Services - Design & Draughting of Glazed Structures

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Overview

GK Design Contracts offers a wide range of services to the Architectural Glass and Aluminium Industry. We maintain high standards of delivery, both in terms of quality and time, and work hard to ensure that you get the right team and service to meet your requirements and deadlines.

Our services

• Design and draughting of fixing details and elevations, for companies that manufacture and install fenestration & architectural metalwork.
• Support to Architects, Main contractors, Glass and Metal fabricators, Extruders & Installers.
• Calculation & Structural Analysis Services for all types of glazed structures.
• Representation & Project Management, on behalf of partner companies on projects worldwide.
• Extensive resources, including skilled designers, managers and engineers with a wealth of knowledge and experience.

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An Experienced Team + Proven Systems

Our team has a wealth of experience throughout the disciplines in our industry. In addition, our working practices are governed by proven office procedures, honed to ensure your projects go as smoothly as possible.

Here are just some of the reasons why you can rely on the professionalism, expertise and engineering procedures of GK Design Contracts:

• In House Team of 7 Designers with combined industry experience of over 50 years.
• Established Drawing Office & Quality Procedure.
• Experience of all glazing systems.
• Members of CCS, IED & the Engineering Council.
• Latest and most up-to-date AutoCAD Software, including Autodesk 3D Studio Viz.

Please note that we have experience and CAD data on all common European and North American standard curtain wall systems, as well as substantial experience with custom systems, including but not limited to the following:

Schüco , Kawneer, Reynaers, Reynolds, Technical, SAS, Universal, Smarts, Alcoa, SAPA, Monarch, Glostal, Planar, Spider Glass, Flanexim, Heywood, Hueck, Jansen, Skytech, Velfac, Metal Technology, Baco, Fulton, Comar, Dorma, Colt, Boon Edam, Besam, various Rain Screen systems.

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Technical services

In addition to design and draughting of fixing details & elevations, we offer a number of integrated technical services as follows:

• All ground floor treatments, Curtain Wall, Window, Door, and Roof light suites are installed on our CAD systems.
• Structural, Wind Loading & Glass Loading calculations for all types of glazed and metal structures.
• Project management, on-site supervision, site surveys + client representation at site meetings.
• Bar preparations, pressing drawings, scheduling and procurement of materials.
• With a complete in-house Computer-Aided Design, plotting and printing system, we can offer a 'One stop' specialist service to the Fenestration industry.
• NEW 3D Visualisation software allowing the production of realistic rendered scenes and animations. Isometric and 3D Perspective drawings plotted on CAD.

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Structural engineering & 3D Visualisation

Our Structural Engineering Department offers a full service to the building industry. A total design package is provided to Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Fabricators and Suppliers including the following items:

• 3D visualisation aids from single frame renderings to fly-by and walk through animations.
• Structural Calculations.
• Layout Drawings.
• Connections.
• Fabrication and Manufacture Details.
• Scheduling of Materials.

Structures normally designed by our Structural Engineering Department are created from many different materials but are most often built in steel, aluminium or timber with associated foundations.

Our Structural Engineering Department are all experienced designers with many years of working in the building industry. Calculations are generally computer produced and drawings plotted using AutoCAD.

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Engineering Design Concepts

The Engineering Design Concepts Team have been involved in such diverse projects as:

• Wind Load Calculations & Analysis.
• Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) Calculations.
• Design Assessment & Compliance Reports.
• Engineering Design across multiple disciplines.
• Extrusion Design.
• Conceptual & Visualisation Design.

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Engineering software utilized for Analysis & Design