi-point locking ensures discreet protection. Security secondary glazing will also markedly reduce external noise and significantly improve the thermal performance of the window, thus reducing heating costs. A comprehensive range of Selectaglaze’s literature is available from: enquiries@selectaglaze.co.uk T: 01727 837271. F: 01727 844053. www.selectaglaze.co.uk
<strong>Canolfan</strong> <strong>Rheidol</strong> 27 SW courtyard showing cladding and brise soleil “The planning authority was in agreement that the two adjoining buildings should be designed to an overall masterplan.” Main entrance The planning authority was in agreement that the two adjoining buildings should be designed to an overall masterplan. The gateway site was required to incorporate a landscape corridor and to take into account the context of existing domestic two and three storey buildings to the south and east, as well as the visual impact from distant views. The building form and construction materials were driven by a strong environmental emphasis to ensure the maximum passive environmental control was achieved. The steel frame solution supports flat precast concrete floor units that are exposed above suspended lighting/acoustic rafts. The north and south wing plan depths are such that natural ventilation can occur and be driven up through the central full height atrium space, with air exiting via BMS controlled louvres at high level. The bold and simple form has been articulated by the use of extensive brise soleil, combined with zinc and terracotta cladding. View out from the atrium refectory The building was required to achieve a BREEAM “Excellent” rating and this was achieved by a mixture of passive and active measures: • Orientation and Shading: The building’s longer facades are facing broadly south for ease of solarshading, with vertical brise soleil used where appropriate to east and west facing facades. • Depth of Plan and Ventilation: North and south wings, 15m and 13.5m deep either side of a
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