Light and glass go hand in hand. Most building materials have weight and mass, whether concrete, a brick or a length of structural steel. There is, however, one building material that has neither weight nor mass. Light in Architecture The Greeks called it Helios, the Romans Sol and, despite forming over 98% of the solar […]
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King’s Cross officially reopened with the Wrightstyle protection
Iconic King’s Cross Redevelopment The final stage of the £550 million redevelopment of London’s King’s Cross station has been completed, with the iconic station at the heart of a £2.2 billion regeneration of the surrounding district. King’s Cross Square, the 75,000 sq ft area to the front of the station, and which is larger than […]
Escaping from prison fires
Escaping from prison fires. Wrightstyle takes a look at the dilemmas of planning escape routes in buildings designed to stop escapes! When fire breaks out in a highly-populated building, the first priority is to ensure occupant safety, normally by quick evacuation. But what happens when the whole purpose of that building is to prevent people […]
Designers urged to specify glazing integration
Reliance on separate material testing Wrightstyle has been at the forefront of fire testing its assembles to EU, US and Asia Pacific standards, including live bomb testing, and says that some building designers are still relying too heavily on fire test certifications where the glass and framing systems have been tested independently. The company emphasises […]
A perspective on glass and the terrorist threat
The threat of terror, real or imagined, has focused the minds of building owners, architects, engineers, technologists and planners to better design buildings that can withstand a whole new array of risks. In particular a perspective on glass and the terrorist threat. Lee Coates is the company’s technical director, and here explains how modern steel […]
