Feature open mesh grating for plant housing at Hilton Hotel rooftop bar Lang+Fulton supplied the bespoke cladding of open mesh grating for the roof terrace of the Hilton London Tower Bridge Hotel. The terrace is an important asset for the hotel providing the SkyLounge rooftop bar with an outside seating area and sweeping views over [...]
Category Archives: Architectural Gratings
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The same architect was selected for both projects to promote integration between the park and school [….]
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The bin store area occupies a prominent position at the front of the building within a conservation area [….]
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Sports Pavilion at St Albans Acanthus Clews Architects were appointed to design a replacement Sports Pavilion at St Albans High School for Girls, when the original building was lost to an arson attack. The new facility was officially opened by Sally Gunnell OBE, Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European Gold medallist. The new building is partially [...]
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A Siena railing fence surrounds the perimeter of the new Frogston Primary School.
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Corten louvres have been used as an exciting contrast of material and texture at a Passivhaus development [….]
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Recent improvements have included a 2500mm high louvre fence securing and screening the coach parking area [….]
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BT Sport at Here East The transformation of the former Olympic Broadcast Centre at Here East is now almost complete. The vision is to create a 1.2 million square foot technical, digital and creative centre in East London alongside new facilities for UCL, Loughborough University, BT Sport and Hackney Community College. Lang+Fulton’s Stretto-11 has been extensively used within the [...]
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STEREO-KINETIC® Wall introduces an eye-catching and reflective element as well as dynamic movement [….]
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Ocean Terminal shopping centre in Edinburgh The Ocean Terminal shopping centre in Edinburgh has received a radical makeover with a kinetic façade, as part of a major investment to increase footfall by introducing an outstanding aesthetic to enhance the visitor experience. The new STEREO-KINETIC® Wall frontage unifies smaller units which have been combined to create [...]
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Free-Standing Planting Trellis at Farnborough Lang+Fulton products have been used to created large scale planting screens at Heathrow for LHR Airports and at Farnborough, BMW Group’s Sales and Financial Services offices in the UK. Heathrow The Heathrow Employment & Skills Academy supports new jobs and apprenticeships within the aviation industry and is home to a [...]
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A dramatic kinetic wall depicting the river creates a truly distinctive piece of public art for Rochdale [….]
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An anti-slip Type-EFS grating was used to provide a safe quayside area on the West coast of Scotland [….]
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Great Portland Street in central London 78/92 Great Portland Street consists of a group of mixed period buildings; numbers 78/82, built in the early 1900’s, are Grade II listed. The entire block is under redevelopment by Great Portland Estates to provide 23,000 sq ft of residential flats, 11,000 sq ft of retail units and 18,000 sq ft [...]
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A MUGA fencing system, manufactured from robust Verona grating panels and 100x50mm RHS posts [….]
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A huge investment programme at Manchester Airport aims to transform the experience for passengers [….]
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Bradfield College Greek Theatre: DemiAlto-55×110/50×5 Open mesh steel balustrades, walkways, stairs and an agora now provide a safe and spectacular descent into the arena as part of an ambitious restoration project of the 1890 amphitheatre at Bradfield College. The theatre performs triennial Greek plays and celebrated its re-opening with a gala performance of Antigone in [...]
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Decorative cladding at Sainsbury's new Redhill superstore using a contrasting louvre and open mesh grating The regeneration of the Warwick Quadrant in Redhill has provided an 80,000 sq ft Sainsbury’s superstore, 68-bed Travelodge hotel and a fitness centre. Alongside the new store, two levels of car park deck were constructed over the supermarket, significantly increasing [...]
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Corten Louvres used as Cladding and Brise Soleil at Residential Property The National Policy Planning Framework occasionally approves applications for the building of homes within rural areas which display exceptional design. Fuggles Pocket in Worcestershire met the criteria of a positive aesthetic, by referencing the local Hop kilns, and by emphasizing the use of materials [...]
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The ceiling panels for the staircases and elevated walkways were made from a customised grating and contoured [….]
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The architect created a contrast by using louvres on the upper sections and open mesh grating below [….]
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Dakota Hotel in Glasgow Dakota Hotels were conceived and developed with design as a founding element of the brand. The company’s latest venture is a new luxury sub-brand for city centre locations; Dakota Deluxe have opened in Glasgow and Leeds with plans for further expansion throughout the UK. Dakota Glasgow is a remarkable conversion of a redundant [...]
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Lang+Fulton were approached by the architects to propose a suitable stainless steel grating for pedestrian [….]
