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A 14 metre, triple height atrium, which forms the centrepiece of the newly opened Creative Centre at York St John University, sports 24 bespoke Whitesales glazed rooflights.

They fit within square apertures punched through soffits in the glulam timber roof grid. They bring additional light into the atrium designed by Tate+Co Architects as an exhibition, teaching and theatre space, as well as somewhere for students to mix and relax.

Upstands

The Whitesales rooflights were designed and specified complete with preformed 300mm PVC splayed upstands, which enabled them to be fitted directly into the glulam grid. These are estimated to have saved the roofing team at least two weeks on site because they didn’t have to construct the upstands themselves and the integrated splay made waterproofing the roof a lot easier, according to Whitesales.

em.glaze rooflights

Tate+Co chose Whitesales’ em.glaze rooflights for the contract for thier minimalistic aesthetic and because they offered flexible options such as the upstands and matching concealed actuator smoke vents via Whitesales’ affiliate business Sertus.

Tate+Co director Andy Baker-Falkner says: “The internal look of the rooflights was important for the overall design intent of the atrium, which is lean and crisp with services hidden wherever possible. We liked the design of the Whitesales em.glaze units, particularly with the clean white reveal and option for fully concealed vent actuators.”

Thermal efficiency

The Whitesales em.glaze rooflight is a flush-glazed glass-to-edge design with flat sealed glass units fitted within a fully welded, thermally broken aluminium frame. There are 14 stocked square and rectangular sizes, from 600mm to 2500mm, but bespoke options can be up to 3200mm. em.glaze is double glazed and building regulations  compliant as standard. The rooflights can be specified with triple glazing if preferred and in any RAL colour as required.

BREEAM

The Creative Centre was designed from the outset as a low energy building and has achieved a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating,

The main contractors on the building were Kier Construction and the architects were Tate+Co.

Picture:  Whitesales rooflights have saved time and energy at York St John University.

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Article written by Cathryn Ellis
25th April 2023

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