Frameless glass doors were installed at the entrances to the East Courtyard, café and shopping areas to allow visitors to see through into each area as well as to maintain the incredible stonework of the listed building. Frameless Glass Pivot doors have been used throughout the Palace with sliding glass doors at one of the entrances to the Palace. The frameless glass doors were placed in front of another set of doors with a biparting configuration, providing extra space for people to pass through.

Each Archway within the courtyard has been filled in with frameless glass to protect the covered walkways from wind and rain throughout the year. A digital 3D survey was conducted by IQ Projects before our design process began to ensure that all pre-bonded stainless steel fixings to the glass directly lined up with the mortar joints between the stone. When the glass arrived on site the glass was able to simply slot into the archways with no holes, drilling or fixing to interact directly with the listed stone archways.

Anti-reflective glass coatings were used to help produce a clearer glass finish as the residual reflectance can be as little as 1% with this coating. Anti-reflective coatings are well suited to listed or historical buildings as they require as little impact on the appearance of the building as possible.

PRODUCTS: Technical Glass Solutions, Door Systems,
Window Systems,
TYPE: Education
LOCATION: Blenheim Palace