The building is the UK sales and marketing office of The VELUX Company, the Danish manufacturer of windows and roof-lights. According to the client’s brief, the design was to be ‘a practical demonstration of VELUX products in an inspirational setting’.
LocationKettering
ArchitectWhite Design
ClientThe VELUX Company
Project TypeCommercial
Structural EngineerBuro Happold
Structural Timber EngineerLilleheden Limtrae
Main ContractorWillmott Dixon
Timber SpeciesWestern Red Cedar
Timber ElementsShingles, Battens, Glulam frame
The building is the UK sales and marketing offi ce of The VELUX Company, the Danish manufacturer of windows and roof-lights. According to the client’s brief, the design was to be a practical demonstration of VELUX products in an inspirational setting’. The other key aspect of the brief was to demonstrate good environmental practice on a commercial basis, in terms of the building’s energy consumption, and also in its use of the roof space, illustrating the VELUX concept that making full use of roof voids can help mitigate the impact of pressure for additional housing stock.
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