Orbis OS210 and Vista V511U for Wrexham Yale College

Products:

OS210 Orbis Glass Infill Side & Top Fix

V511U Vista Extended Laminated Glass Infill U-Profile Top Fix

Contractor: Wynne Construction

Architects: TACP Architects – Wrexham

It’s great to yet again be helping the success of the Wrexham Yale College project with our balustrade systems. Delta have been manufacturing and installing balustrades to various phases of Wrexham Yale College over decades and are delighted to continue supplying quality products throughout the ongoing redevelopments.

Most recently, we supplied and fitted:

• 130m of Curved Vista Balustrade to the feature stair and voids, specified up to 1.5kNm of loading.
• 160m of Stainless Steel Orbis Glass Infill systems to 5 other staircases throughout the building, including the hall, sports arena, theatre and more.
• 14m of high loading balustrade (3kNm) in the sports hall viewing area.
• 19m of Vista balustrade to the external balcony, 1.5kNm of loading.

This new three-storey, 96,000sqft college in Wrexham is to house facilities for catering, creative arts, and sports students along with providing general teaching and IT studios, replacing the elements of the campus’ existing buildings, which will be demolished. The facility will also be home to the National Library of Wales digital archive, where members of the public can access information on Welsh culture and heritage.

With construction taking place over the course of the pandemic, Wynne Construction prioritised the health and wellbeing of workers during the build and ensured minimal disruption was felt by students and staff. Additionally, there was a real focus on sustainable technologies in the construction of this building, continuously present through use of natural daylight and natural ventilation within the building – we have reviewed light considerations further in our article disclosing ‘Five Top Tips for Specifying the right Balustrade System‘.

The balustrades at Yale College were a very central part of the scheme providing a high quality, contemporary feel enabling maximum daylight to penetrate through the central feature areas particularly.

Photo credits: Wynne Construction