Schueco UK Ltd

The new build expansion of Thornhill Primary school in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire was conducted with sustainability at the forefront of its design.Expanding the school from a 1-form to a 3-form entry, Central Bedfordshire Council wanted to create a healthy learning environment housed in an energy-efficient building.Constructing a Passivhaus certified school presents a particular set of challenges beyond designing buildings to meet strict performance criteria. School structures must adhere to building regulations and their design must consider the various practical features required to create a functioning, accessible education facility.

Completed in 2022, the three-storey building makes use of diverse materials such as Corten steel cladding and living walls externally, and polished concrete internally, with large Schüco doors and windows on each floor. Regularly taking on high-end developments, Studio Spicer is no stranger to the benefits of using Schüco systems, so decided to specify Schüco windows and doors for its office building. The studio wished to maximise natural light with large panels of glass which were designed to blend into the mixed material environment. Photos by Chris FosseyExcellence Awards 2024

Borough Yards is a vibrant new development of retail streets and commercial office space located in and around a series of restored railway arches next to historic Borough Market in southeast London.The retained façades of forgotten warehouses blend sensitively into a new development providing elevations to two 6-storey office buildings. Schüco Jansen thermally broken steel windows and doors were chosen to replace the original thermally inefficient steel windows, and for the glazing in the new long elevation.Photo credits: Dean Hearne

The refurbishment of this 1970s, three-storey home, set overlooking an idyllic forest and river, breathed new life into a property that previously lacked any real connection with its environment. The newly installed large Schüco lift-and-slide doors frame the garden and accentuate the expansive views.

Norton Folgate is an eclectic mixed-use development on Blossom Street, located near the iconic Spitalfields Market and Liverpool Street Station in London. The £180 million project involved extensive refurbishment of ten existing buildings, as well as eight new builds across six plots. The construction was a collaborative effort between multiple architects, façade engineer Eckersley O’Callaghan, specialist contractor Lindner Prater Ltd, and Skanska as the main contractor.Photos James Thompson UK Construction Photography Schüco Excellence Awards 2023

The construction of Oakmoor School in Hampshire was central to the regeneration of a former garrison town Whitehill and Bordon. Responding to the flat site and mature woodland context, the school has been designed as a collegiate campus with four separate buildings arranged to create a central courtyard that acts as a social and teaching hub for the school’s community.Photo credit: Andy Matthews / Keith Evans

Jon and Louise Wood’s stunning family home in the heart of the Surrey Hills is the culmination of two years working with the Planning Adviser for the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to design a home that complements its immediate surroundings.

Part of a wider development in Spitalfields, East London, Lamb Street is a two-storey mixed-use commercial project completed in 2023, with an award-winning design inspired by local history.Installed by Nuëcø Façade & Glazing Solutions, the project features both aluminium and steel curtain walling systems from Schüco, as well as Schüco AD UP 75 doors with concealed hinges and full-height pull bars with up to RC2 security. The upper floor and ground floor shopfronts are constructed with Schüco FWS 50+ SG (structural glazing) aluminium curtain walling. All the transoms are sleeved with steel inserts and there is a combination of glazed-in louvres and bespoke projecting fins attached to the curtain walling. Photos: Entrant to the 2024 Excellence Awards

The extension and refurbishment of the Fulham Centre in South West London re-configured the existing retail and commercial building using both aluminium and steel Schüco systems. The original building was partially redeveloped by the addition of a double-height glazed entrance lobby, a five-storey extension to the rear, new ground-level glazing, and a refurbishment of the existing façades.Photo credits: Tony MacLean

This Grade II listed barn in North Yorkshire has undergone an incredible transformation using Schüco aluminium systems to extend and modernise the property while paying homage to its agricultural heritage.  

The complete ground floor of Bruntwood Works' 111 Piccadilly, an iconic 1960’s office building in the heart of Manchester, was redesigned to provide high quality meeting, co-working, communal lounge and café facilities. The building’s entrance and façade were re-imagined, including the incorporation of ‘The Gem’ at the main entrance.