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Grating Panels for facade at New Covent Garden designed to create Green Wall The refurbishment of the car park was one of the first steps in the regeneration of New Covent Garden Market; a project which is projected to take 10 years at a cost of £2 billion. Appropriately for a flower and fruit market, [...]
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Ventilation Screens by Lang+Fulton - Ikea Coventry The architectural philosophy of Ikea reflects its Scandinavian origins and is expressed as ‘effective and honest use of materials combined with simple and careful detailing’. The new store at Coventry was built using environmentally sustainable building materials. As the first city centre store, it also provides contained parking [...]
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Lang+Fulton were involved in the supply of balustrade infill panels, open mesh flooring, stair treads and louvred screening for the external escape stairs.
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St Mary Magdalene School in London The £45 million new St Mary Magdalene School in London will replace two schools located over four sites in Greenwich and Woolwich and accommodate up to 1,646 children. It is proposed that the building will also act as a community hub, with the school and sports facilities being available [...]
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Plant Trellis - Green Park Station Green Park Station provides access to the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria Lines. The station was included in Transport for London’s strategy on accessibility published in 2012. The £60 million refurbishment to achieve step-free access included a copper canopy, a Portland stone entrance with artwork by John Maine RA, and [...]
Architectural Gratings, Projects, Louvre Screening, Bin & Bike Stores
Ashton Old Baths – Corten for Data Centre Compound
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Corten Steel for Compound at Ashton Old Baths Data Centre Built in 1870, Ashton Old Baths is a Grade II listed building. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council saw its planned transformation into a business hub and data centre as an original idea for heritage sites which could be transferred to many other ‘at risk’ buildings. The [...]
Architectural Gratings, Projects, Louvre Screening
Dundee University: Italia-80 compound with acoustic panels
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Dundee University: Italia-80 compound with acoustic panels Lang+Fulton have supplied a bespoke louvred compound with integrated acoustic panels for Dundee University's Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, which researches societal needs and health advancements. A key challenge for the Lang+Fulton team was to propose a design optimized to the irregular site geometry while mitigating the [...]
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Lee Valley White Water Centre at Waltham Cross The £31 million Lee Valley White Water Centre at Waltham Cross was constructed as the venue for the canoe slalom events of the London Olympic Games, where the GB Team won a silver and gold medal. It is now a very successful visitor attraction as well as [...]
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Grating panels provide a visual screen of the heating, ventilation and service plant from adjacent buildings [….]
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661 London Road - Italia-80 steel louvred panels 661 London Road was designed by award-winning architects Munkenbeck & Marshall. The apartments are arranged over two buildings connected by glass links to three communal roof terraces with views across London. The stylish, contemporary landscaping was designed by Philip Cave Associates with a strong, flowing scheme of [...]
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The Hydro - Micro-34 architectural grating With a capacity of 12,000 seating and 13,000 standing, The SSE Hydro is the biggest performance arena ever designed by Foster+Partners. The £125m concert venue is part of a wave of post-industrial regeneration along the once neglected Clyde waterfront in Glasgow. The dramatic structure takes the form of a [...]
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Dunfermline High School in Scotland Dunfermline High School has a historic past. In 1128, when Dunfermline was the capital of Scotland, King David I endowed a school as part of Dunfermline Abbey. It was formally founded as a separate institution in 1468. During the reformation the original buildings were destroyed but reconstructed by Queen Anne [...]
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A 2-metre high roof-screen of Italia-80i panels was fitted retrospectively at the Dakota Hotel [….]
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Appropriately for a flower and fruit market, BDP have designed a green wall facade for the refurbished MSCP [….]
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Anti-climb fencing with wooden posts replicates the theme of the surrounding tree-lined avenue at Primary School [….]
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Lang+Fulton have supplied a bespoke DeltaWing-100 compound, subdivided for euorbins and general storage [….]
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A £10m spa and leisure centre marks the latest chapter in the remarkable story of Portavadie Marina Resort [….]
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78/92 Great Portland Street consists of a group of mixed period buildings; numbers 78/82 are Grade II listed [….]
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Kinetic Wall Cladding at Festival Place in Basingstoke Festival Place in Basingstoke is one of the UK’s top 20 shopping destinations with over 200 stores and restaurants and a vibrant social hub at the heart of the town. The 102,000m² center was acquired by AEW in December 2015 with a vision to modernize and create [...]
