The White Rose Shopping Centre, Leeds

Roofglaze helped to brighten up shoppers’ days at Next by designing and installing a bespoke Barrel Vault rooflight for the White Rose Shopping Centre.

The White Rose Centre is a premium outlet store based in Leeds, it is home to vast range of household brands; H&M, Debenhams, Zara and Next to name just a few.

Recently the outlet underwent a major revamp in some of their key stores, ensuring that they stay modern and contemporary.

In the case of Next it involved an upgraded shop floor paired with an atrium effect above provided by the glazed roof. This allowed the shop floor to be filled with natural light and fresh air during the day, giving a more relaxed and pleasant feel to shopping for their customers.

The natural light gained throughout the day was considered key by the Architect, thus a Barrel Vault rooflight pitched at 43^o was designed by Roofglaze, which had the following glazing specification:

- Non-fragile

- 25mm Opal Tinted Glazing

- Light Transmission: 49%

- Energy Transmission: 54%

As Roofglaze was designing the rooflight for the store, it was key to get the sizing right to fit the allocated space. The required specified size resulted in the following measurements for the finished product: a span of 7,220mm, a length of 16,640mm, a height of 1,900mm with glazed gable ends, and an overall glazing thickness of 25mm.

Roofglaze was also required to incorporate 5 No. AOV Smoke Vents into the spine of the rooflight, to be powered by 24v tandem actuators. These smoke vents were installed in accordance with BS EN 12101-2, and they provide an aerodynamic free area of 6m²

"We were very impressed with the overall performance of Roofglaze throughout our partnership on the Next store at the White Rose Shopping Centre. The bespoke rooflight which they designed has an excellent finish and includes an efficient smoke ventilation solution.

One of the key factors to completing this project was the professionalism of their installation team, combined with their prompt delivery to site. Many thanks to the Roofglaze team for their efforts. I would definitely recommend them for future works.”
says Paul Sharkey- Project Manager- Simpson (York) Ltd.

Overall, Roofglaze feels that this project was a huge success in both the appearance and functionality of the store’s renovation. Roofglaze is proud of this project as it showcases our ongoing commitment to the highest levels of professionalism and quality.

If you are interested in specifying our rooflight solutions for your next project, you can download our Specification Documents from NBS Plus. For more information about our range of rooflights, please feel free to call us on 01480 474 797 or send us an e-mail with your enquiry.