Originally built in the 1960s, some of the block’s fixtures and fittings, including the windows, were in need of upgrading Its location on the edge of the River Thames also means it is regularly exposed to high winds, so external features such as its 20-year old windows needed to be upgraded with more resilient and weatherproof materials.
As well as finding a window solution which would substantially out-perform its predecessor, One Housing was mindful of its own impact on the environment. It therefore wanted to ensure the 1,000 windows coming out of the building were not sent to landfill, and could instead be responsibly recycled back through the manufacturing process.