Glass Construction Projects

including combinations of Colt Glass Constructions with ventilation and solar shading, and Coltlite glazed ventilators. For Shadoglass glass louvres, please click here.

For a wider selection of projects by building type or principal business activity, please click here.

For a selection of projects from around the world, please click here.

Gunwharf Quays
Portsmouth

Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth

This newly developed shopping centre in the heart of Portsmouth is situated right on the harbour's edge. In keeping with the local environment of natural sea air and sea views, Gunwharf Quays is largely open planned and open to the elements.

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The Transferium
Holland

The Transferium, Leiden, Holland

Colt-Braat has provided all the glazing for the Transferium 't Schouw at Leiden in Holland which encloses all pedestrian ways, waiting areas and parking for bicycles.

The pedestrian bridge is of particular striking design, pedestrians can walk from their cars to the train completely protected by the weather.

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Van Gogh Museum
Netherlands

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Colt has provided all the structural glazing for the new wing of the Van Gogh Museum in Museum Square, Amsterdam.

The Van Gogh Museum Extension is a striking new building which has rightly attracted international attention.

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Clerkenwell Hotel
London

Clerkenwell Hotel, London

Working closely with the Main Contractor, Interior plc, Colt designed a striking rooflight system consisting of a Braat rooflight and Kameleon natural glazed smoke ventilators. The Kameleon ventilators provided both smoke and natural ventilation.

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Health and Safety Executive
Liverpool

Health and Safety Executive, Liverpool

The new HSE headquarters at Bootle, near Liverpool, extends over 30,000 m² and houses approximately 1,500 staff.

Kajima Construction Europe (UK) Ltd was chosen to construct the building under a Government PFI scheme. The challenge for the designers was to design a building which would provide first class accommodation that was also large enough to house all the disparate departments under one roof.

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University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield

University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

Attractive, unobtrusive day-to-day ventilation was required for the University of Hertfordshire's new Academy block. Colt supplied 464 Coltlite Natural Glazed Ventilators with manual controls to meet the Architect's specification.

All the ventilators were installed into the preparatory glazing system via adaptor rails.

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National Exhibition Centre
Birmingham

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

Colt supplied 1.2 kilometres of Cosmotron rooflights, WCO natural weathered ventilators, Seefire natural ventilators, and blackout blinds, all controlled by a Colt 'One Per Vent' system.

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Tate Britain
London

Tate Britain, Gallery of British Art, London

As part of the Centenary Development of the Tate Gallery in London, the north-west quarter of the Tate's Millbank site was redeveloped to provide six new exhibition galleries on the ground floor, four new galleries on the main gallery floor, and five refurbished galleries.

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