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Carmelite Monastery, Liverpool

A purpose built new monastery for the Carmelite Sisters in Liverpool. The layout embodies the daily cycle of prayer, manual labour, communal mealtimes and private reflection. The design is a modern interpretation of the monastic tradition. Silence and light articulates the architecture which is calm, ordered and uplifting.

The community includes a chapel, cloister, refectory, community room, library, workspaces, guest house, 24 cells, 2 hermitage cells and 6 fully accessible infirmary cells. As a home it is comfortable and modest, befitting the Carmelite philosophy.

Saint-Gobain Weber Monocouche render brings new life to Gosford Castle

Modern monocouche render by Saint-Gobain Weber, the leading manufacturer and formulator of innovative materials for the construction industry, has been specified in the exceptional restoration project of 19th century Gosford Castle, County Armagh.

Once the largest private houses in Ireland, the Castle has been rescued from dereliction and is now an exclusive community of 23 individually designed homes created within the fabric of the original building.

Tread carefully with your carbon footprint

With an increasingly high profile focus on the Green Agenda and the clamour to reduce energy consumption and wastage through improved insulation, a word of caution when it comes to considering properties where traditional metal roofs are being installed.

The demands for thermal insulation, particularly in the roof space has led to the increasing specification for a warm roof design in both large and small projects.

Imperial War Museum North illuminated by SILL

The Imperial War Museum North is now illuminated at night, enhancing its status as an architectural landmark in Salford Quays. The lighting for the iconic building’s exterior has been supplied by Sill Lighting UK, a leading manufacturer of high performance and energy efficient luminaires.

The multi-award winning museum, the youngest of the Imperial War Museums’ (IWM) five branches, is the first UK building to be designed by the world-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind. The design explores the concept of a world destroyed by conflict, which is represented in the architectural form of a shattered globe reassembled in three interlocking shards.

Brand new ‘Grade One-listed’ building is in line for Roofing Award

The project to install the roofs onto seven new houses at Stanmer House in Brighton was an unusual one, to say the least. The houses are built on the existing foundations of the old kitchen block at the 18th-century Palladian-style mansion, which was demolished when the repairs were deemed impracticable.

However, the building materials and the style of the new build has to match the previous building as they form part of the Grade One-listed property, together with the main house, which was built in 1723-4.

Is your church or heritage building ready for the storms?

Churches have always suffered form the effects of lightning. Golde (1977), for example, notes that the campanile of San Marco in Venice was struck and severely damaged or completely destroyed nine times between 1388 and 1762.

Even in an era when skyscrapers and cell towers overshadow the tallest church steeple, it’s crucial for churches to be intentional about lightning protection. A single lightning strike can not only sear church roofs and steeples, but it can also ruin computers, sound systems, alarms, and other electronics.

Known as The Hive

The New Worcester Library and History Centre was an innovative partnership development between Worcester County Council and the University of Worcester to create Europe’s first fully integrated public and university library.

Known as The Hive, the dramatic building features seven roof cones for natural stack ventilation and is clad in 16,000 TECU® gold shingles. These are produced by KME and more information is available at http://www.kme.com/en/roofing

Let's Imagine creates a difference for The Salvation Army

Let's Imagine is a branding consultancy and has creative curiosity for finding interesting and innovative ways to communicate through design.

They believe that design should have a great idea at its heart, and should 'simply' engage, inform and influence.

Safety in Roofing Awards 2013

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors today announced the members who have received recognition for their health and safety practices in this year’s Safety in Roofing Awards.

The awards have been in operation for a number of years and were instigated as a way to promote the positive attitude to health and safety by NFRC member companies. Trade members are invited and encouraged to enter information on their health and safety training and accident statistics collected during the course of the year.

Martin-Brooks honoured for heritage skills

Sheffield based roofing specialists, Martin-Brooks, has received national industry recognition for the quality of its work in the heritage sector.

Martin-Brooks is shortlisted for this year’s National Federation of Roofing Contractors’ (NFRC) heritage award for the complete re-roof of a grade II listed church in Derbyshire.

Unique roofing material named finalist in roofing awards

Not far from Stamford in Lincolnshire is Collyweston, a traditional village in the heart of England. It is also the source of Collyweston ‘stone slate’, not a true slate but a fissile limestone formed in the Jurassic period, some 150 million years ago.

The stone has been mined in the area since roman times and was used extensively in the local area and on some prominent buildings around the country until the growth of the railways in the late 19th century led to the decline in the quarrying industry.

NE company’s commitment to young recruits

One of the UK’s leading lightning protection companies, based in Darlington, has created a number of new opportunities for local young people as the company experiences continued growth.

Stone Technical Services has seen an increasing demand for its lightning protection services in the last year – counting the likes of St Paul’s Cathedral amongst its clients- and, as a result, has recruited two apprentices and a junior manager.

National Funeral Exibition 2013

After what has been hailed as the most successful funeral exhibition ever held in the UK, NFE are now well advanced in planning the 2013 show.

They are theming the show around the traditional Circus, providing exhibitors with an excellent opportunity to develop some exciting ideas for stand design. The NFE Big Top Bar will incorporate circus style entertainment, which will have extra attractions on Family Day.

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