Nas Mall, Dubai, vertical louvres along the gallery
Solutions

Passive
or active

Fixed configurations that redirect the sun, or moving systems that follow it through the day. One supplier for design, supply and installation.

Six families of systems

From a single fixed blade to the whole skin of a building. Choose a system to read what it covers.

Aluminium louvres wrapping a building corner

Louvres

Blades that cut the sun before it reaches the glass, fixed or following it through the day.

  • ES 20 aerofoil louvres, fixed and motorised
  • 70S profile for larger spans
  • Sun tracking drives and controls
  • Curved and faceted arrays
  • Powder coating in any RAL
Ask about louvres

Sliding and folding shutters

Open the house to the view, close it against the afternoon. Built in timber, aluminium or steel, run by hand or by motor.

  • Timber, aluminium and steel fins
  • Mesh, glass or fabric infills
  • Top hung and bottom rolling tracks
  • Manual and motorised drives
  • Villas, apartments and offices
Ask about shutters
Aluminium screens seen from below against the sky

Architectural rolling shutters

Open, they let the air and the view through. Closed, they black the room out completely.

  • Roll formed, double skinned aluminium slats
  • High transparency and ventilation when open
  • Full blackout when closed
  • Concealed boxes and guides
Ask about rolling shutters
Roller blinds along a glazed gallery

Blinds and tension systems

Inside and out, from the most efficient cut in solar heat gain to shades that hold in strong wind.

  • Venetian blinds, the most efficient cut in solar heat gain
  • Roller blinds, interior and exterior
  • ASG stainless steel blinds, stable in 25 m/s wind
  • Tension systems and tensile shades
  • Awnings, American curtains and car shades
Ask about blinds
AY House courtyard, Yarze

Façades

The skin of the building, engineered and installed by our own teams. Materials combine freely.

  • Aluminium panels, fins and cassettes
  • Terracotta rainscreen
  • Perforated, corten and stainless steel
  • Timber slats and boards
  • Combined systems, very few design limits
Ask about façades
Aluminium
Terracotta
Perforated steel
Timber
Combined
Libel workshop

Consulting and installation

Around every system sits the same team, from the first sun study to the service visit years later.

  • Sun studies, samples and mock ups
  • Technical consulting for architects and contractors
  • Sourcing from the major manufacturers
  • Our own installation teams
  • Service and maintenance for the life of the façade
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