Beit Midrash
Morasha

Forty original steel windows saved after serious fire damage at Arthur’s Road Synagogue—repaired, serviced, refinished and reglazed in place.

LocationSea Point · Cape Town

Scope40 original steel windows

MethodRestoration in place

Glass6.38 mm laminated and stained

Completed front elevation of Beit Midrash Morasha after restoration of 40 fire-damaged steel windows — Completed restorationBeit Midrash Morasha · Sea Point

The project

Seriously damaged.
Technically recoverable.

Replacement was being considered after the fire. A specialist assessment showed that the original steel windows could be repaired and retained instead.

D&G Window Solutions restored all 40 windows in place. Damaged steel sections were cut out and replaced with welded repair sections, corrosion was treated and opening sashes were mechanically serviced. Brass fittings were cleaned, repaired or replaced before the frames received NS4 corrosion-inhibiting primer and a white Dulux gloss finish. The completed windows were reglazed with 6.38 mm clear laminated safety glass and specially ordered stained glass where required.

01AssessedForty fire-damaged steel windows reviewed

02RecoveredSteel, fittings and opening sashes restored in place

03ReglazedSafety and stained glass reinstated

Purpose in every detail

Repair the damage.
Preserve the architecture.

The value of the work is not cosmetic. It lies in recovering the original steel, movement, fittings and glazing as one functioning window system.

01 / Steelwork

Damaged sections rebuilt

Fire- and corrosion-damaged steel was cut out and replaced with welded repair sections while the frames remained in place.

02 / Operation

Sashes and brass fittings serviced

Opening windows were mechanically serviced; original brass fittings were cleaned, repaired or replaced as required.

03 / Reglazing

Safety and feature glass reinstated

The restored frames received 6.38 mm clear laminated safety glass together with specially ordered stained glass.

Project photography

Our work,
in detail.

Completed elevations are paired with the fire-damaged condition, showing why specialist assessment and in-place recovery were central to this project.

Completed side elevation with the original steel windows restored at Beit Midrash Morasha — 01 / CompletedOriginal window line retainedThe repaired steel units sit cleanly across the long Arthur’s Road elevation.

Front elevation of Beit Midrash Morasha showing the steel windows after the fire and before restoration — 02 / BeforeThe fire-damaged façadeMissing glass and damaged openings documented before the in-place restoration programme.

Close view of fire damage to the original steel windows at Beit Midrash Morasha — 03 / BeforeDamage assessed, not assumedA closer record of the affected steel and glazing before specialist repair began.

Scaffolded Arthur’s Road Synagogue during assessment of the fire-damaged steel windows — 04 / RecoveryForty windows, one programmeThe scale of the façade required a systematic in-place repair and servicing approach.

The completed result

Forty originals saved.
One façade recovered.

A fire-recovery project that retained the steel-window proportions, movement and character of Arthur’s Road Synagogue.

Discuss a steel-window restoration

Beit Midrash Morasha

Seriously damaged. Technically recoverable.

Repair the damage. Preserve the architecture.