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Does a garage door always need to be obvious? In the vast majority of building designs, the garage is clearly defined, and why not? Taking this approach means the garage door can be made into a design feature in line with other building elements such as windows, doors and decorative cladding. But what about integrating [...]
One of the biggest advantages of choosing a bespoke garage door is being able to incorporate windows of many different types. Unlike standard garage doors, which will usually only be available with relatively small windows, a made to order garage door from Rundum Meir can offer something completely different with much more creative potential. Whether [...]
Whilst giving every building element the same level of design focus may not be feasible, there are multiple reasons why taking time to consider how a bespoke garage door can pay dividends and enable vast creative potential in other areas of the building design to be unlocked. This is something that many of the architects [...]
Is a garage somewhere to park the car or something more? Many detached and semi-detached UK homes built since the mid-twentieth century feature garages, but the way we use them varies hugely. In recent years we have seen a trend in converting garage spaces into additional living accommodation, such as to create an extra bedroom, [...]
With high demand and expense associated with public on-street parking spaces in busy urban areas, plus high land values and concerns about vehicle security risks when parked externally, car stackers or parking lifts offer an attractive potential solution. And not just for residential buildings. These parking systems are well-suited to commercial buildings too, such as [...]
Is the garage door largely a functional product that simply fills an opening in the building envelope to provide access to the internal garage space? Or could it/should it be something more? In many cases the garage door is more of an afterthought in terms of how it is integrated into the rest of the [...]
Twin Rundum Original ‘round the corner’ side sliding doors have been manufactured and installed by bespoke garage door specialist Rundum Meir UK as part of the North Quay development in Hayle, Cornwall. The development by Corinthian Homes on the north Cornish coast is on the edge of an estuary with World Heritage Site status, and [...]
An aluminium clad Rundum Meir side sliding sectional garage door proved the ideal solution for a development of luxury properties in London’s fashionable Chelsea neighbourhood, whose design was inspired by a famous porcelain pioneer. The mixed retail, office and residential development in the Cheyne Conservation Area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, has [...]
Two Rundum Original side sliding garage doors have been installed as part of a major renovation project, which has transformed a rare mews property in Mayfair into an exclusive new luxury home. The low-built property was described by the selling agents as “a Mayfair castle for the ultimate car collector”. It is cleverly designed to [...]
A bespoke curved side sliding timber garage door by Rundum Meir has enabled a unique feature garage to be created as part of the extensive remodelling of a large private dwelling in southern England. A Rundum Original sliding garage door spanning 8m wide and 2.2m high was integrated within the new designs by BWP Architects [...]
