Overcladding of the iconic Hexagon Tower is progressing as planned. We have successfully delivered some of the most technically challenging and complex overcladding projects ever undertaken in the UK applying our unrivalled industry CV of skills, knowledge and experience. This brutal masterpiece is another on this long list of achievements. One of the major technical
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With a busy start to the new year, design build facades is pleased to announce that they will shortly be commencing work at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Building envelope works to the 11-storey Tower Block at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital comprises upgrades to the external facade using our insulated aluminium rainscreen
The Sentinels comprising Cleveland and Clydesdale Towers are two 90-metre-tall residential tower blocks on Holloway Head in Birmingham. Owned by Citizen Housing , the 32 storey blocks were built in 1972. Until recently The Sentinels were the tallest purely residential tower blocks in the city. design build facades has been appointed by Citizen Housing to
design builds facades enjoyed a busy IHEEM where their fabric first message was well received by key decision makers in the healthcare sector. As leaders in transforming the NHS Estate, the conference provided the opportunity to continue building relationships with past, present and future clients including Chris Hodgson, Director of Estates and Facilities, Sussex Partnership
For over 20 years, ‘d+b facades’ has stood for ‘design + build facades’ applying the very best, industry-leading practice with outstanding and unsurpassed results. Key to our success (and proven beyond any doubt) is the beautiful ‘design build’ Form of Contract because it makes us singularly responsible for what we build, ie; the Hackitt Stakeholder and therefore
We are pleased to announce our attendance at the IHEEM Healthcare Estates Conference at the Manchester Central Complex on 4th and 5th October 2022. We will be on Stand A41 in the Energy & Sustainability Zone. Come and talk to us about how we can help decarbonise your estate by reducing heating energy consumption of
design build facades are pleased to announce that it has been awarded the contract to overclad Hexagon Tower, Blackley, Manchester. Click to view video of recently completed mockup A brutalist masterpiece with the two gables rising to create a tall V-shaped opening that lights the principal staircases, Hexagon Tower was designed by one of Britain’s
design build facades is pleased to announce that building envelope works are now underway on Block A, York Hospital, part of York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The works comprise overcladding using our insulated aluminium rainscreen and high-performance integrated windows as part of a range of energy efficiency and carbon saving measures in
design build facades is pleased to announce that a full-size mock-up of the proposed facade works has now been completed at Eastbourne District General Hospital, part of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This is the final design step prior to programming the full works. The works comprise overcladding using our insulated aluminium rainscreen and high-performance
d+b facades ‘fabric first’ message was well received by delegates at the recent AUDE annual conference, University of Birmingham. Universities continue to invest in updating and regenerating their older building stock, underlined by the number of new enquiries received by the business for planned investment. Cliff Woodhouse, Business Development Director, commented “the AUDE Conference is