Retirement living has never looked so appealing! Quantock House is an iconic building in the heart of Taunton, Sommerset offering its homeowners aged 55 and over a safe, contemporary environment in which they can live life to the full. The complex features 1 and 2 bedroom apartments with balconies that maximise the stunning views of the Quantock Hills. Set in secluded gardens, residents cant enjoy the luxury of an owners lounge, bistro and treatment room, all within close proximity to the centre of Taunton.
The balconies on the development feature the A2;s1,d0 fire-rated Easy Glass Prime balustrade system by Q-railing, providing the highest safety standards. For the project, Q-railing UK teamed up with Architectural Metalwork Installations (AMI) and the architects at the Affordable Housing & Healthcare Group.
With offices all around the world, including here in the UK, Q-railing are known as the benchmark and market leaders in their sector. This innovation and forward thinking was extremely beneficial when the changes were made to Approved Document B in December 2018. Architects and developers were facing a major issue and the industry had to find alternatives to glass balustrades on residential buildings above 18M. This problem was solved when Q-railing introduced a fully tested and compliant laminated glass balustrade system.
According to Darryl Holloway, Architectural Sales Manager at Q-railing UK, “Not being able to work with glass barriers for residential high-rise caused much heartache.” Darryl went on to say, “Following the changes to Approved Document B in December 2018 that saw all materials on residential buildings of 18M and above require a classification of A2-s1,d0, in accordance with BS EN13501 – Q-railing needed to pioneer systems that would be compliant with this new regulation. Following very quickly after our A2-s1,d0 laminated glass solution, came our revolutionary aluminium vertical bar system. This can achieve both 0.74kN/m residential loads and the more onerous 1.5kN/m load for areas where people may congregate. It can be top or fascia mounted and has the ability to be powder coated in any colour the client wishes. This, along with the glass option, now makes for a full suite of products that architects/designers and specifiers as always can rely on Q-railing to deliver”
The beauty of the aluminium vertical bar system is that it is fully customisable- colours and finishes can be chosen to compliment any design. The vertical bar system, along with the laminated glass option, is currently being installed on main contractor projects all around the UK. So now there are multiple fire-rated options for you to choose from, without compromising on the safety of your project.
Contact Q-railing for specification work on major projects throughout the UK- Phone: +44 (0)800 781 42 45 or +44 (0)1782 711 676 Email: ukconsultant(Replace this parenthesis with the @ sign)q-railing.comor to find out more visit Fire-rated glass balustrades (q-railing.com)