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Union Metal Roofing
- (Metal Roof) Metal roofs are available in a variety of shapes, textures, and colors. They can come in natural metallic finishes, shingles, or shakes. Cool colors and coatings can be applied to metal roofs to achieve greater solar reflectance.
- Steel panels designed to cover the roof in place of shingles.Designed with either exposed or hidden fasteners.
- A metal roof, often referred to as a tin roof, is a roofing system made from metal pieces or tiles. It is a component of the building envelope.
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- being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War; “Union soldiers”; “Federal forces”; “a Federal infantryman”
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- A marriage
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1933 Ca'doro Restaurant, Corner of Union Street and Gordon Street, Glasgow Advertisment
The Ca’Doro building, situated close to Glasgow Central Station, was completely rebuilt behind its retained façade in 1989, over a century after it was built. The Union Street frontage was enhanced with two additional bays, finished with cast iron mouldings which are exact reproductions of the originals.
The glass-fronted warehouse, which was completed in 1872, was designed by John Honeyman with a high roofed shopping arcade at ground level.
In the 1920’s, the luxurious Ca’Doro Restaurant, which took its name from the gilded 15th century Ca’doro Palace in Venice, occupied all the upper storeys.
In keeping with the times, the patrons of the luncheon room on the 2nd floor were entertained with live music from the resident orchestra. The gentlemen could then enjoy the facilities of the smoking rooms on the floor above. The two storey banqueting hall, an ugly addition to the roof from around 1925, was converted into a popular ballroom in the 1950’s. The reconstructed version of the Ca’Doro now has a slated roof, which is much more in keeping with the rest of the structure.
At street level the shops have sculpted stone pilasters surrounding the cast iron frame, which becomes much more decorative on the upper tiers. The photograph (right) was taken on a clear mid-winter’s day when the reflective qualities of the glass allowed the windows to be viewed to their best effect. Thankfully the old building’s incongruous 1920’s metal window frames have been replaced with large panes of fixed glass. The natural light is further augmented by a glazed atrium roof illuminating the central core of the building.
The ironwork at the upper levels is worthy of close inspection for the intricate detailing which was designed and cast at the Saracen Iron Foundry in Glasgow. The window frames are in the form of open ended figures of eight, a familiar feature of the Venetian style.
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