Levolux extends offering with Global Reach

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A new, £6.8 million state-of-the-art office development in Cardiff's Gateway Business Park is designed to impress, with its contemporary, colourful design. Completed to a ‘Grade A' specification and benefiting from a comprehensive solar shading system from Levolux, Global Reach occupies a prominent position, overlooking Cardiff Bay and neighbouring sports facilities.Designed to achieve a BREEAM ‘very good' rating by Powell Dobson Architects, the Global Reach development incorporates a range of attractive features. The most striking of these is a colourful Levolux Solar Shading system which has been applied along three sides and one end of the ‘L' shaped building.As the UK's leading solar shading specialist, Levolux devised a custom solution, comprising of vertical and horizontal fabricated aluminium Aerofoil Fins. 15 four-part vertical, fabricated Aerofoil Fins, each measuring 900mm wide and 11.5 metres in length, were installed along the east facing elevation. Each giant fin is finished with a different coloured powder coating, ranging from light blue to turquoise, enhancing the overall aesthetic of the building and creating a striking design feature.Elsewhere, 135 horizontal Aerofoil Fins, each measuring 400mm wide and free spanning up to 7.5 metres, were applied to south and west facing elevations, completing the Levolux solution. Arranged in 5 vertical stacks of 15 horizontal fins and finished in a light grey powder coating, the Aerofoil Fins effectively shield glazed areas from the sun's rays, thereby reducing solar heat gain within the building. The Levolux Solar Shading system creates a cool, comfortable office environment which improves the welfare of workers and increases productivity. By reducing solar heat gain within the building, there is less need for energy sapping air conditioning, which reduces the building's running costs and carbon emissions.Like all Solar Shading systems from Levolux, the Aerofoil Fins used on this development are backed by the company's design, manufacture and installation package, along with a three year warranty.Boasting one of the premier locations in Cardiff, along with modern, well equipped facilities the HQ styled Global Reach development has taken off – with a helping hand from Levolux.

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