Combining a robust design, excellent
acoustic properties and some of the lowest U-values available on the UK market,
Senior Architectural Systems’ innovative PURe® range of aluminium windows has
been specified for use on several new projects in the student accommodation
sector.
One of the largest contracts to feature
Senior’s PURe® aluminium windows is The Courtyard scheme at the University of
Hull. Comprising five separate blocks based around two central courtyards, the
development has been designed by GSS Architecture and offers a range of
facilities in addition to high-specification student accommodation. The
extensive fenestration package, which was installed by Glass and Framing
Solutions (GFS) also features Senior’s thermally efficient SF52 aluminium
curtain walling.
Further additions to Senior’s growing
order book of contracts in this sector include two new student residences in
Sheffield.
Located close to the city’s
universities, the new Sharman Court scheme on Sheffield’s Broad Lane offers
students high-specification accommodation in a central location. Here,
Continental Installations Ltd fabricated and installed Senior’s PURe® aluminium
windows for main contractor Watkins Jones and architects Kelsey Design
Associates.
Also based in Sheffield, The Printworks
is another great example of purpose-built modern student living and has been
designed by Axis Architecture. Senior’s PURe® windows and SCW curtain walling
have been installed throughout the six-storey building by fabricators Danum
Windows Ltd for developers Noble Design & Build.
Ideally suited to meeting the various
demands for the student accommodation market, Senior’s PURe® aluminium windows
are competitively priced and yet boast exceptional thermal efficiency that can
help reduce the overall environmental impact of the build and contribute to a
significant reduction in heating costs. The innovative use of expanded
polyurethane foam (PUR) to give the PURe® range its enhanced thermal barrier
also contributes to the system’s improved acoustic performance.
As well as offering slim sightlines to
create bright and airy interiors, aluminium significantly outperforms other
types of framing material in terms of its durability to provide a low-maintenance solution that is both safe and secure.
Awarded a UK patent for its innovative
design, the PURe® aluminium system features an enhanced thermal barrier
manufactured from expanded polyurethane foam (PUR) and has the potential to
achieve U-values as low as 0.71W/m2K when calculated as a commercial
CEN standard window. The range also now includes the PURe® aluminium door,
available as folding and sliding options, and which can provide U-values as low
as 0.93W/m2 K when
calculated as a CEN standard door.
For more information about Senior,
visit www.seniorarchitectural.co.uk/pure
