What was the original window colour? The window replacement for the @thepipefactoryglasgow refurbishment was carefully considered to balance heritage preservation and energy efficiency improvement. The current single-glazed windows need replacing to improve thermal performance of the building. We’ve studied the building’s history, including its sister building around the corner at 28 Bain Street which was once included in the original Pipe Factory complex, to create historically accurate window details. It was not an easy task to determine the original window colour. We found window samples from the 2015 removal, which were cream-coloured. Beneath the cream finish, we discovered a dark green paint, which may have been the original colour. Photos from 1964 show dark frames on the Pipe Factory, while 2000s photos show cream. Meanwhile, the sister building had light frames in 1964, but the link building had dark. Since we can't confirm whether the retrieved samples or the windows in the 1964 photos were original, the exact original window colour remains uncertain. Our final colour proposals carefully consider this rich history and future aesthetic of the building. Exciting times. Image 1: The Pipe Factory in 1964. Canmore Image 2: The Pipe Factory in 2000s. Canmore Image 3, 5: Retrieved window sample Image 4: Drawing of the window sample With/ @thepipefactoryglasgow @loadermonteith @narroassociates @harleyhaddow Brown+Wallace Jensen Hughes @desinforeveryone