Refurbishment and Restore Issue 20 2020 | Page 22

Rural Barn Conversion With Slim Framed Sliding Glass Doors IQ Glass installed slim framed sliding glass doors onto the new garden office and glass link. The main requirement from the homeowners for this project was to create a garden office that could be merged with the garden in the summertime. What is now the stunning garden, used to be a rural barn, which has since been upgraded due to the installation of these sliding doors. Zac Monro was the architect for this project who suggested our minimal window sliding glass door system after gaining inspiration from our The Garden House project. Installing this system allowed IQ Glass to convert Brook Barn into a larger family home with a connected home office. It was very important to provide the maximum amount of natural light into the new garden office as possible to keep it well- lit throughout the day. The slim framed sliding doors are the perfect solution with a sightline of only 21mm and large glazed panels to prevent any obstruction to light. Once opened, these sliding doors provide the perfect amount of 22 - www.refurbandrestore.co.uk ventilation in the warmer months and easy access to the garden and office space. the appearance that the timber struts and supports were floating. Reflective Glass was used as the cladding to the steel structure of the office. The mirror reflects the green gardens creating he internal structure of this barn was kept as the homeowners wanted this to match with the rest of the home.