THE BRIEF
The Sail and Colour Loft dates back to 1734, and as its name suggests, was used to produce the sails and colours (flags) for wooden warships of the age.
The building is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and framed with reused ships timbers, currently used to house the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trusts’ administration office, and the University of Kent’s business school.
People using the building found it draughty and cold, so sought a solution which would maintain the aesthetics of the early 18th century partially panelled windows whilst providing modern day comfort. We were called in to help.
OUR WORK
It was felt that other ‘traditional’ secondary glazing systems using subframes would be too obtrusive and therefore the Storm Window’s system of installing into the staff beads was the ideal solution. This allows the secondary panel to be fitted very close to the primary window, making it very discreet both internally and externally.
THE RESULT
“The results are outstanding. Visually the secondary glazing units blend into the surroundings and do not take anything from the aesthetics. They play a large part in keeping the building warm and draught-free.”
NH, Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
what the client said
“The process with Storm Windows was painless, from initial consultation, through detailed measurement and then installation. It was seamless and coordinated with the building refurbishment.”
NH, Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
