Our performance Conservation™ timber windows and doors have been specified in an historical property refurbishment in the beautiful village of Clifton, Bristol. In Tudor-Gothic style this stunning collection of seven luxury-living properties offers outstanding accommodation enhanced with space and light.
Grade II listed building revived
The sympathetically converted Grade II listed school building has been revived by Kersfield Developments, Bath, together with contractor Construction
Total Solutions, Bath, to form a walled boutique development that encloses five houses and two mews properties. The building is recognised locally
for its iconic diaper patterned roof.
Secured by Design accredited bi-folding doors meet Document Q
Double glazed casement windows from the coordinated Conservation™ range have been specified by architects Nash Partnership, also of Bath,
and designed to work in harmony with the traditional stone surrounds and other architectural features typical of the region. Solid planked entrance
doors with decorative overhead fanlights provide like-for-like replacement and Conservation™ bi-folding doors are featured in several of
the properties adding yet more drama to the internal space. These doors have an open-out configuration and are available up to 5.9m wide and 3m
high to achieve maximum impact. Both entrance and bi-folding doors are Secured by Design accredited within the Conservation Secure™ collection
and meet Approved Document Q – Security of Building Regulations, which applies to the new build housing sector.
Public outcry at proposed demolition
The architectural preservation of this much-loved building has been sensitively considered throughout the design process. Purpose built in 1850
the original Church of England School building was saved from demolition in the 1960s and remained in use as a school until 1979 in response to
public outcry. Bristol City Council became the new owner using it as a district office with much of the original architecture hidden from view.
In stripping back the building to its original timber trusses and classrooms, the building’s classic origins of spacious dimensions have been recreated.
Historic charm
“This building has had new life breathed into it,” says Frank Buckley, managing director, Mumford & Wood Limited, “and we are proud that our
award-winning windows and doors have helped to re-create its historic charm. Our products have worked beautifully with the sweeping, open spaces
of the building which offers generous open plan living so popular in today’s family living style.”
BRE A+ rated
Double glazed Conservation™ windows and doors are made to the exacting standards of the British Woodworking Federation’s Wood Window Alliance
(WWA) scheme and are BRE A+ rated offering outstanding levels of thermal and acoustic performance. They are manufactured from premium grade Siberian
Larch which is engineered for maximum strength and stability to help ensure long lasting aesthetics and performance, while achieving a perfect
factory-finished, paint-ready surface typical of fine joinery. Independent research carried out by the WWA on behalf of its members identifies
that timber as a frame material offers the most sustainable and cost effective material with a life cycle of up to 65 years and more.
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