Guthrie Douglas

Architects and designers create spectacular glass structures that illuminate our buildings, creating memorable spaces that make us feel alive. Automated tensioned fabric precisely regulates heat gain and glare whatever the angle or shape of the glazing, disappearing when not needed and preserving our connection to the outside world. From simple skylights and rooflights to huge glass atria and complex facades, our specialist blind systems adapt to your design and help you to deliver comfortable, energy efficient buildings.

We are a unique team of specialist engineers with the sole focus of creating technical shading systems for extraordinary spaces. We are problem solvers, tinkerers, and sticklers for detail. We seek to collaborate with architects and design teams as early in the process as possible, to specify a shading system specific to your project, that will disappear into its surroundings when not in use, harnessing the power of light and shade as positive architectural features, rather than restrictions or problems to be overcome later.

With the ever-increasing urbanisation of areas, outdoor spaces are becoming increasingly valuable. Tensioned pergola and sail systems are able to operate on slim support cables, which eliminate the need for intrusive columns and bulky supporting structures. Guthrie Douglas TESS systems are engineered for extreme wind resistance and minimal maintenance, leaving you and your clients to relax in the shade and enjoy the view. Planning shade in outdoor spaces is crucial when converting an architectural idea in to a well-used space.

Bespoke blinds are designed around complex glazing which often requires innovation to cover large sizes or unusual shapes and applications. Technically advanced fabric shading systems conceal a torsion spring and a motor within the fabric barrel, allowing design of very wide and long blinds and unusual shapes or running directions, without compromising on the end result. With creative experimentation and precise engineering, almost any structure can be shaded. From the beginning, bespoke blind design has been part of our DNA, in fact it's where the business started.

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Glazed roofs create impact. They are often gathering places, making the control of heat and light essential to their success. Architectural blinds with high-performance fabric offers precise regulation and energy savings whilst letting in the right amount of natural light. Automated tension systems can be installed horizontally or at an angle to suit the structure, convering up to 100m2 with a single system. Structural glass walls are now the building envelope of choice for most major commercial developments.