en.Wedoany.com Reported - Hawkins/Brown has provided a renovation scheme for a historic industrial building in Wakefield, adopting high-performance window systems from Senior Architectural Systems, enabling the project to avoid a "cookie-cutter" design. The building was originally part of the "Rutland Mills" complex, close to The Hepworth art gallery. The renovated building has been renamed Gradient Mill and transformed into a five-storey modern commercial office space. This new office building is the latest project in the "Tileyard North" regeneration scheme, which has already established the UK's largest creative industries hub outside London.
The new building was delivered by Morgan Sindall Construction, with Wakefield specialist contractor Neu-Glass responsible for manufacturing and installing Senior's SF52 aluminium curtain wall system, as well as the manufacturer's patented PURe® aluminium windows and doors. The SF52 aluminium curtain wall system, which combines a slim sightline, high strength, and thermal efficiency, was installed on the ground floor and integrated with robust PURe® commercial doors to provide a secure and reliable building entrance. On the upper floors, large glazed openings utilise Senior's low U-value PURe® aluminium windows, helping to minimise heat loss and flood the offices with natural light, creating a more comfortable interior space.
Smaller window units were installed on the top floor, which opens up beneath a steel truss roof, echoing the character of the adjacent mill buildings and creating a spacious, light-filled workspace. The project team, led by Hawkins/Brown, worked hard to restore and retain the original building's structure wherever possible. A key challenge was ensuring the new glazed units complemented the appearance of the 19th-century building and interfaced efficiently with the existing structure. As a Yorkshire-based company, with all products manufactured nearby in Rotherham and Doncaster, Senior was well-placed to meet the demands of this large and complex contract, with timely delivery to the Wakefield site.
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