Custom Systems

When the opening does not fit a standard answer.

Non-standard dimensions, unusual geometry and combinations built for one project only.

Overview

Most good architecture is non-standard.

Sloped heads, corner conditions, elevations that mix fixed and operable units in an irregular rhythm, openings sized to a structural grid rather than a product catalogue.

These are the conditions where a stock schedule stops being useful. The custom route exists to solve them rather than talk the design out of them.

Every custom request runs through feasibility review first. Some conditions are straightforward. Some need a change to the structure, the sequence or the expectation. We say which is which before anything is priced.

Scope

What can be customised.

Every item below is subject to feasibility review against the selected system and the conditions of the project.

01

Dimensions

Openings sized to the architecture rather than to a standard schedule.

02

Configuration

Panel counts, operation direction and how the assembly divides across the opening.

03

Fixed & operable combinations

Mixed elevations planned so the whole reads as one designed element.

04

Finish

Standard and custom finishes coordinated across the entire package.

05

Glazing

Insulated and specialty glazing selected for the exposure and the use of the room.

06

Integration

How the system meets the structure, the floor, the ceiling and the adjacent finishes.

How it runs

The custom process.

Six stages. The first two are where the outcome is actually decided.

  1. Review plans

    We read the drawings and identify the conditions that fall outside standard product.

  2. Define opening & operation

    Dimensions, operation and stacking are agreed before anything is priced.

  3. Coordinate details

    Structural, floor, ceiling and finish interfaces are worked through with the team.

  4. Confirm final specification

    Configuration, glazing, finish and hardware are signed off in writing.

  5. Fabrication & fulfilment

    The approved package is produced and scheduled to the programme.

  6. Installation coordination

    Delivery and installation are sequenced with the trades on site.

For professionals

Collaborating on a custom condition?

Custom work goes faster when the design team is involved from the first review.

Design support

Architects & Designers

Early review of unusual openings, transitions and integration details, plus documentation support.

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Field support

Builders & Developers

Package review, opening coordination and delivery planning that fits the construction sequence.

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Send us your plans.

Upload a plan set, an elevation or a photograph of the condition. Our quote form accepts PDF, JPG and PNG files.