THE OUTHOUSE
The Outhouse in the Forest of Dean is a
multi-award winning, private house that is
half-buried in a hillside. Designed using the
footprint of existing buildings, it is a big, bold
house that incorporates both living space
and an art studio.
Running through the centre of the building
is a gallery that provides a natural break
between the working and living areas. This
open corridor spans the property on its east-
west axis and a 13m angled rooflight floods
the gallery with natural light.
In such a contemporary space, a shading
solution was needed to control the glare
whilst enabling daylight to still illuminate
the area from above. Roof blinds encounter
extremes of heat, insect debris, dirt and
condensation, so it was essential that the
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system and fabrics could cope with these
extreme conditions. invisible when retracted. Their operation is
motorised using a wireless radio signal.
The solution was two motorised SHY FTS
screen fabric blinds. These extend from
either end of the rooflight for maximum
flexibility in the level of shading provided
when being used. SHY can supply suitable, shading solutions
for almost every application and location,
using their specialist roller blind knowledge
and experience. The company designs and
manufactures all their commercial and
bespoke roller blinds in-house in the UK at
their own specialist site. With an extensive
range of materials, systems that boast 5
headbox sizes, 8 roller barrel diameters, 6
operating methods and the ability to manage
sizes up to 70m2, they have a solution
for every shaped window and rooflight
challenge.
SHY’s fabric tension system (FTS) ensures
that the long, angled blinds operate without
sagging or rippling - there is a motor at both
ends of the blind so when they are stopped
at any point, the motors turn gently in the
opposite direction to tension the cloth.
Expertly installed by Grants Blinds, the
rooflight blind’s side channels and head
boxes are concealed and so they are almost
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