Architectural Ironmongery Sectors

Private Home

Specification
Fully glazed south facade required with access to the outside
Solution
Straightaway 710 and 720 Sliding Door Gear
Notes
RIBA award winner 2009 - McGarry -Moon Architects
Location
Fallahogey house, Kilrea

Healthcare

Specification
Exacting hygiene requirements
Replacement for cloth curtains
Sliding connecting doors between bays.
Solution
Hawa-Junior GP
Notes
Greatly improved hygiene thanks to glass doors
Location
Casualty Unit, King's College Hospital, South London

Commercial

Specification
PR company wanted a curved meeting room that could be moved for event in the evening.
Solution
Hawa-Variotec 150/GV
Notes
Sliding swinging doors used
Location
Fleishman Ltd, Covent Garden, Central London

Retail

Specification
1960's shopping mall in need of modernisation. Moveable glass walls with some protection against the elements.
Solution
Hawa-Variotec 150GR
Notes
8 sets of 3 doors supplied in total
Location
Brunswick Centre, Bloomsbury, North London

Education

Specification
University admissions counter, staff needed protection from drafts.
Solution
Hawa-Variotec 60/GL
Notes
Door heights differ to allow wheelchair access
Location
University of London, Bloomsbury, North London

Public

Specification
The designers wanted a framed glass movable wall but did not have the space or budget for sliding stacking system.
Solution
EKU - Divido 100RSO
Notes
Doors operate telescopically
Location
Public Library, The Gorbals, Glasgow

Historical

Specification
A glass partition was needed to limit access at certain times of the day whilst not blocking out light.
Solution
Type C Door System
Notes
This mix of old and new is popular with English Heritage
Location
St Mary's Church, Selby, North Yorkshire

Healthcare

Specification
Secure psychiatric unit, requiring access control systems and special anti-ligature hardware.
Solution
Dialock - Customer made door
Notes
This project was commended in the 2007 AI specification awards
Location
Trevor Gibbons Unit, Maidstone, Kent