05/06/2026
For the University of Manchester's Learning Commons, WPL designed, supplied and installed horizontal projected solar shading fixed back to feature glass laminated fins.
The detail worth noting: a new die was created specifically to produce the 140mm ARC fin profile, pitched at 150mm and secured from 6mm aluminium profiled support arm rafters. When the design called for a profile that didn't exist, we made the tooling rather than substitute a stock part.
Architect: Sheppard Robson. Contractor: Wates Construction.
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