Clement Conservation rooflights chosen for Jools Holland’s music venue

Clement Windows Group has supplied rooflights from its Clement Conservation Rooflights range for 1-5 St Paul’s Square in Birmingham – the city’s last surviving Georgian square – located in the well known Jewellery Quarter area.

The historic Georgian building was originally a row of town houses and is now home to multiple office units and a landmark venue known as The Jam House. Opened in 1999 by Jools Holland and designer Neil Tibbat, the multi-award winning venue offers a combination of live music and fine dining.

Eleven rooflights from the Clement 3, Clement 4 and Clement side hung ranges, all in a slate profile, were installed at the venue. Richard Clews from Jubb Clews Ltd, the architects working on the project, said: “1-5 St Paul’s Square is a Grade II-listed building in central Birmingham that was constructed in c1780 as town houses around a classic Georgian square.

“The project included repairing the traditional slate roofs and lead-lined parapet gutters. Key design considerations included improving thermal performance and increasing the capacity of rainwater disposal to accommodate modern storm surges, whilst remaining sympathetic to the traditional architectural details. The works were funded from the planned maintenance budget.

“Clement Conservation Rooflights were perfectly suited to this application. Several of the top hung windows were used for the upper floors whilst the side hung windows were used for the roof maintenance access.”

Manufactured for either a slate or a tile profile and available from stock in eight standard sizes, Clement Conservation Rooflights are constructed from strong mild steel sheet for extra strength and coated in polyzinc and polyester powder paint for durability.

Clement Windows Group is the only company to offer its rooflights in two profiles for different roofing types – one for thicker materials such as pantiles and one for slimmer roofs such as slate – ensuring the rooflight will lie flush with the roofline when installed.

Designed as high performance reproductions of Victorian originals and popular with conservation and planning officers, Clement Conservation Rooflights comprise argon filled, 24mm insulated glass units and come with a revolutionary warm T-bar system.

Available with several glazing options, including self-cleaning glass as standard, Clement’s rooflights are manufactured to EN ISO 9001 standards and rigorously tested against air, wind and rain to BS6375. They have achieved a British Fenestration Rating Council window energy rating of A+.

If one of the standard sizes is not appropriate for your project, bespoke rooflights are also an option. Clement Windows Group offers an innovative range of steel windows, doors, screens and rooflights, specialising in conservation work for both private residences and commercial projects.

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