All Features articles – Page 343
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When cheap and cheerful turns nasty
Beware your duty of care when recommending the cheapest contractor, warns Tony Bingham
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Sustainability: Office refurbishment
David Rees of Davis Langdon reviews the latest thinking on low-carbon design features to improve the energy performance of office buildings
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Lean mean machine
Open heart surgery, two pacemakers and various ailments are enough to stop most people in their tracks – but not Utopia founder Kevin Mashford. Saba Salman finds out what drives him
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Still going strong
Design consultancy ttsp struck gold at this year's AIS Contractors Awards, designing the ceilings installed by Phoenix Interiors for Nomura, London. Thom Gibbs meets MD Tim Jennings, who has spent 26 years at the firm
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Survival of the fittest
Despite all the publicity surrounding the economic downturn, the construction industry is managing to stay afloat – if only just. But long-term survival will depend on the economy’s health. Victoria Madine explains
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Duvale wall system for execs
Having won the project to refurbish six floors of the Wesleyan Assurance Society’s Birmingham base, City Office Interiors chose Duvale’s GS100 movable wall for the executive 7th floor.
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Tishman Speyers designer HQ
As a high-profile owner, developer and fund manager, you would expect Tishman Speyer to provide its employees with a premier working environment.
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Viñoly turns a corner – the Leicester Curve
Rafael Viñoly’s UK projects have been derided and delayed, but finally, with the Curve in Leicester, he has got one done and dusted. Thomas Lane finds out whether this ‘inside-out’ theatre will answer the critics
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Sitec Interiors completes fit-out of Maguire Jackson
Sitec Interiors has completed a full turnkey fit-out from a shell and core construction at estate and property agent Maguire Jackson in Birmingham.
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SAS provides ceiling for Eurostar station
The Grade I listed structure presented design challenges
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Rockfon tiles for Cardiff optometry site
Over 7,000m2 of Rockfon Koral ceiling tiles have been installed within the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences at Cardiff University as part of a L20m scheme to create a sustainable building.
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Open for business
Office design is increasingly turning to the idea of collaboration – open spaces, with glass partitions and soft seating. Dean Gurden looks at a growing trend
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Troax’s art deco storage
Troax UK has supplied wire mesh storage enclosures at a new art deco development of studio flats in North Harrow.
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Phoenix installs Armstrong ceiling system at Virgin centre
Interior fit-out firm Phoenix Interiors has installed a range of ceiling systems at Virgin Atlantic’s newly refurbished training centre, The Base, in Crawley, near Gatwick Airport.
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Alco Beldan completes walls project in Liverpool city centre
The installation cost L1.1m, comprising 340 panels for full acoustic sound
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Fire alarm?
Are you up to speed on fire protection? Graham Ridout explores the implications of the regulatory framework and offers compliance tips for owners and occupiers
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Optima provides acoustic privacy for law firm
Optima has provided glass and drywall partitions for law practice Halliwells’ new office in Spinningfields, Manchester.
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British Gypsum high-performance acoustic boards grace Winchester University ceilings
High-performance acoustic ceiling boards from British Gypsum are helping to maintain a calm environment in various areas adjoining the Student Union facilities at Winchester University’s new £9.5m university centre – a regional award winner in the 2008 RIBA Awards.
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Planet puts finishing touches to Foster-designed academy
Planet Partitioning has completed an interior fit-out for the Foster + Partners-designed Folkestone Academy.