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Suffolk New College: Micro-15 Rooftop Screening Suffolk New College is a further education college located in the centre of Ipswich. The College prides itself on the exceptional facilities offered at its modern campus. Lang+Fulton supplied panels of Micro-15 open mesh grating with a small 76x15mm aperture to screen the extensive amount of rooftop service plant. [...]
Architectural Gratings, Projects
Britannia Leisure Centre – open mesh grating screen crowns exterior facade
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Lang+Fulton supplied 300 sq/m of custom-sized panels and 20 sets of doors to secure and ventilate the street-front elevations of the electricity sub-stations. These were made to fit the structural openings with concealed ancillary steelwork. Italia-100 steel louvred material was chosen for its vandal-resistant properties and was also impenetrable to any abuse from a foreign object.
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Challander Court Northern fringes of Bristol Emmett Russell Architects has designed social housing on several infill sites on the Northern fringes of Bristol to Passivhaus standard, achieving thermal comfort solely by post-heating or post-cooling of the fresh air mass. The projects address the demand for smaller housing units. The key architectural challenge was to make [...]
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Rochdale Riverside as a major shopping centre The vision for Rochdale Riverside was to provide a revitalised and vibrant town centre incorporating a contemporary architectural form and material palette. In this way it was hoped that it would create a destination experience and re-establish Rochdale as a major shopping centre. The impact of the STEREO-KINETIC® Wall [...]
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Open mesh grating creates contemporary facade for Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop The Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop is at the forefront of a productive and exciting Scottish visual arts industry; providing key elements of the visual arts infrastructure through a range of facilities and professional development opportunities. Over 266m2 of framed panels of Terra-34, a grating which conforms [...]
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Pioneer Square, Bicester in Oxfordshire Pioneer Square is a mixed use retail and leisure development in the the heart of Bicester in Oxfordshire, anchored by a Sainsbury’s superstore and including a 7-screen cinema, offices, library and hotel. As a regeneration project within the city centre, it included a 526 space car park over two levels. Lang+Fulton [...]
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BMW UK’s car park at Farnborough, green wall MSCP screen A large scale screen at BMW UK’s car park at Farnborough has created a framework for green wall planting. In order to achieve planning approval, the project architect suggested the concept of a steel grating trellis to support climbing plants and effectively hide the building. [...]
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Panels of STEREO-KINETIC® Wall highlight north facade at St James Quarter St James Quarter is one of the UK’s most significant regeneration projects creating a retail-led, lifestyle district in Edinburgh incorporating leisure venues, hotel, housing, public spaces and shops. Edinburgh city centre is a World Heritage site and the north-east elevation of the development commands [...]
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St James Quarter car park – Security Screens St James Quarter is one of the UK’s most significant regeneration projects creating a new retail-led, lifestyle district in Edinburgh which incorporates leisure venues, hotel accommodation, private apartments, public spaces and shops. The £1 billion scheme included 1,600 of underground parking spaces. Grating panels were used within [...]
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Benyon Wharf, Hackney - Micro-34 Benyon Wharf, adjacent to the Regents Canal Basin in London, is a high density, mixed-use, regeneration scheme for a private developer. The site was formerly a timber yard and the brief was to maximise site value without compromising quality. The new apartments were grouped around a private courtyard with views [...]
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Stereo 3 Panels in Manchester University - Grating Panels Stereo 3 panels of open mesh grating were used to clad the four sides of a multi-storey car park for Manchester University. The panels with a 63x132mm mesh were fixed to the concrete structure, providing light and ventilation, and to secure the openings within the prominent stair [...]
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bet365 HQ - Bin & Bike Stores In 2000 bet365 was founded in a portakabin in Stoke on Trent. It has grown to become one of the world’s leading online gambling companies with over 19 million customers in almost two hundred countries. This success has seen the Company move to a new Data Centre and [...]
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Marischal College, Aberdeen Marischal College is situated in the historic city centre of Aberdeen. The City Council have leased and fully redeveloped and refurbished the Grade A listed building from the University for use as office space. A new 4-storey car park was required to service the new office accommodation. It was important that this [...]
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Kings Cross Square, Stainless Steel The final phase of the £500m redevelopment of Kings Cross has been completed with the creation of a 75,000 sq ft square in front of the station. The square provides a fitting aspect to the marvellously simple Grade I-listed façade of the original station, designed by Lewis Cubitt in 1851, [...]
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Ventilation Screens by Lang+Fulton - Ikea Coventry A huge investment programme at Manchester Airport of over £1 billion aims to transform the experience for passengers and airlines and has included the provision of a new multi-storey car park. Car parking capacity at the airport had not kept pace with the growth in passenger numbers and [...]