Hazlemere Commercial’s bespoke double glazing windows and doors installation have been featured on Channel 4’s Grand Designs, following their involvement in the glazing of a stunningly contemporary copper-roofed, decagon-shaped house in Oxford. The house was built for Henry Chopping, a commercial surveyor with an eye for perfection and a desire to use only the very best materials. Kevin McCloud the programme’s presenter followed the build project from start to finish and remarked on the sheer quality of the materials and craftsmanship that went into making this project a reality.
Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud, had this to say about the Decagon House in a walled garden in Oxford: “This place may not be to your taste, but there’s no denying it’s got real strength of character. It may not be beautiful, but it is fascinating, In fact if it were a spa hotel, I think I’d rather enjoy staying here. If it were a monastery for the brotherhood of bling, it would be my kind of monastery. That’s because any suggestion of personal indulgence here is overshadowed by the craftsmanship, by the quality of the fabric of the building. And it was Henry who commissioned all those craftsmen – who commissioned this building. I think that, in a way, sort of makes him an old fashioned patron. And there aren’t enough of those.”
