Villa Offland

Manchester, United Kingdom

Information about the reference project

Type of building:	Living
Products:	Sliding doors, Doors, Façades, Windows
Series:	ASS 80 FD.HI, AWS 75 PD.SI, FWS 50, ADS 70 RL.HI, ASE 60
Location:	Manchester, United Kingdom
Completion:	2022
Architects:	Trigueiros Architecture
Specialist company:	KRONE IB SIA
Picture credits:	© Andy Haslam

Project description

A British villa with a Scandinavian touch
The Offland villa, south-west of Manchester, is an outstanding example of modern architecture, inspired by a traditional, Scandinavian style. This was delivered by Trigueiros Architecture from Stockholm, which was guided in turn by the design language of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. In particular, the elegantly curved lines and organic form of the villa recall Aalto’s woodland pavilion from the agricultural exhibition in Lapua 1938.

Transparency at all levels
The transparent base of the house, constructed with a partially rounded mullion/transom façade and a Folding Design sliding door from Schüco, means that the upper floors appear to float. Schüco Design sliding doors and Panorama windows, which open up the cedar wood façade, ensure that rooms are flooded with light and allow for extensive views from the upper floor.

Well hidden
Whilst the ground floor with its floor-to-ceiling glazing drops gracefully below street level, creating a private garden, the upper floor adapts to the natural topography. It gives the villa a low base, which is cleverly concealed among the hedgerows around the border of the narrow property. With its low centre of gravity in the landscape and its charming design, the Offland villa is a building that conveys a feeling of seclusion and proximity to nature despite its prominent place in the urban environment.

Product information

ASS 80 FD.HI

Highly thermally insulated bi-fold system with a wide selection of types and outstanding weathertightness

With narrow face widths and a wide range of types which meet all the requirements of current thermal insulation standards, as well as outstanding weathertightness, the highly thermally insulated Schüco ASS 80 FD.HI (Folding Door High Insulated) bi-fold system is ideally suited for use in outdoor areas.

Attractive opening types such as the 90° corner including a flat, thermally insulated threshold for barrier-free access offer a variety of design options for the visually appealing system.

Additionally, the bi-fold system can be designed with a magnetic retaining catch with an elegant design and matching flat door handle.

Maximum transparency with minimal face width

Alongside energy efficiency, the seamless integration of form and function is nowadays a fundamental requirement when creating modern building envelopes. With the Schüco AWS 75 PD.SI (Panorama Design Super Insulation) window, Schüco now offers an opening unit that meets these architectural requirements perfectly, with minimal internal and external face widths and excellent thermal insulation.

System features which are perfectly tailored to one another serve as the basis for this.

High-performance mullion/transom façade with 50 mm face width – the basis for a variety of solutions

The Schüco FWS 50 façade system is an impressive basic system for façades and skylight areas with a high level of flexibility and attractive design options, including optimised fabrication and installation processes. Thanks to a broad system range, solutions for the most varied requirements and applications can be implemented.

A transparent system solution integrated in the profile for spandrel safety barriers blends seamlessly and elegantly into the external façade appearance.

Sliding and lift-and-slide system with excellent thermal insulation values and slim face widths

The modular and scalable Schüco ASE 60 sliding and lift-and-slide system boasts excellent thermal insulation values, slimline face widths and comprehensive solutions in terms of design and comfort.

A special highlight is that the sliding system can be individually configured in terms of comfort and design.