A DEPRIVED BUILDING AND LOCAL
COMMUNITY RECEIVE SOMETHING
TO GO ‘PING-PONG’ OVER
Christchurch, 35 Cosway Street, was Latitude Architects was engaged to work 88 units were manufactured and installed,
granted a Grade II* Listing in 1954. It is a on the plans for the renovation, which were which were a combination of Series 42 fixed
distinctive deconsecrated church in the undertaken in consultation with Historic lights with curved and standard heads,
Lisson Grove Conservation Area. With so England. as well as Series 80 3HS contra sliding
much ornate detailing both inside and
units. Some of the Series 80 were 1.9m (h)
out, it has made the change of use and Surrounded by local shops, residential x 2.3m (w) and weighed over 130kg when
renovations very taxing. areas and community buildings including all assembled, so fixing points had to be
a school; sound insulation was imperative checked for their strength to maintain
Greenhouse Sports wa s founded in 2002 to stop noise escaping. The original single integrity of the installation.
as a sports coaching charity and initially pane stain glass windows could not be set out to provide deprived young people changed. Therefore, Latitude Architects Established in 1966 and granted a Royal
something positive to do in the school specified the use of secondary glazing to Warrant in 2004, Selectaglaze is the leading
holidays. provide much needed sound insulation. specialist in the design, manufacture and
In addition, it improved the thermal installation of secondary glazing.
The pilot was such a success that demand
properties of the building.
grew and Greenhouse merged with
In addition to a free technical advisory
another charity; Table Tennis for Kids (TTK). Cosmur Construction (London) Ltd, service, Selectaglaze also offers its BIID
Recently, they acquired 35 Cosway Street, were appointed as Main Contractor, who approved CPD on the design, application
London, and have refurbished the building approached Selectaglaze to discuss the and test standards for secondary glazing.
into a modern sports centre. treatment and scheduling of secondary Selectaglaze will be exhibiting at 100%
glazing works. The windows were huge Design 2018 in Olympia, London at Stand
A radical and sensitive transformation was and had large sweeping curved heads D325 on the 19th-22nd September.
required, to provide first-rate facilities for at high level. Therefore to enable exact the coaches to deliver high-quality sports measurements, a laser measurer was For further information please contact:
programmes. used to plot the arches to facilitate the [email protected]
manufacture of the units. www.selectaglaze.co.uk
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