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15/04/2019

Heading to Grand Designs Live in London Excel this May? Don't miss our Monty and Claire who will be interviewed on the main stage on 6th May. Read about their grand design featuring one of the first meia sliding rooflights here: http://www.meia.co.uk/large-retractable-sliding-roof/

https://www.granddesignslive.com/

27/03/2019

With no windows allowed on the boundary walls, architects De Rosee Sa make use of rooflights and courtyards to draw light into this long, narrow property. Although sandwiched between terraced gardens and garages, the courtyards create an open and airy atmosphere with steel-and-glass doors connecting the interiors and providing views through the entire length of the house. The steel doors are balanced out with warm wood panel walls for a texturally interesting home.

https://www.dwell.com/article/a-london-shed-becomes-an-airy-home-lit-by-three-courtyards-2cd75af6/6382272861863636992

See more about the Courtyard House here:
https://deroseesa.com/project/the-courtyard-house/

20/03/2019

Our large 6.6m x 4.4m sliding rooflight with an underslung stainless steel brise soleil and hinged mansard windows are described as a James Bond-inspired touch in this House & Garden feature article (2018).

"High above one of Kensington's most lush garden squares, two huge sets of gullwing windows - more usually found on cars and on vans - glide gently upwards, while the roof retracts to reveal the sky. At the flick of a switch, they turn a cool, contemporary room into a wide outdoor roof terrace, with only treetops and the heavens above for company."

With photos beautifully captured by photographer Lucas Allen, this article presents the London home of Mike Fisher, founder of Studio Indigo and is written by Christopher Stocks.

Full article available here:https://d1bzys86slmxt0.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/House-Garden_Kensington-VI-Feature_Studio-Indigo.pdf

Read more about the entire project by Studio Indigo: https://studioindigo.co.uk/project/kensington-vi/

Studio Indigo have transformed former Artists Studios' into a unique home in the Kensington area. Internal architectural details inspired by the Italian architect, Carlo Scarpa, lie inside the arts and crafts facade.

21/09/2018

Remember Open House London this weekend! Come along to 15 1/2 Consort Road, Peckham, to see Monty's house as seen on Grand Designs. Features an early meia sliding rooflight!

https://openhouselondon.open-city.org.uk/listings/3831
http://www.meia.co.uk/large-retractable-sliding-roof/

21/09/2018

Very pleased to see Brook Barn (Zac Monro Architects), including our Asymmetric Fixed Glazed Rooflight, receive Highly Commended yesterday at the the Sunday Times British Home Awards - Home Transformation of the Year!

Also a pleasure to see our friends at Soup Architects winning the category with their Oatlands Close project - congratulations!

Read more about the rooflight: http://www.meia.co.uk/fixed-asymmetric-glazed-rooflight-2/

See all winners here: http://www.britishhomesawards.co.uk/results-2018/

05/09/2018

Come and see Monty's house, featuring a large meia sliding rooflight, during the Open House London weekend on Saturday 22nd September!
https://openhouselondon.open-city.org.uk/listings/3831

Our design director Monty is opening his house to the public for a rare opportunity to explore a truly unique home, as featured on Grand Designs in 2005. Planning restrictions permitted no windows to the front or side walls, hence the main space relies entirely on the sliding rooflight for light, ambience and ventilation.

The house is visually clean and minimalist, but hides a large number of space-saving solutions, quirky inventions and creative light-enhancing details. This is a great example of how to take a strict brief with a tight budget and make something unique, functional and delightful on a brownfield site.

Come along on Saturday 22nd September between 10am-5pm to explore the house and have an inspiring design chat.

Read more about the sliding rooflight here: http://www.meia.co.uk/large-retractable-sliding-roof/

06/08/2018

A worthy winner of the Red Dot Design Award, the Angutec hinge by Manfred Frank opens a world of possibilities in our industry. The mechanism provides 3D adjustment under full load and can be adjusted by a single person, and the range of motion allows thick panels to be mounted with minimal gaps, flush with adjoining surfaces.

https://manfredfrank.com/products/angutec-feature/ #/mounting-styles

03/08/2018

Great to see an exposed mechanism as part of the design. This 7 metre wide glass wall hinges up via a hand crank and is counterbalanced by a large, steel weight that rises 1.5m above the roof.

Bigwood Residence, Idaho, by Olson Kundig https://www.dezeen.com/2017/08/08/bigwood-residence-rural-idaho-home-olson-kundig-gadgets/

25/07/2018

A beautiful and thoughtful design by Latvian designer Arthur Analts. This €5 coin reflects Latvia's impressive ecology and highlights the importance of bees. Each of the honeycomb cells in the coin are unique with a slightly different shape to create a natural effect, and when put together, each coin becomes part of a bigger picture.

Latvian designer Arthur Analts has created a €5 coin with a tessellating honeycomb shape, to highlight the abundant natural resources of his home country.

06/07/2018

We are delighted to see the Brook Barn project by Zac Monro Architects, featuring our asymmetric glass atrium, shortlisted for the Sunday Times British Home Awards - Home Transformation of the Year.

http://www.britishhomesawards.co.uk/shortlist-2018/

The architect's goal was to create the lightest possible rooflight with glazing seemingly cutting into the ancient timber with the elegance and finesse of a razor blade. This was achieved by our asymmetric design carefully suited to the varying pitch of the ancient roofs. By using tapering, blade-like frames we enhanced the sense of floating glass on the surrounding structure, while still providing enough structure for the proprietary sliding doors fitted beneath.

The converted medieval barn was seen on Channel 4's Inside Out Homes in 2016.

Read more about our rooflight at http://www.meia.co.uk/fixed-asymmetric-glazed-rooflight-2/

15/05/2018

One of many designs to look forward to during Clerkenwell Design Week next week!

Outdoor Cooking – New ideas @ CDW!
New at CDW in 2018, Grillo is showcasing beautiful outdoor cooking and entertaining areas that will bring priceless atmosphere to workplace social spaces and homes.
With Grillo, you buy an experience. An outdoor kitchen? Yes. A social space? Yes. But it’s so much more than that. The atmosphere Grillo creates is extraordinary.
If you are looking for new ideas to enhance your next residential or commercial project, look no further than Grillo. Visit us in Design Fields to experience the sizzle…
Grillo – official sponsor of Design Fields – see you there!

11/05/2018

Summer is truly upon us - it's the perfect season for opening up spaces with sliding roofs and other moving elements!