Modern architecture is gripped with the notion of connecting the inside and the outside, internal-external living spaces, merging the inside and out…. The various ways this design technique is described is almost endless. Glass is, obviously, one of the most popular ways in which architects and designers try to connect these spaces. Its see-through nature […]
Sliding Folding Doors
Picking the Right Patio Door for Your Project
The old-fashioned phrase ‘Patio Door’ conjures an image of a chunky uPVC door set and having to step up and over a base frame onto your external patio. This reality has long since passed with the advent of flush floor details, step-free access, modern framing design and the progression of slim framed door systems. Bifold […]
Aberystwyth Band Stand Architectural Glazing Installation
New Band Stand Installation in Aberystwyth Using Aluminium Bi-fold Doors IQ Glass North’s team of installers have been battling the elements during the architectural glazing installation of aluminium bi folding doors and aluminium casement windows at Aberystwyth Band Stand. Our highly skilled installers and dedicated project manager oversaw and ran the installation. The installation, as […]
How to Create an Attractive Sky Garden for Residential Developments
Sky Gardens, or rooftop gardens, are popular additions to luxury prime residential developments throughout London where the availability of ground floor garden area is at a minimum. On these large-scale residential developments, large rooftop garden spaces are normally communal or limited to the top floor penthouses. Lower level apartments may benefit from small balcony spaces […]
All you need to know about Flush Threshold Drainage
Creating a threshold drainage (step free with no level changes) across the base of rear opening doors is a very popular requirement for modern architectural designs. The inclusion of a level threshold from inside to outside effectively merges the internal and external living spaces by removing that level change. As attractive as this design element […]
Minimal Windows: Bi Fold Doors vs Sliding Doors in Modern Patio Doors
Bi Fold Doors vs Sliding Doors in Modern Patio Doors, What’s the best? Continue reading
IQ Glass Sliding Folding Doors – Top of the Class
IQ’s standard sliding folding system is at the height of performance testing and durability in its class. The lightweight aluminium profiles are ergonomically designed to be opened one handed throughout its lifetime. Each system is tested to 20,000 cycles, projecting a use of 13 times a week for 30 years to ensure that the systems […]
Sliding Folding (Bi Fold) Doors and Configurations
Sliding folding doors, sometimes known as bi-fold doors, are a great solution to a design if you want to be able to slide back the whole face of the glazing regularly and don’t have the necessary space for pocket sliding doors. With maximum panel sizes getting larger every, day due to increased engineering and testing, […]
Finished Project: Hazelwell Road
Hazelwell Road This rear renovation project from IQ Glass boasts clean symmetrical lines with clear, transparent glass features giving an unblemished view to the lovely manicured gardens outside. For the central access opening, SL70 hinged aluminium casement doors were used reaching to 3285mm high. The centrally meeting doors are used as the main access to […]
Finished Project: Lawford Street
Lawford Street IQ Glass extended this terrace townhouse to the rear with a glazed extension, featuring an L-shaped glass roof and sliding folding doors as the opening access. The clients wanted a rear extension to extend their living space within this narrow home. They wanted something modern, something fresh and clean but functional for their […]
