Westbourne Gardens
Location

London, United Kingdom

Year

2015

Building Type

Residential buildings

Architect

Chartered Practice Architects

Customer

Fruition Properties

Fabricator

Oxted Windows

Photographer

John Kees

Used systems

Windows WICLINE, Doors WICSTYLE

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PROJECT DETAILS

One Westbourne Gardens is an exceptional residential development in the heart of Bayswater in West London which has provided a collection of nine striking apartments featuring specially-engineered large span aluminium picture windows and balcony door solutions from Wicona.

 

The building is set within an impressive white stucco-fronted façade which harmonises well with the listed buildings and handsome Victorian terraces nearby.

Stunning Full-height Feature Glazing

Each apartment has a contemporary design with luxuriously-appointed interiors and stunning full-height feature glazing from Wicona. Some of the properties in this exclusive development benefit from ‘wrap-around’ roof terraces or overlook an integral winter garden.

The WICLINE 65 evo double vent balcony doors with heavy-duty profiles were used to meet the architects’ requirements for exceptionally large openings. These were up to 2.2m wide and 2.4m high, and specified in an open-in configuration for the apartments on the top floor and with no centre mullion for even wider access.

On the ground floor, large WICSTYLE 65 evo pivot doors with 2.8m high door leaves were used for the main entrance and are complemented by fixed light WICLINE evo windows, with open-in casements used from the first floor upwards.

To provide additional security and acoustic performance, all the glazing was low E laminated and toughened glass. The balcony door frames were faceted at the corner to express this visually dominant aspect of the building and some of the apartments have Juliette glass balconies.

In the centre of the building is a winter garden courtyard with an open roof providing a light well and a unique amenity for residents. Wicona’s WICLINE 65 evo open-in and open-out double vent windows and balcony doors look out onto this space from some of the apartments.

All window and door systems were powder coated in bronze colour and heavy duty fixings were engineered for the frames and to carry the extra-large glazing units. The windows also have rendered 'fins' running vertically down the centre which required careful detailing, particularly for installing cills and flashings. 

A highly sustainable scheme

Sustainability features of One Westbourne Gardens include roof-mounted photovoltaic panels to contribute to the building's communal energy requirements; building materials, windows and doors which all exceeded Building Regulations for thermal efficiency and air tightness, an energy-efficient centralised heating, hot water and cooling system which utilises heat recovery, and smart metering for energy monitoring. 

The finished building respects the character and appearance of the Bayswater Conservation Area and the glazing inserted into otherwise solid elevations is sympathetic to the composition of the existing buildings in the surrounding area. 

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We specified Wicona’s windows and balcony doors for this scheme and they have proved to be the perfect fit. Creating large expanses of glazing to allow high levels of natural light into the building was an essential aspect of the design. We needed the products to be easily accessible, aesthetically pleasing and very secure. The systems also had to deliver enhanced acoustic protection, and comply with access requirements such as provide low level door thresholds. Both the WICLINE evo windows and balcony doors and the WICSTYLE evo pivot doors are excellent products and offer a high degree of design flexibility which was essential for this project and the extra-large spans we required

Windows WICLINE

WICLINE 65 evo/75 evo

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WICLINE 65 evo/75 evo

Doors WICSTYLE

WICSTYLE 65 evo

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WICSTYLE 65 evo

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